A phone, tablet or digital camera can help you capture the information during your visit.

• This is the fastest way to get a copy of items from Special Collections
• Hint: Take a photo of the container (box, folder, etc) along with the page you are interested -- this helps with citations later!

Consider an app to help organize your images

Not able to visit and want a copy?

• Items may be digitized, but not yet linked and online.  
  • Email and ask us if we have a digital copy -- if we do, we can email it to you (usually at not cost)!
• Or, you can put in a request for digitization
  • If its a few pages, usually fees are waived
  • For larger amounts, there can be a small charge.
  • Requests can take a few weeks, but we will give you an estimate. 

1. Fill out forms and send them to us by email spec@wumail.wustl.edu 

2. Special Collection staff will reply with estimated price and time-frame to send you the scans.

3. If more than 100 pages are requested, we may need to break your order into batches.

Scanned items

• Most paper items are scanned and sent as PDFs.
• Photographs, negatives or slides are usually sent as jpg images.
• If you need higher resolution files for publishing or duplication, please indicate with your request 
  • additional fees and/or paperwork may be needed

Forms