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Digital Transformation Coffee Hour
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Special Collections & Exhibitions
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Manuscript CollectionsModern Literature Collection
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Eugene O’Neill
Materials related to the life and work of Eugene O’Neill along with first editions of the playwright’s works located in Rare Books.
View CollectionDowd Illustration Research Archive
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Walt Reed Illustration Archive
The Walt Reed Illustration Archive is a comprehensive collection that includes over 200,000 magazine tear sheets, 8,000 magazines, 1,200 books, and approximately 150 original works by American illustrators from the late 19th century well into the mid 20th century.
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Jack Willis Collection
Documentary materials tackling racism, poverty, and environmental issues focusing on “unheard voices, unserved voices.”
View CollectionLocal History
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Business History
St. Louis-based company archives. Primarily added in the 1980s, business history is no longer a subject actively collected by the archives at Washington University.
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Educational Film Collection
Primarily contains academic and educational films from the 1960s and 70s along with supporting materials of teacher, study, and film guides.
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