Welcome to the Department of Special Collections!
Want to do some research relating to Hopkins history? Interested in using old books and manuscripts for your research paper? Then you've come to the right place! You don't even have to be a fancy pants scholar to use our stuff.
Please use this research guide as a discovery portal to the wonderful world of Special Collections at JHU! Have questions? Staff are delighted to help you out!
Locations & Hours & Staff, Oh My!
Special Collections is composed of materials housed at 3 different locations.
- George Peabody Library Tuesday - Thursday, 9-5 & Friday, 9-3
- John Work Garrett Library Open by appointment only
- Eisenhower Library Monday - Wednesday & Friday 9:00-5, Thursday 9:00-8
Looking for a staff member? Click here!
The Brody Learning Commons!
The Department of Special Collections and Archives is moving to the Brody Learning Commons this summer! Worried this move may impact your research? Don't worry! Check out our Brody Learning Commons page to learn the latest scoop about using Special Collections resources during our move.
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JHU Finding Aids for Archives & Manuscripts
Use this box to search all the archival and manuscripts collections at JHU. To browse a list of manuscript collections, click here.


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