The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) offers scholars and students a vibrant research and learning environment. We collect, preserve, and provide access to materials that document the history of our global society, including original manuscripts, photographs, architectural renderings, industrial design prototypes, graphic artworks, audio and moving image recordings, and much more. Today, the SCRC’s collections total approximately 150,000 printed items and over 30,000 linear feet of archival material in 2,400 separate collections, as well as the holdings of the renowned Belfer Audio Archive and the University Archives. Together, these collections offer unfiltered access to primary source material, the “authentic voice” of a writer or creator, from which scholars and students can develop their own views and create their own narratives.
Writings, correspondence, audio and video recordings, research notes, photographs and other materials related to his influential work in special education and advocacy for people with disabilities
The Stephen John Boland Family Papers contain Clippings, Correspondence, Photographs, Printed materials, Scrapbooks, Subject files and Writings. The Scrapbooks pertain to the life of Stephen Boland while the rest of the series deal mainly with the aftermath of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
Materials related to Gary Colasanti, one of the 35 students killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 while returning from studying abroad through Syracuse University's Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA)
The George Fisk Comfort Family Collection includes a variety of correspondence, documents, and photographs from the family of Dean George Fisk Comfort.
The William Alan Daniels Family Collection contains 6 series: Clippings, Correspondence, Personal Objects, Photographs, Printed Materials, and Subject Files. The Personal Objects series contains model trains and wood working tools belonging to Bill Daniels. Cards sent to Bill for his 40th Birthday are available in Correspondence and photos of Bill and his wife Kathy at an American Cyanamid Corporation event are available in Photographs. The rest of the items in the collection relate to the after-math of the bombing, including memorial services and masses held for Bill Daniels, materials for which may be found in the Subject Files series.
Materials relating to Shannon Davis, one of the 35 students killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 while returning from studying abroad through Syracuse University's Division of International Programs Abroad (DIPA), and her mother, Jane Davis
Correspondence from the late 19th century between Henry A. Dickinson and family members, much of which was written while he was a student at Syracuse University
The Melina Kristina Hudson Family Papers contain materials related to Melina Hudson, killed in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, and her parents, Eleanor and Paul Hudson.