Research > Special Collections

The Special Collections at LAU serves as a repository for collections relating to Lebanese social, cultural and intellectual life.

Mission

Its mission is to acquire, preserve and provide access to a wide range of primary research material in their original formats.

Objectives

The Special Collections are primarily devoted to:

1. Supporting the curricular and research needs of the faculty and students of LAU through archiving different types of material: rare books, journals, newspapers, photographs, yearbooks, annuals, manuscripts, maps, archives, ephemeral material, audio-visual materiel, special collections and a variety of other original material.
2. Extending access to the collections by making them available for public access.

Access and use

Non-digitized special collections holdings do not circulate because of the rarity or value of the items and are maintained in closed stacks. To consult the original copies, users can visit the Archives Unit at Riyad Nassar Library (Floor 12) upon appointment via email to: archives@lau.edu.lb

Guidelines

Read the special collections guidelines.

Copyright

View the copyright statement.

Collections

• Alumnae Bulletin
• Fuad Rifka (In Process)
• Georgette Gebara Digital Archives
• LAU Yearbook: Trireme
• Lebanese American University Photographs Collection
• Rami Al Khal Poster Collection
• Tender Stitches - Ottoman Embroideries