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Archives & Special Collections
Ezra Lehman Memorial Library
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, PA 17257-2200

Office Hours:
By Appointment

Phone: 717.477.1516
Email: SpecialCollections@ship.edu

Archives & Special Collections

University Archives & Special Collections is where we keep Shippensburg University's collection of books about Pennsylvania history and other publications of unique value, as well as those that relate to the University and its history. We also have a collection of rare books on a variety of topics. The Archives is the official repository for the University's records, including those pertaining to academic programs and courses of instruction, academic departments and committees, and administrators and administrative offices.

If you are interested in the history of the University, you can find materials such as:

• Information on historical campus buildings
  • Old Main
    
  • Stewart Hall
    
  • Lehman Library
    
  • Martin House
    
  • Little Red School House
• Pennsylvania Museum Extension Project
  
• Postcards
  
• The Cumberland yearbooks
• The Reflector, the student literary magazine
• The Campus Reflector and The Slate, the campus newspapers
• Catalogs
• Finding Aids
  • Memorabilia 
  • RG4.14 The Centennial  files documenting SU's 100th anniversary
  • RG6 Students 
  • RG23.6 Public Relations and Publications 
• SU Authors Collection 

There is much more in the SU Archives. If you have questions related to any aspect of our institution, the SU Archives may have the answers. Request Materials  from the Archives.