Special Collections serves as a liberal arts laboratory. We are a place for hands-on, immersive learning, imagination, and innovative approaches to research, access, and teaching.
We are open to the public and welcome anyone to use our collections, regardless of background, age, affiliation, or the nature of your research.
Our collections range from a cuneiform tablet to contemporary pop-up books; rare books, manuscripts, photographs, audio and video recordings; the College Archives; and other rare and unique materials that tell the story of our collective past.
| by Kaitlin Buerge
Special Collections' spring exhibit invites you to explore what lies beneath the covers of our books without even turning a page. Endpapers, the sheets of paper pasted onto a book's inside covers, are often surprisingly beautiful works of art hidden in plain sight.
| by Kaitlin Buerge
We’ve been updating our records with new subject headings from the Library of Congress.
| by Kaitlin Buerge
New old issues of The Middlebury Campus (1981-2008), now available via the Internet Archive!
Special Collections is located on the lower level of Davis Family Library. View the Middlebury College campus map for more information.
Our hours are 1 p.m. - 5 p.m., or by appointment
Holiday and summer hours vary. See the Davis Family Library hours for details.
Davis Family Library 101
110 Storrs Avenue
Middlebury, VT 05753
