{"id":52,"date":"2019-09-13T09:58:18","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T14:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-05-11T07:38:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T12:38:48","slug":"libraries-special-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Special Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-full     mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<div style=\"width:100%\">\n<blockquote><p>\nFounded in 1971, the Marshall University Special Collections Department is home to the University\u2019s archives, manuscripts, rare books, audiovisual materials, and other unique items. The department is charged with collecting, preserving, and making accessible all of its collections to support the University\u2019s administration, teaching, and research goals.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\n\n\t<h2 class=\"block__heading\">Explore Special Collections<\/h2>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"block__subheading\">Exhibits by Category<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"mt-8 lg:mt-10 flex flex-wrap justify-center gap-8 \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm w-full lg:basis-[calc(33.333%-1.333rem)] lg:flex-none\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMarshall University\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative rounded-lg overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"absolute inset-0 z-1 m-4 border rounded-lg pointer-events-none border-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/marsha\/files\/2026\/03\/docs-4.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Marshall University\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-full object-cover h-48\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4 pb-7 flex h-full flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-white text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   \n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/memorial\/\">Plane Crash Memorial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.marshall.edu\/sc_bom\/\">Buildings of Marshall: Past and Present<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.marshall.edu\/lib_manu\/1\/\/\">Erodelphian &amp; Diagnothian Literary Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.marshall.edu\/lib_manu\/3\/\">A Guide to Marshall University Landmarks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/principals-presidents\/\">Marshall University Principles &amp; Presidents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/old-main-1837-1907\/\">Old Main, 1837-1907<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.marshall.edu\/yearbooks\/\">Digitized Marshall University Yearbooks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.marshall.edu\/mu_history\/1\/\">The Veterans Memorial Field House<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/this-side-of-paradise-clothing-of-the-jazz-age-and-beyond\/\">This Side of Paradise: Clothing of the Jazz Age and Beyond<\/a>\n  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flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-white text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.marshall.edu\/sc_usac\/\">1937 Flood U.S. Corps of Engineers Photos <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.marshall.edu\/lib_manu\/7\/\">A Cartographic History of Huntington, West Virginia, 1871-1903.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.marshall.edu\/lib_manu\/6\/\">Historic Huntington Businesses: The Birth of Huntington, W.Va. 1871-1900<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.marshall.edu\/tri_state\/\">Tri-State Transportation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm w-full lg:basis-[calc(33.333%-1.333rem)] lg:flex-none\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCollections\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative bg-white\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative rounded-lg overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"absolute inset-0 z-1 m-4 border rounded-lg pointer-events-none border-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/619\/files\/external\/93995dadfd12c00b83b9694589d073af.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thttps:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/619\/files\/external\/93995dadfd12c00b83b9694589d073af.jpg 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Clifford Caverlee Postcards Exhibit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.marshall.edu\/lib_manu\/4\/\">Harpers Weekly Reports Events from 1865<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.marshall.edu\/sc_wvc\/\">Historic West Virginia Churches<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.marshall.edu\/lib_manu\/2\/\">Muster Roll 1st Regt WVI Co. K 1898-1899 <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mds.marshall.edu\/lib_manu\/5\/\">Civil War Diary of Robert C. Thompson<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"marsha-row mt-4 mb-4 flex flex-wrap -mx-2 lg:-mx-6  justify-start border-0 border-gray-100 first:mt-0\">\n\t\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<h3>Contact Us<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Special Collections <br \/> Morrow Library <br \/> Marshall University <br \/> One John Marshall Drive <br \/> Huntington, WV 25755<\/li>\n<li><em>Department Email: <\/em><br \/><a href=\"mailto:speccoll@marshall.edu\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">speccoll@marshall.edu<\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Reference &amp; Circulation Desk:<br \/><\/em> 304-696-2343 <\/li>\n<li><em>Toll-Free:<\/em> (800) 818-9816<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"columns w-full lg:w-6\/12  lg:px-6    mt-6\">\n<div class=\"\">\n\n<h3>Other Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/libraries-special-collections\/directory\/\">Staff\/Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/libraries-special-collections\/directions\/\">Directions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/libraries-special-collections\/fees\/\">Research &amp; Duplication Fees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/library\/about\/hours\/\">Regular Hours:<\/a> \u00a0\u00a0Mon\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Fri:\u00a0 8 am\u00a0&#8211;\u00a04:30 pm; Sat\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Sun:\u00a0 closed<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/libraries-special-collections\/lisle-brown-campaign\/\">Contribute to Lisle Brown Memorial Fund<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":3538,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-sidebar-left.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/39"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":108,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3978,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/52\/revisions\/3978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/special-collections\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}