Research Special & Unique Collections
The Auraria Library Special and Digital Collections encompasses collections of unique and special materials ranging from manuscripts, audiovisual objects, small manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera.
In an effort to represent the diverse backgrounds of our student body, we have unique collections in Latine history, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPI), and Women's and Gender Studies. We also maintain dozens of collections relating to various historical events during the early-to-mid 1900s.
The Special and Digital Collections Unit would like to partner with student groups and community partners with diverse backgrounds to assist in the creation of future collections with an eye towards inclusivity.
The Auraria Library Digital Collections allows you to search collections of digitized historical and scholarly materials, including photographs, manuscript collections, rare books, and audiovisual material.
Need Help Accessing Resources?
If you have any Special Collections-related research questions, please contact us and someone will respond within 48 hours Monday through Friday.
Some materials are also available online in our Digital Collections.
Digital Collections
Our Digital Collections allows you research our special collections anytime from anywhere, and it's always free to all visitors.
The Auraria Digital Collections (ADC) serves as the holistic digital repository for the three schools that make up Auraria Campus, as well as the Auraria Higher Education Center (AHEC) and Auraria Library itself.
ADC contains dozens of collections and thousands of items including:
- Adolph Roederer Collection
- Auraria History Collection
- Auraria Library History
- Bill Trimble Collection
- Camp Amache Collections
- Coors Boycott and Strike Support Coalition Records Collection
- Denver JACL Bulletin
- Denver Urban Environment
- Dr. Thomas J. Noel Collection
- Duncan-Stoddard Letters
- Gaston Save Collection
- Gay and Lesbian Publications
- Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy
- Golda Meir House
- Henry F. Halliday Collection
- Latine Communities of Colorado Collections
- Special Collection's Finding Aids and Container Lists
- The Revolution
- West Side Recorder
Special Collections Reading Room
The Auraria Library Special Collections Reading Room is a specialized space for viewing unique materials in our collections.
Reading Room Guidelines
- Reserved for use of Special Collections materials only
- Food & drink-free area
- Complete list of Reading Room guidelines
Find this Space
Use the New Interactive Floor Maps to view where the Reading Room is located in the Library.
