Category: Special Collections News

Posted December 12, 2024

Since its inception in 1983, James Madison University Special Collections has collected historical materials to document the central Shenandoah Valley, specifically Page, Augusta, Shenandoah, and Rockingham Counties. Occasionally, Special Collections staff employ their discretion to acquire collections beyond those geographic […]

Posted August 17, 2024

Carrier Library may be closed for renovation and expansion until we can welcome you back in time for Fall semester 2026, but you can still get library services and resources in four locations and online! Learn more below or in […]

Posted June 17, 2024

JMU faculty members, if you are working on scholarship or research projects this summer, take a moment to check out the many resources we offer that can propel your research forward!  More Free Tools to Help with Your Research  We […]

Posted May 20, 2024

James Madison University Special Collections is pleased to announce that the University Program Board (UPB) Records are now fully processed and available for research. The collection comprises 26 scrapbooks of photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera as well as posters, fliers, […]

Posted February 16, 2024

February is Black History Month, an opportunity to bring intentional focus to the centering and celebrating of Black history. We’ve compiled this list of local Black history resources, books, films, and other avenues to dig deeper into our local and […]

Posted November 16, 2023

Posted November 16, 2023

Do you want your hilariously creative College GameDay sign to go down in history? Then donate it to JMU Libraries!  We’re setting up a booth in front of Moody Hall on November 18 from 10am to 2pm, and we want […]

Posted November 13, 2023

Get ready, Dukes, because College GameDay is coming back to JMU! And guess what? You can relive the excitement of past GameDays with an award-winning archive! Thanks to the hard work of our Special Collections team, signs from the 2015 […]

Posted October 27, 2023

The history of the Shenandoah Valley just got more accessible! JMU Libraries Special Collections recently acquired and processed four important collections that document the history of the beautiful valley that is home to JMU.   “It was really a treat to […]

Posted October 16, 2023

After a temporary closure to move out of Carrier Library, the Special Collections Reading Room is available by appointment in its temporary location on the second floor of Burruss Hall. Plan a visit to Special Collections. What is Special Collections? Staff and […]