Contact Info
Archive, Manuscript & Rare Book collections are accessed in Olin Library at the Special Collections reading room.
HOURS: Monday - Friday 9:00-5:00 by appointment
LOCATION: Olin Library, 1st floor, Danforth Campus
REQUESTS / APPOINTMENTS: 314-935-5495 spec@wumail.wustl.edu
*collections stored offsite require advance notice for retrieval and use
Questions about a specific topic? Contact:
University Archives: Sonya Rooney
Rare Books: Cassie Brand
Manuscript: Joel Minor
Local History: Miranda Rectenwald
Dowd Illustration Research Archive: interim curator
Film & Media Archive: Andy Uhrich
Original Sources at WU
- 1904 World's Fair Collection (finding aid)
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Small collection of materials about the fair and its history, located at University Archives - Washington University Photographic Services Collection
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Early (1900-1905) photographs of buildings on campus - Authur Proetz Papers (Finding Aid)
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Proetz worked at the 1904 Fair as a high school students. His papers include many recollections about St. Louis history, including his time at the fair.
