AU Archives and Special Collections staff and students have been hard at work the last couple of weeks unpacking the rare book collection. We have made substantial enough progress that the Archives Reading Room will re-open on October 4. We hope to have everything unpacked by October 6. Our final move related task will be to do a shelf read to make sure that everything is where it belongs.

Here are some images of our new shelves loaded with books and boxes:

The rare book collection in its new home.

University records in the stacks.

Visitors are welcome. Give us a call at (202) 885-3256 or email archives@american.edu if you would like a tour or need to consult a collection.