Looking at materials

All material is reference only, to be consulted in our reading room. You can view six printed items and up to three manuscript items at a time.

The material in Special Collections is valuable and unique.
We ask that you:

Handle the material with clean hands
Do not consume food or drink in Special Collections
Use a pencil for note-taking as accidents with ink can cause permanent damage
Use the foam book supports and weights
Keep loose documents in their original order and handle one at a time (please ask before you remove an item from its sequence for copying)
Close books when you are not using them (acid-free bookmarks are available from staff)
Do not lean on books or manuscripts or rest objects on them (please ask for permission before tracing anything)
Do not mark, annotate or deface the materials
Tell us about any accidents or damage.