Western History Collections Instruction Services

Service Overview

This page provides a overview of the instruction support and services offered through the Western History Collections. Faculty are encouraged to use the Western History Collections in their classes. Contact Western History Collections to schedule virtual orientation sessions or specialized instruction on class topics for undergraduate and graduate students.

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What We Offer

Curators and staff of the Western History Collections encourage faculty members to integrate special collections materials into their class plans, and we welcome discussions with faculty about our resources and about the use of the collections for teaching and research.

Instruction support consultations
Course presentations
Class visits

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Using Western History Collections Items in Instruction

We encourage you to work with us to identify materials in the Collections relevant to your teaching or for student projects. Contact us to talk through any instruction needs.

Supporting faculty teaching goals is part of our primary mission. We offer the following opportunities:

Teaching students how to find books, manuscripts, and photographs in our collections
Presentations on specific class-related topics
Using specific collection items that relate to class topics

Be aware that assignments requiring collections use will need to accommodate limited hours, and students should be encouraged to make an appointment to visit well before their due date. Talk to us about digital alternatives.

Class Visits to the Western History Collections

The Western History Collections Library, with more than eighty thousand volumes, comprises one of the leading special collections of published Western Americana in the world.

Reach out to schedule an initial consultation with our team about planning a class trip.