Check out some of our newest collections to the repository highlighted in the Unbound Blog. This includes rare books, manuscripts, university archives, photographs, and films.
Special Collections & University Archives
SCUA Hours
- Today
- Closed
- Sun 2/24
- Closed
- Mon 2/25
- 10am - 4pm
- Tue 2/26
- 10am - 4pm
- Wed 2/27
- 10am - 4pm
- Thu 2/28
- 10am - 4pm
- Fri 3/1
- 10am - 4pm
Knight Library, 2nd floor North, 15th & Kincaid Street, University of Oregon
Second floor by main entrance.
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UO Libraries--SCUA, 1299 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1299
Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) holds over 3,000 collections; more than a million items ranging from medieval codices and rare books to literary and historical manuscripts, university archives, original art, photographs, film, architectural drawings, and ephemera. We preserve regional history, provide curriculum support, and assist researchers in many fields.
Special Collections and University Archives will close at 3:00 PM on Thursday, January 31.
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1/7-3/22, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm
(Sat-Sun CLOSED)
Special Collections and University Archives
"Oregon Spirit" draws from 20 collections in the university archives and focuses on the first 100 years of the program
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Join us for a presentation by Danica Alexander (Rice), Deaf librarian, Temporary Processing Archivist in the University of Oregon's Special Collections and University Archives. An Introduction to Deaf culture and awareness, tips on how to interact with a Deaf person, what not to do, what is it like being Deaf? How to get started in understanding Deaf culture, meeting Deaf people, and more. This is a springboard event to a series of presentations about Deaf culture, the De'VIA art movement, history, and how best to serve the Deaf community.
Knight Library - Knight Library Browsing Room (106)
Mon. Jan. 14, 2019 - 7:00pm - WOW Hall
History Pub talk by Professor Vera Keller
Sponsored by UO History Dept. and Lane County History Museum
Wed. Jan. 16, 2019 - 6:30pm - Knight Law Center Rm. 175
Featuring Mae Ngai, 2018-19 Wayne Morse Chair. Ngai is a professor of Asian American Studies and history at Columbia University.
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An exhibit in Special Collections and University Archives, Winter 2019. The University of Oregon proudly celebrates over 100 years of track and field.
Special Collections and University Archives
A digital exhibit celebrating Public Domain Day. For the first time in over twenty years, new work will be entering the public domain: books, movies, music, and art from 1923.
On display during the Fall 2018 term in the Special Collection and University Archives Paulson Reading Room
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With support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, a new digital exhibition from UO Libraries and JSMA illuminates the making of landmark Civil Rights documentary "The March"
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"Word Made Print: Reformation and the History of the Book" was an exhibit in the University of Oregon's Special Collections & University Archives that marked the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. This video provides an interpretive tour of the exhibit with curator Dr. Vera Keller, professor of history in the Robert C. Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon.
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This project aims to research, document, and disseminate major portions of the university's hidden history by engaging students and faculty in the documentation process, developing a variety of resources for dissemination, and conducting outreach with alumni and students for donations of records, documents, and ephemera to add to the collection. Read more about the project on the blog and contact us if you're interested in participating or have items to donate.
Special Collections and University Archives curators discuss his legacy.
