The Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
The Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
OSU Homepage OSU Libraries OSU Libraries Special Collections Homepage



Electronic Finding Aids to the OSU Libraries Special Collections

A finding aid provides researchers with descriptions of materials held in a particular collection. The following links provide access to SOME of these collection guides. Not all finding aids are available in electronic format, although more are being added, so be sure and check this page for updates.

Finding aids may provide varying levels of detailed description about the contents of a collection. Information may also be available by searching in the university Libraries’ catalog, OSCAR.

Staff at a repository are happy to assist you in locating appropriate resources for your research.

Byrd Polar Archives
American Polar Society Records
Additional collections


Cartoon Research Library (CGA)
McGowan Miller Collection
Ohio News Photographers Association
Toni Mendez Collection
San Francisco Academy of Comic Art Collection
Will Eisner Collection


Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
Theatre Research Institute (TRI)

Leonard Spigelgass Collection
Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee Collection
Twyla Tharp Papers
Additional collections


John Glenn Archives
Glenn Archives: Senate Papers Subgroup

Medical Heritage Center
MHC Archives Page

Rare Books and Manuscripts Library (RAR)
Nelson Algren Papers
Valentine Peers Collection
Additional collections


University Archives (ARV)
Edward Orton, Jr. Papers
List of oral histories