Reading Room

Reading Room Open Hours Rules

• Open hours will be Tuesday thru Thursday, 1 - 4
• Walk-ins are welcome and encouraged!
• During open hours, researchers can request the following items without an appointment:
  • Yearbooks, Catalogs, The Student, and Alumni Magazines
  • Rare books, including materials from the Rare Book Collection and the Thesis Collections
  • Processed Manuscript Collections with a finding aid and listed on the Archives Manuscript Collections page
• Although all attempts to provide the materials listed, some materials may not be available at the time of inquiry.
• Reading Room assistants are not able to answer reference or historical questions. Please contact the College Archivist at jmonseau@springfieldcollege.edu to ask a historical or reference question.
• College records, unprocessed manuscript collections and other general research materials in the Archives cannot be viewed without making prior arrangements with the College Archivist.
• Without a prior appointment, the College Archivist may not be available to talk with researchers during these times.
• Appointments to view materials or meet with the College Archivist can be arranged during open hours prior to arrival.
• Appointments to view materials or meet with the College Archivist can also be made for other times during the week.
• To arrange an appointment to view materials, to ask a reference or historical question, or to speak to the Archivist, researchers should contact the College Archivist by email at jmonseau@springfieldcollege.edu