Collections

Carroll Parlor is open to the public several hours each week and is available by appointment for groups. Admission is free.

Browse the Fine Prints Collection online from the list of artists' names alone or from the list of artists and titles. Current and many past exhibitions in the Fairchild Gallery can be browsed for inventory, descriptions and images on the Exhibitions webpage. Visitors are welcome to view prints or other objects from the art collection and are encouraged to schedule an appointment ahead of time.

Our Rare Books may be viewed only in our reading room.  They do not circulate. To search for a book in our holdings, you may use the Georgetown University Library catalog, GEORGE. The call number for books in our collection begin with the designation "LAU SPCOLL."

If your interest in our manuscripts collection is broad, we suggest you begin by consulting our Subject Guide, which lists collections by general topic. Here you will find links to the individual collections and online finding aids.

If your interest is specific, begin with our Keyword Index. Here you will find all of the collections' index terms merged into one file, searchable by keyword (name, place, event or title).

If you know the name of a collection, look for it in our Alphabetical List of Collections. In most cases you will find a link to an online finding aid with folder registers and an index. However, many of our important collections were processed before the electronic age and are represented here by name only. Typed finding aids are available for most of these and can be viewed in the Special Collections Reading Room.

For those interested in researching aspects of the University’s history, our Guide to the University Archives is the best starting point. Also available are a selection of essays on University history and a sampling from the Archives' photographic collection. The University Archives can only be viewed in the Special Collections Reading Room.