Â鶹ֱ²¥ Archives and Special Collections (UASC) collects, preserves, and provides access to unique and rare materials of enduring value; and serves as the institutional memory of Adelphi by collecting, preserving, and providing access to materials which document its history.
Donate to the Archives
Â鶹ֱ²¥ Archives collects and preserves Â鶹ֱ²¥ records and AU-related materials that document the history of Adelphi. Do you have records or materials that you are interested in donating or transferring to the Adelphi Archives?
Visit Archives and Special Collections
We welcome Adelphi students, faculty, staff and visiting researchers to explore the holdings of Adelphi Archives and Special Collections (UASC). For inquiries, please utilize the contacts below.
Special Collections
Covering a wide variety of subjects, Special Collections holds rare books, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, pamphlets, architectural drawings, and other primary source materials spanning from the 16th century to the present day. Areas of particular strength include: the Spanish Civil War, Panama Canal history, dance and performing arts, modern British radicalism, and the social, political and cultural history of Long Island.
Among the notable special collections at Adelphi are those pertaining to the English journalist and politician William Cobbett (1763-1835); the radical writer, reformer, and satirist William Hone (1780-1842); the pioneering dancer and choreographer Ruth St. Denis (1879-1968); bestselling author Alice Hoffman; cartoonists Bill and Bunny Hoest; and three-term New York Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff (1858-1913).
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Â鶹ֱ²¥ Archives
The Â鶹ֱ²¥ Archives collects, holds, preserves, and makes accessible the historical records of Â鶹ֱ²¥ documenting the history of the University, its students, faculty, and administration.
Digital Collections
Our contain digitized and born-digital photographs, yearbooks, newspapers, manuscripts, and other materials held in Archives and Special Collections.
Â鶹ֱ²¥ Art Collection
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Accessing Materials
Â鶹ֱ²¥ Archives and Special Collections is open to members of the Â鶹ֱ²¥ Community, visiting researchers and the public. All collections are non-circulating and are retrieved upon request to be consulted on-site in our Reading Room, located on level 5S of Swirbul Library.
To request materials, visit the Â鶹ֱ²¥ Archives and Special Collections Reading Room during open hours, or contact us at uasc@adelphi.edu or (516) 877-3588 to schedule an appointment.
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Residence Hall A 005 LL
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Levermore Hall 407