Archives at Yale is the search portal for finding archival materials in one of Yale’s special collections repositories, including Manuscripts and Archives (Sterling Library) and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Digitization of special collections materials has resumed, with priority being given to requests supporting fall semester teaching and research at Yale. Special collections reading rooms will be open by appointment for current Yale faculty, staff authorized to work on campus, graduate and professional students, and undergraduates enrolled in residence, who have completed the required quarantine and waiting periods. Please check our Library Reopening FAQ for continuing updates on access to special collections.

And, don’t forget, you can often find primary sources when searching Orbis and Quicksearch and request scans of print materials in the general collections via Scan and Deliver.