{"id":59,"date":"2017-12-13T03:24:07","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T03:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/special-collections\/?page_id=59"},"modified":"2026-05-13T22:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T22:34:04","slug":"special-collections-archives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/library-cline-special-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Collections and Archives"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Special Collections and Archives<\/h1>\n<p>Discover our unique research materials that document the diverse human and natural history of the Colorado Plateau and Northern Arizona.<\/p>\n<div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row bg-color-nau-yellow\"><div class=\"eplus-bg-color-row-content\">SCA reference services are now available by appointment only. Please contact us at <a href=\"mailto:special.collections@nau.edu\">special.collections@nau.edu<\/a> or 928-523-5551 to schedule.<\/div><\/div>\n\n<!-- shortcode-tab -->\n<div class='shortcode-tab-container tab-count-2'>\n    <ul class='tabs'>\n                <li class=\"tab\">\n            <a class=\"shortcode-tab__trigger\" href=\"#\" data-header=\"Search Digital Archives_1\">\n                <div class=\"shortcode-tab-header selected\">\n                    <h4>\n                        Search Digital Archives <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tab Open<\/span>\n                    <\/h4>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n                <li class=\"tab\">\n            <a class=\"shortcode-tab__trigger\" href=\"#\" data-header=\"Search Physical Archives_2\">\n                <div class=\"shortcode-tab-header \">\n                    <h4>\n                        Search Physical Archives <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Tab Closed<\/span>\n              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src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/library-cline-special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/340\/2017\/12\/24309-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Profile of Young Navajo Mother and Child, Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona. Wearing their traditional costume, they become part of the fascination of this redrock land. [Photographer's caption]\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/340\/2017\/12\/24309-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/340\/2017\/12\/24309-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='shortcode-column-container'><!-- shortcode-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-column shortcode-column--count-1\">\n    \n<!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption shortcode-image-caption--center\">\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/libraryguides.nau.edu\/c.php?g=770465\">    <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__container\">\n                <span class=\"shortcode-image-caption__caption\">\n            <span>\nNAU Archives\n\n\n<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-300 size-short-banner-image\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/library-cline-special-collections\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/340\/2017\/12\/164989-960x240.jpg\" alt=\"Graduating class of 1914 outside of Old Main, Northern Arizona Normal School\" width=\"960\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/340\/2017\/12\/164989-960x240.jpg 960w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/340\/2017\/12\/164989-464x116.jpg 464w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/340\/2017\/12\/164989-1440x360.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>News<\/h2>\n<!-- shortcode-post -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-post-container\">\n      <article class=\"post\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n      <h2 class=\"entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/library-cline-special-collections\/collecting_pause\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Special Collections and Archives Temporarily Pauses Acquisitions<\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"entry-meta\">\n                <span>\n          Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/library-cline-special-collections\/author\/kp557\/\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\">kp557<\/a> on \n        <\/span>\n        <time class=\"entry-time\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"\">May 21, 2026<\/time>\n                      <\/p>\n\n    <\/header>\n    <div style=\"display: block;\">\n      Attention all Special Collections and Archives supporters! As many of you may have seen reported in the Arizona Daily Sun, the Arizona Board of Regents approved multiple large-scale projects on Northern Arizona University\u2019s Flagstaff campus at their September 25-26, 2025 meeting. These projects will both involve Cline Library in some way. The new building for the College of Nursing will relocate faculty and classrooms currently housed in buildings slated for demolition to the library, which necessitates renovations. Additionally, the library\u2019s&hellip;\n    <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n\n    <article class=\"post\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n      <h2 class=\"entry-title\" itemprop=\"headline\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/library-cline-special-collections\/summer-hours-and-new-reference-model\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Summer Hours and New Reference Model<\/a>\n      <\/h2>\n\n      <p class=\"entry-meta\">\n                <span>\n          Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/library-cline-special-collections\/author\/kp557\/\" style=\"font-weight: 600;\">kp557<\/a> on \n        <\/span>\n        <time class=\"entry-time\" itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"\">May 13, 2026<\/time>\n                      <\/p>\n\n    <\/header>\n    <div style=\"display: block;\">\n      Special Collections and Archives is now on summer hours and will be transitioning to a by-appointment-only model for reference services. Special Collections and Archives summer hours will be Monday through Thursday from 8:00am - 5:00pm. The department will be closed on the following holidays \u2013 Memorial Day (5\/25), Juneteenth (6\/18) and July Fourth (7\/2). In order to better serve our patrons, Special Collections and Archives is transitioning from a walk-in reference model to an appointment-based service model. This is a&hellip;\n    <\/div>\n  <\/article>\n\n  <\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/library.nau.edu\/speccoll\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0See more archival news on the Special Collections and Archives blog<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Collections and Archives Discover our unique research materials that document the diverse human and natural history of the Colorado Plateau and Northern Arizona. 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