University of Pittsburgh Library System

Using Our Collections

Before using library and archival materials, all researchers must register in the A&SC Aeon Research Portal. After you’ve registered you will be able to schedule appointments, request materials, and track your use of resources.

Select a link below to find more information about how to use our collections.

• Policy and Procedure for the Use of A&SC Collections (PDF)
• Need to cite our material? (PDF)
• Policy on Digital Reproductions with Personal Devices (PDF)
• A Notice on Harmful, Offensive, or Misrepresentative Archival Description and Language

Research Guides

Looking to do research on a specific topic? Consider using one of the guides we’ve compiled below.
Don’t see the topic you’re looking for? Contact us to see how we can help you.

• African-American History and Culture in Pittsburgh
• Allegheny County Coronor Case Files
• Archives of Scientific Philosophy
• Audio-Visual Materials
• Consol Energy Mine Map Preservation Project
• Elizabeth Nesbitt Collection
• Erroll Garner Archive @ Pitt
• Ford E. and Harriet R. Curtis Theatre Collection
• Genealogy and Family History
• History of Books and Printing
• Maps and Atlases
• Nietz American Schoolbooks Collection
• Resources on the 1892 Homestead Steel Strike
• Underground and Alternative Press
• University Archives

Web Archives

Review our web archive collections.

• University of Pittsburgh Web Archives