Part of the University Archives, the Archives Book Collection contains
- Annual Reports,
- Directories,
- Student newspapers,
- Theses and dissertations,
- Yearbooks,
- and other University, college, and departmental publications
as well as select books written by University of Rhode Island faculty.
All items in the Archives Book Collection are discoverable in the Libraries’ main catalog. The location for these items will appear as “UASC Archives – Non Circulating.”
Some items in the University Archives have been digitized and posted in Digital Commons, URI’s institutional repository. These include
- Annual Reports through 1950/51
- Course Catalogs, 1971/72 through 2022/23
- Select issues of student newspapers, The Beacon and The Good Five Cent Cigar
- Yearbooks through 2011
Recent (2013-present) theses and dissertations are also shared via Digital Commons. We are in the process of digitizing older dissertations and theses. To request a scan of a thesis or dissertation not available in Digital Commons, email Digital Initiatives Librarian Julia Lovett at jalovett@uri.edu.