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
Modern Graphic History Library: Skye Lacerte
Film & Media Archive: Andy Uhrich
Fannie Hurst (1889-1968) spent the first twenty years of her life in St. Louis. She graduated from Washington University with a bachelor degree in 1909, and in the following years became a noted American novelist.
This guide features primary source materials available to researchers from the Department of Special Collections. Also noted are published titles and related resources available from the Washington University Libraries.