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OWU Historical Collection

Hours

Special Collections is available by appointment only.


Faculty, please email Stacy to schedule a class visit: sbchaney@owu.edu.

Special Collections library staff is available Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm for consultation.

Contact

740-368-3288

historicalcollection@owu.edu


What's in the Collection?

  • Artifacts including scrapbooks, portraits, and mementos;
  • Building Files containing photographs of and articles about structures currently in use on campus, as well as ones that have been demolished or are no longer owned by the university;
  • Faculty and Alumni Publications;
  • People Files focused on OWU presidents, faculty, staff, and select alumni;
  • Student Departmental Honors Papers;
  • Subject Files covering clubs and organizations, special events, and sports; and
  • University Publications including yearbooks, alumni magazines, student newspapers, catalogs, and directories

What isn't in the Collection?

The OWU Historical Collection is not the department of record for official university documents. For information about student transcripts, please contact OWU's Office of the Registrar.