Ask Us Your QuestionsOctober 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of the inaugural display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. With so many years passed, and the invention of medications allowing people to live with HIV/AIDS, it is easy to forget the devastation that this outbreak caused. The AIDS Memorial Quilt was created to give a visual reference to the number of people lost to this disease, and to act as a reminder of the events that caused so many lives to be lost.
Special Collections
The Special Collections department collects and preserves rare and unique materials including rare books, oral histories, university archives, historical manuscripts, maps, microfilm, photographs, art and artifacts. Students, faculty and the public are welcome to access collections and view special exhibits in our Fourth floor Reading Room.
Items from our collections are always on display in special collections. Visit the Reading Room to see our most current exhibit, or visit our digital exhibits on-line.
The Special Collections department is the recipient of a 2014 Council of Library and Information Resources Hidden Collections grant. Find out more about this project on our project blog Discovering the Southwest Metroplex.
Search Finding Aids
Hours
| Monday - Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (except holiday weekends, e.g. Thanksgiving) | closed |
Special Collections Events
Monday, August 28, 2017 (All day) to Friday, December 15, 2017 (All day)
Entries will be accepted at Willis Library between December 4th and December 15th, 2017.
Monday, December 4, 2017 - 9:00am to Friday, December 15, 2017 - 4:00pm