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Welcome to Special Collections

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Please contact libsc@k-state.edu for any questions and assistance regarding Special Collections.

What Is Special Collections?

The official name is The Richard L. D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Archives and Special Collections.

The department specializes in acquiring, preserving, and digitizing materials. There are over one million items in the collection, including manuscripts, archival records, rare books, photographs, recordings, and ephemera.

Special Collections is committed to enhancing and expanding all its collections in continued support of its teaching, learning, and academic research communities.