Archives and Special Collections

    Staff assisting a student with a large book Archives and Research Collections Centre Reading Room

    The archives house a wide mix of private and university records arranged in fonds, including local history, businesses, art, and architecture, Canadian health, medicine, and science, and university records. The special collections include rare books, monographs, and serials in a variety of areas, with emphasis on London’s history and Milton / Miltoniana. The primary focus of the ARCC is facilitating research by undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members, and external scholars, as well as documenting the history of the University. However, we also welcome use of the archives and special collections by members of the broader community.

    The entrance to the ARCC and its Reading Room is located on the main floor of the D.B. Weldon Library, WL 140. The Reading Room is the public area in the ARCC where you can access archives, special collections, and do research.

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    Archives and Research Collections Centre
    The D.B. Weldon Library
    Western University
    1151 Richmond Street
    London, Ontario, Canada N6A 3K7