Library Schedule this Week
Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Collections | Closed | noon to 5pm* | noon to 5pm* | noon to 5pm* | noon to 5pm* | noon to 5pm* | Closed |
* Summer Hours: Access to AFA, Philosophy, and Special Collections Mondays-Fridays 9am-12pm is by appointment
Location
Doheny Memorial Library
3550 Trousdale Parkway, Room 209
University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
MAP: DML (second floor)
Library Hours:
Summer hours (May 14 - August 17): Monday - Friday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm.
All library services stop 15 minutes before closing, and all patrons are asked to leave before closing time.
Head:
Sue Luftschein
General contact:
Reference desk: DML Rm 209
Phone: 213 740 5900
specol@usc.edu
Overview
Special Collections at the University of Southern California oversees the university's primary source collections including archives, manuscripts, historic photographs, and rare books. The department contains more than 200,000 volumes, more than 1000 archival collections, and more than 2 million photographs.
Our purpose is to collect, preserve, promote and foster access to primary source material in our main areas of strength: Holocaust and Genocide Studies; Iberian and Latin American Studies; Lewis Carroll and Alice in Wonderland; Lion Feuchtwanger and the European exiles of the 20th century in Southern California; Natural History; Southern California Regional History; and USC history.
We collect, preserve, and help our community use these archives, rare books, and other unique materials. We invite all USC undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and staff to explore our unique primary source collections for your research and creative projects. In addition, we lend intellectual excitement and vitality to the campus and community through our public programming, exhibits, and work with classes and students.
A research account is required to consult our materials. Go to our Specialized Research Collections Request page and register for a research account. This online request service allows you to make requests for materials, track the progress of your requests and plan your visits to our reading rooms anywhere anytime. After registering for an account, you will be able to request items online directly from USC's online catalog and our online finding aids.
If you are interested in donating rare books, manuscripts, or archives to USC Libraries, please contact John Juricek, Collections Strategist, juricek@usc.edu.