Archives and Research Collections Centre

The University of Western Ontario Archives (Western Archives) provides a wide range of services to support the University's goals for research and scholarship, teaching and learning, and management of its institutional records.

Western Archives is comprised of the University Archives itself, as well as The J. J. Talman Regional Collection and The James Alexander and Ellen Rea Benson Special Collections. It is located in the Archives and Research Collections Centre (ARCC). In addition to its role preserving and making available archival materials and rare books, Western Archives performs various records management functions to support the administration and operation of the University. Western Archives is also home to a large collection of selected print material transferred from the 6 libraries on campus. These low and medium use materials are stored in a high density, closed stack environment and can be retrieved through the Shared Library Catalogue