Special Collections
Location: Fairchild-Martindale Library, 3rd floor North, Room 625
(until Linderman renovation is complete)
Hours: Monday - Friday
1 - 5 p.m.
Other times by appointment.
Lois Fischer Black, Curator
(610) 758-5185
Email: lob206@lehigh.edu
Ilhan Citak, Archives and Special Collections Librarian
(610) 758-4506
Email: ilc4@lehigh.edu
Welcome!
This is a brief tutorial designed to help you locate the information you need to solve your manuscript research mysteries! In this tutorial you will learn about Lehigh University’s archives and special collections. You’ll discover:
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How archives and collections are organized, and some basic terms and definitions librarians use |
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Finding background information to make your search more efficient...using library catalogs...what a finding aid is...and guidelines for using these sometimes rare and old documents |
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A summary of rare books, manuscripts, and archival collections at Lehigh, along with digital collections |
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If we don't have it, someone else may |
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Being prepared for citations means not having to guess which document your information came from! Plus, avoiding plagiarism |
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Test the techniques you have learned |