Q. What is Special Collections?

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. Special Collections is open to the public; materials must be used in the Special Collections Reading Room. For more information, please visit the library's website: https://libraries.usc.edu/special