Special Collections Department of the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery

Mailing Address

Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21202

Contact: Tom Beck, Curator

Phone: 410-455-2353

E-mail: speccoll@umbc.edu

*Web: http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/

*Finding Aids: http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/manuscripts.php

*Access to Collections: http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/rules.php

Hours of Service

Monday - Friday: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Thursday extended hours: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Intersession, Summer Term and other hours by appointment

Overview

The Special Collections Department of the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery University of Maryland, Baltimore County includes those materials that due to rarity, condition, form, or source are best handled separately from the General Collection. The collections of rare books, photographs, artifacts, manuscripts and archives housed in this department are available for research use by faculty, students and visiting scholars. All materials are non-circulating and the stacks are closed. Access to materials is provided by the online Library Catalog (catalogusmai), several online databases and a variety of print and online finding aids. A knowledgeable staff is available to assist researchers and to retrieve materials for study. Copying services are available when it will not harm the material and is permitted by federal copyright law. Eating, drinking and the use of pens are all prohibited in the reading room. Users of materials must register daily upon entering Special Collections.

Special Services

Cameras (at curator discretion)
Digital cameras (at curator discretion)
Microfilm/microfiche printouts
Photo print service
Photocopies
Photoduplication services
Scanning

Type of Materials

Audiovisual Materials
Books and Monographs
Digital Collections
Exhibitions
Government Documents
Institutional Records
Maps
Microforms
Musical Scores
Newspapers
Oral Histories
Personal Papers
Photographs
Primary Resources
Printed Ephemera
Prints and Drawings
Serials
Vertical File Material

Detailed Description of Collections

Architectural Documents
Artifacts
Audiovisual Materials
Books and Monographs
Digital Collections
Digital Exhibits
Exhibitions
Government Documents
Institutional Records
Maps
Microforms
Musical Scores
Newspapers
Oral Histories
Personal Papers
Photographs
Primary Resources
Printed Ephemera
Prints and Drawings
Serials
Vertical File Material