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The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections is committed to acquiring, processing, preserving, and making available primary sources and other rare materials that support the teaching and research missions of The University of Alabama.

10/23/2026

Happy Homecoming from Hoole!
See for yourself how University of Alabama Homecoming traditions have changed over time! Roll tide!

*These images are from The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections and are not eligible for duplication, publication, or sharing online without permission of Special Collections. Please Contact us at [email protected] or call 205.348.0500.*

10/19/2026

Material Monday is back and better than ever!

Haunting at the Little Round House? At Gorgas library? In Smith Hall...

See what the 1998 Corolla has to say about these supernatural occurrences!

*These images are from The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections and are not eligible for duplication, publication, or sharing online without permission of Special Collections. Please Contact us at [email protected] or call 205.348.0500.*

10/19/2026

Join us for our 2nd workshop: Rare Music Resources at the Hoole Special Collections Library!

Registration link: https://ua.libcal.com/event/17446856

Location: W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, 2nd floor of Mary Harmon Bryant Hall.

Date/time: Wednesday, October 21, 11 AM – 12 PM.

This event is open to the general public. We hope to see you there!

We're hosting a series of Special Collections Music Workshops in October! Join us the next two Wednesdays (10/14 and 10/21) at 11 am to learn more about the rare and historical music resources at the UA Libraries!

For more information and to register, go here: https://www.lib.ua.edu/ #/news-exhibits/special-collections-music-workshops-in-october

10/13/2026

Our first workshop is scheduled for this Wednesday at 11 am on Zoom! To register, go here: https://ua.libcal.com/event/17446831.

The second workshop (10/21 at 11 am) will be in-person, at the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library. To register: https://ua.libcal.com/event/17446856

We're hosting a series of Special Collections Music Workshops in October! Join us the next two Wednesdays (10/14 and 10/...

10/09/2026

08/14/2026

On Monday August 17, from 11 am – 12 pm, Hoole Special Collections is hosting an Instruction Open House in the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library Reading Room!

Come see some of our most interesting collections in the Reading Room, and learn about what a Special Collection class visit looks like in practice. Librarians will be on hand to answer any questions and can schedule a session for your classes.

No registration or appointment is needed.

https://www.lib.ua.edu/ #/news-exhibits/special-collections-instruction-open-house-monday-august-17th

05/20/2026

Behind the scenes of our NHPRC grant project to digitize the records of Alabama’s coal and iron labor history!

Our Digital Services team utilizes customized, heavy duty shipping containers and specialty packing supplies to ensure that our collections materials are protected and stabilized during transport. Our project team has also devised a schema for assigning unique identifiers to digitized materials. This allows for parity between the digital objects and their physical counterparts within each collection. Our overarching goal for Special Collections digitization is to facilitate an end user experience that closely resembles one a researcher might have interacting with the physical records in their original context.
An update on our project progress: We have received the first batch of digitized materials from our vendor, and the content is undergoing final digitization pipeline steps prior to upload to our digital collections management system, CONTENTdm. This project is made possible by generous funding from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

05/14/2025

Appointments to use the W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library Reading Room should now be made via the Aeon Requesting System: https://ua.aeon.atlas-sys.com/logon.

(Reminder: appointments are now required.)

For guidance on how to use Aeon to schedule appointments, request archival materials, and place photoduplication orders, please go here: https://guides.lib.ua.edu/aeon.

Research Guides: Aeon: A User Guide: Home

05/08/2025

The Hoole Library Reading Room will be appointment-only starting Monday May 12. We require three business days' notice to make an appointment. Please email us at [email protected] or call 205-348-0500 to make an appointment.

For more information, visit our website:

The Hoole Library Reading Room will be appointment-only starting Monday May 12, 2025. We require three business days’ notice to make an appointment. Please email us at [email protected] or call 205-348-0500 to make an appointment

05/02/2025

Project Update: Our project to digitize materials related to Alabama’s coal and iron labor history is progressing as planned! Our digitization vendor is using a full suite of imaging equipment to digitally reformat each page to archival preservation standards. Given the fragility of the materials, specialty digitization equipment is necessary to prevent physical damage during scanning. Our first batch is currently in production, and we are prepping our second batch for shipment. This project is made possible by generous funding from the NHPRC.

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Mary Harmon Bryant Hall
Tuscaloosa, AL
35401

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:45pm
Tuesday	9am - 8pm
Wednesday	9am - 4:45pm
Thursday	9am - 4:45pm
Friday	9am - 4:45pm

Telephone

+12053480500

Website

http://www.lib.ua.edu/libraries/hoole

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