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Archives and Special Collections, Madlyn L. Hanes Library Archives and Special Collections, in the Madlyn L. Hanes Library at Penn State Harrisburg, is located on the 3rd floor (Room 303).

During Summer and Fall 2025, the archives is open by appointment only. Please contact us to make an appointment. Featuring our premier and largest archival resource, the Alice K. Marshall Women's History Collection, as well as the Pennsylvania Center for Folklore Collection, we are also proud to preserve the history of Penn State Harrisburg in the College History Archives that documents the academic community and campus life since 1966. We maintain several other small archival collections, including the Herb Field Papers, the Lena Girolami Collection, the Fred Greguras Camp Meade Collection, the Holocaust and Jewish Studies Collection, the J. Randall Plummer Collection, the Three Mile Island Collection, and a collection of rare and special interest materials.

“We are” at the airport in Harrisburg! Saw this Penn State Harrisburg ad in the terminal.
10/13/2026

“We are” at the airport in Harrisburg! Saw this Penn State Harrisburg ad in the terminal.

October 1st is the start of American Archives Month! Please support your local archives and archivists!!
09/30/2026

October 1st is the start of American Archives Month! Please support your local archives and archivists!!

Happy Archives Day 2026! Please stop by the rotunda in the Capitol Complex today to see Heidi Abbey Moyer, Archivist, a...
09/29/2026

Happy Archives Day 2026! Please stop by the rotunda in the Capitol Complex today to see Heidi Abbey Moyer, Archivist, and Ed Hauck, who is an American Studies PhD student working in the archives this year. We have free Penn State University Libraries’ swag while supplies last.

SAVE THE DATE: "We Are" celebrating Penn State Harrisburg's 60th anniversary on Saturday, September 19th. The archives...
09/10/2026

SAVE THE DATE: "We Are" celebrating Penn State Harrisburg's 60th anniversary on Saturday, September 19th. The archives will be open from 3-6 pm. Stop by the Madlyn L. Hanes Library, Penn State Harrisburg to see several new archival exhibitions that will be on display. Tours of the repository will be available on a 1st come 1st served basis too!

Happy Fall 2026 Semester! We welcome everyone! The archives is back open, by appointment only (Mon-Tues-Wed), with a n...
09/10/2026

Happy Fall 2026 Semester! We welcome everyone! The archives is back open, by appointment only (Mon-Tues-Wed), with a new window, and new-cool-blue LED table lamps for improved task lighting. Stop by to see us soon!

Next Tuesday, July 14, 2026, Heidi Abbey Moyer will be presenting about the Alice Marshall Women's History Collection. ...
04/28/2026

Next Tuesday, July 14, 2026, Heidi Abbey Moyer will be presenting about the Alice Marshall Women's History Collection. For more information and to register for the online event, there is still time. Please visit https://libraries.psu.edu/library-discovery-hour.

As the semester is winding down and we get ready for summer, take some time to come check out our newest exhibition on t...
04/28/2026

As the semester is winding down and we get ready for summer, take some time to come check out our newest exhibition on the Library's Art Wall: Capital Views! This exhibition provides a photographic retrospective of Penn State Harrisburg in celebration of its 60th anniversary. 10 iconic photographs tell the story of this campus and invite reflection on how much it has grown.


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Our newest exhibition 'Sew Busy' is now on display on the third floor of the Madlyn L. Hanes Library. Stop by to see how...
04/07/2026

Our newest exhibition 'Sew Busy' is now on display on the third floor of the Madlyn L. Hanes Library. Stop by to see how sewing shows up in the Alice K. Marshall Women's History Collection.



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In celebration of Black History Month in February and Women's History Month in March, a new exhibition is on display on ...
02/02/2026

In celebration of Black History Month in February and Women's History Month in March, a new exhibition is on display on the third floor of the Madlyn L. Hanes Library! Come check out Black Women Through an Archival Lens to see how Black women are represented in the Alice K. Marshall Women's History Collection.
On display February to March 2026.

Madlyn L. Hanes Library, Penn State Harrisburg

Please Save-the-Date, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, for Douglass Day 2026 in the Hanes Library (Classroom 106) at Penn State Ha...
01/21/2026

Please Save-the-Date, Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, for Douglass Day 2026 in the Hanes Library (Classroom 106) at Penn State Harrisburg! Join us between 12-3 pm to celebrate Black History and participate in our transcription project. Free pizza and cupcakes will be provided!

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Middletown, PA
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