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The Michael Lang ’67 Special Collections and Archives includes a wide range of materials — from Roman-Egyptian papyri to contemporary artists’ books — and features three premier collections related to the Lesser Antilles, American communal societies, and Ezra Pound. We encourage scholars, students, and the general public to explore our collection.

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Collections

Beinecke Lesser Antilles

The preeminent collection of materials on the Lesser Antilles during the colonial period features hundreds of documents, correspondence, plantation reports, images, and maps.

Communal Societies

An expansive collection of published and manuscript materials relating to American communal societies from the 18th through the late-20th century.

Ezra Pound

A comprehensive collection of works by and about Ezra Pound, Hamilton class of 1905, including first editions of all but one of Pound’s works.

Hamilton College Archives

The College Archives documents the history of our college community from the founding of the Hamilton-Oneida Academy in 1793 to the present.

Jazz Archive

A collection of more than 300 videotaped interviews with mainstream and swing era jazz musicians, arrangers, writers and critics.

Other Notable Collections

Other collections feature the work Agha Shahid Ali, book arts, Civil War regimental histories, radical pamphlets and periodicals, and Utica imprints. Visit the Special Collections search page for a more comprehensive list.

Research

Publications

Shakers in Niskayuna

Couper Press

The Richard W. Couper Press publishes scholarship on communal studies and other topics that highlight the rich holdings of the Hamilton College Library's Special Collections and Archives.

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Christian Goodwillie

Director and Curator of Special Collections and Archives

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