Small Press Activism: The Pamphlet as an Agent for Social and Political Change – Hillman Library, 2nd floor Exhibit Cases
Archives & Special Collections
Archives & Special Collections (A&SC) is one of western Pennsylvania's largest repositories for manuscripts, rare books, photographs, microfilm, maps, audio visual materials, and more. We recently merged the departments of the Archives Service Center and Special Collections.
NOTE: The Archives & Special Collections Reading room located in 363 Hillman will close on Monday, Dec. 3rd for the library renovation and will re-open on Wednesday, January 2nd in room G-20, on the Ground Floor of Hillman Library near the Cup & Chaucer. Anyone who wishes to consult and access to collections between Monday, December 3, 2018 and Friday, December 21, 2018 will be directed to our other location at the Archives Service Center, 7500 Thomas Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15208. Please call 412-648-3232 or email https://library.pitt.edu/ask-archivist if you have any questions.
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Search both digitized material as well as finding aids for all of the ULS archival and manuscript holdings. A separate search on finding aids will provide you with background information and an inventory of the records found within our archival and manuscript collections.
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Collection Strengths
- 20th Century Urban Renewal
- Audio-Visual Materials
- American Schoolbooks
- Business and Industry
- Children’s Literature
- Ethnic Groups in Pittsburgh
- History of Books and Printing
- Labor
- Philosophy of Science
- Politics
- Pop Culture
- Social Action
- Theatre and the Performing Arts
- Underground and Alternative Press
- University Archives
