The RSC is the place to collect research materials documenting twentieth-century U.S. history. The core of the collection are the primary sources. Some are unique collections, most are reproduced from U.S. originals and put on microform or digitized. Periodicals, film and sound recordings offer additional sources and illustrations. Books and theses present research results.
Almost all inventories of the archival collections at the RSC are on line. You will find them here. All collections can be searched by the comprehensive search function.
BOOKS
The RSC Library holds over 8,500 volumes of scholarly publications
DIGITAL RESOURCES
The RSC offers digital access to primary documents on U.S. history
DVDS
The RSC holds a collection of about 350 dvds, which may be borrowed for educational purposes
PERIODICALS
Four categories of periodicals contain primary and secondary information about U.S. history
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS
More than one hundred collections with primary documents cover a wide range of topics
THESES
The RSC collected more than one hundred theses from MA and BA students
SPECIALS
Important historical dates and matching RSC collections
