Contact Us

Special Collections is open to the public and located on the lower level of Ablah Library.

Although walk-ins are welcome, we encourage scheduling a research appointment.

• Ask a research question
   
• Schedule an appointment (Recommended)
   
• Special Collections is generally open from 8:30-4:45, Monday through Thursday.
   

Digital Collections

Over 140 digital collections showcase the breadth and depth of the holdings in Special Collections and University Archives. Among the following are recently added collections created from locally created images and descriptions:

• William Lloyd Garrison Family Papers
• William Penn Flenner's U.S. Civil War Diaries
• Fiske Hall, Cornerstone of Wichita State University
• "Integration at Fairmount" Digital Collection
• Jefferson Barracks Quartermaster's Ledger Book
• Wallace Cessna Aircraft Company
• Tinterow Collection of Mesmerism, Animal Magnetism, and Hypnotism

Check back often as content is added regularly. More than 22,000 digital items were added in the last year alone!

Other locally created digital collections are the James R. Mead Digital Collection, Wichita Photo Archives, Western Trails, Images of Kansas Towns and Cities and Digitized Kansas Maps.