University Archives serves as the chief resource for historical materials about Xavier University. It identifies, acquires, maintains, and makes accessible records of enduring value that document the development of Xavier University since its founding in 1831 in support of the University’s administrative, teaching, research, and service goals. University Archives consists of over 120 processed collections (over 1,100 linear feet).
Special Collections collects, arranges, describes, preserves, and provides access to selected rare books and manuscripts that reflect the broad intellectual interests and work of the faculty, staff, and students of the University in support of the University’s teaching, research, and service goals. There are over 6,000 volumes in Special Collections' rare books. Notable manuscript collections include the Moses Dawson Correspondence and the John Boehner Papers.
Select materials from University Archives and Special Collections have been digitized and are available online through Exhibit the University's institutional repository, which gathers, preserves, and provides access to the scholarship, creative works, and records of the Xavier University community. It contains faculty and student scholarship, yearbooks, student newspapers, photographs, and a wide variety of materials from University Archives and Special Collections.
Books in Special Collections, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio