Donations and giving
Donations and giving
Special Collections and Archives is a growing collection of rare, unique and notable materials. The department selectively seeks donations of materials that fit within their collecting areas. Specifically, the department is actively seeking to include previously unarchived and silenced communities.
If you are interested in donating material to Special Collections, contact us at libsc@k-state.edu or (785) 532-7456. You may also contact a curator of a collection directly to discuss your materials.
- Roger Adams: Kansas life and culture, cookery and rare books
- Cliff Hight: Consumer movement archives
- Ryan Leimkuehler: University archives and history
For information regarding transfer of university records to the archives, contact Ryan Leimkuehler.
Financial support
In addition to donated materials, the department also purchases important items to add to our collections. Donor support allows us to act quickly and secure these materials when they are available. Donations to Special Collections also allow us to:
- conserve and preserve items
- hire students to support processing and digitization of collections
- create educational exhibits
- utilize crowdsourcing software