Baker Library Special Collections
Baker Library collects rare and unique materials that focus on the evolution of business and industry. The collections span eight centuries beginning in the late 1300s to the present day and include corporate archives, manuscripts, account ledgers, rare books, broadsides, photographs, films, electronic records, and company annual reports. These rich and varied collections support research in a remarkably diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
Recent exhibits at Baker Library include:
At the Intersection of Science & Art: Edwin H. Land and the Polaroid Corporation
A Chronicle of the China Trade: the Records of Augustine Heard & Co., 1840-1877
The Art of American Advertising, 1865-1910
Recent classes at Baker Library include HU Freshman Seminar: Money Matters, History 97L What is Atlantic History, and Women in Economic Life: Research Seminar.
Recent classes at the Baker Library Special Collections include sac, 3 and 3.Collections
Staff Services
- Assistance with presentation of materials in class
- Assistance with selection of materials
- Bibliography of materials used in class
- Tour
- Pre-class planning appointment
- Reserve class materials for Reading Room Use
- Pre-class appointment for instructor (required for first time requester, recommended for everyone)
- Ongoing reference assistance for students interested in using collections for course assignments
- Creation of library research guide for class
- Introduction to Archives and Special Collections Research
- Support for student-led digital curation of exhibits and collections
Technology Available
- Computer and data projector
- Wifi
Administrative Information
  Class limit: 15
The Baker Library Special Collections does not have a publicly available calendar. When making a request, please submit with your preferred times and a staff member will get back to you.
  Class policies