Department Chair: Jonathan Jeffrey
Library Special Collections acquires and preserves materials primarily related to Kentucky and Kentuckians, with the objective of making them available to researchers interested in the state, its people and their relationship to the world. Visit us to learn about the Civil War, World War II, Kentucky authors, Mammoth Cave, Western Kentucky University, genealogy, folklore, Kentucky Shakers, politics and much more!
The Department of Library Special Collections consists of three units: Kentucky LibraryResearch Collections; Manuscripts and Folklife Archives; WKU Archives
Browse the Library Special Collections:
DLSC Faculty and Staff Book Gallery
DLSC Faculty and Staff Publications
Industrial Reports for Kentucky Counties
Kentucky Library Research Collections
Longhunter, Southern Kentucky Genealogical Society Newsletter
