Q. Do you have a Special Collections and Archives?

Special Collections, which includes the University Archives, are housed on the first floor of Forsyth Library. They are open from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday. Visitors are encouraged to schedule their research appointments in advance in order to get the most out of their experiences. Contact Brian Gribben, Coordinator of Government Documents & Special Collections at b_gribben@fhsu.edu or call 785-628-5511. 

Research Tips

• VIEW  Digital Collections  to access select materials from the Special Collections that have been made digitally available. Select "Archives Online" or Special Collections" from the list of Featured Research.

• BROWSE  Special Collections and University Archives. This platform contains finding aids for select collections in both repositories, providing overviews of the collections' content from box to folder level.

• SEARCH  the Forsyth Library Catalog. Begin by searching keywords for your research topic. From the results list, use the right sidebar to filter results under the “Location” heading to show only the locations with the prefix “Special Collections.”