LibGuides: Research Using Special Collections and Archives: Home

How to Use this Guide

Ready to start your next project using primary sources? Interested in learning more about what Special Collections and Archives has to offer? This guide introduces students and researchers to primary source research and it includes information about the collections and services offered at Special Collections and Archives.

Students and New Researchers: Use this guide to learn tools and find resources to help you start using the archives in your projects, and find information for your UB courses related to archives instruction sessions.

Instructors: Use this guide to share resources with your students and find tips to help you request an instruction session with the archives.

Attribution

Guide created by Laura Bell (8/2020) and maintained by archives staff (2022-present)

Services

Our Services Include:

Access our collections database to find Baltimore and Regional History and University Archives collections
Research Appointments and Reference Consultations with an archivist.
Scan-on-Demand and Digitization Services for Oversize Materials and Film
Instruction Sessions for faculty and staff interested in including primary source research in their courses
Community Archives and Outreach programs to help Baltimore preserve its history

UBalt Special Collections & Archives Research Room

ArchivesSpace
What you’ll find here: Use ArchivesSpace to search the finding aids to unique collections held by the RLB Library's Special Collections & Archives. The collections contain analog records and digital and audiovisual primary sources on the modern history of Baltimore, as well as UB's institutional records, available for students and researchers to access.