Special & Area Studies Collections
Our department is home to substantial holdings of rare print, maps, archives, and manuscripts, as well as interdisciplinary collections pertaining to geographical, national or cultural regions. Our materials and personnel advance the University’s research mission and spark the minds of its students.
what’s new
#BlackHistoryMonth
Resilience – Black Heritage in St. Augustine
Governors House is partnering with more than a dozen local institutions to create this cultural and educational resource
Explore the Collections
Finding Aid Upgrades
Thanks to the ArchivesSpace platform, it’s now easier than ever to search our archives and manuscript materials.
Video
We’re on YouTube
View presentations recorded by our curators on the different histories and items in our collections.
From our Blog
Remnants of the Past
An unassuming cookbook in our Judaica collection casts light on lived connections to the Holocaust.
New Video
Last summer, SASC began collecting materials documenting the racial justice demonstrations in Gainesville and on the UF campus. Tiffany Pennamon, our graduate intern, spoke about her work collecting and preparing some of these materials for an exhibition “All Black Lives Matter,” now on view in Library West.
our spaces
Reading Room Hours
Our Reading Rooms reopened to UF affiliates on August 28th.
New hours are listed below.
Map & Imagery Library (First Floor)
By Appointment, email mapsref@uflib.ufl.edu
Room 100 and Nahmad Gallery (First Floor)
Study Areas
8am – 6pm Monday – Thursday
8am – 5pm Friday
Grand Reading Room (Second Floor)
Researchers Only, email special@uflib.ufl.edu
9am – 6pm Monday – Thursday
9am – 5pm Friday
LACC Reading Room (Third Floor)
Study Area, email lacref@uflib.uflib.ufl.edu for access to collections
8am – 6pm Monday – Thursday
8am – 5pm Friday
our department & building
Our Department
Who We Are
We promote, preserve, and grow our collections to create new knowledge from old.
Our Building
Smathers Library
A landmark of learning on the UF campus.
contact us
Directory
Special and Area Studies Collections Faculty and Staff
