Our collections are available to FSU faculty, students, staff, scholars, and the general public for use in the Special Collections Research Center Reading Room in Strozier Library and in the Pepper Library Reading Room at the Claude Pepper Library. Books, manuscripts, and archives can be searched using the FSU Libraries’ online catalog. For more detailed finding aids or guides to unpublished manuscripts and archives collections, search the FSU finding aids.
To protect our rare and valuable collections, all researchers are asked to register, provide a photo ID, and adhere to our research policies. Items in the collection may not be loaned or used outside the secure reading room. Visitors may bring digital cameras and laptop computers into the reading room. All other personal belongings will be placed in lockers while using the collections. No food or drinks are allowed in Special Collections. More information about our services and policies is available here.
Digital Collections and Online Exhibits
Special Collections collaborates with the Digital Library Center in providing online access to scanned manuscript collections, archives, and rare books. A growing number of digital collections are available at fsu.digital.flvc.org.
Our online exhibits may be browsed on our Events & Exhibits page.