Archives & Special Collection Request Form
The Archives & Special Collection is open by appointment only. Please submit your request from this online form.
Contact the Special Collections and Archives Librarian at 301.860-3627
If you have never used primary sources (the materials you find in Archives & Special Collections), please see "Using Archives: A Guide to Effective Research."
Bowie State University Archives and Special Collections is open to all, by appointment only please. Please fill out the Archives & Special Collection Request Form to make your appointment. Once submitted the archives' staff will confirm your appointment via email. If needed the staff will also provide a visitor parking pass.
Only pencils are allowed when using any of the materials. You may use a laptop or tablet, and you may photograph documents.
Photographic Reproductions: At this time we can scan photographs or documents for you on a case-by-case basis. The scans will be made avaible to you after your visit via a shared OneDrive folder link. If materials are reproduced for a project we will have patrons fill out our "Application to Reproduce Materials" and "Permission For Use" forms.
Citations: Please credit all use of materials in print, online, or in exhibits: “Courtesy of Bowie State University, Thurgood Marshall Library, Archives and Special Collections”. For specific collections, cite as: “[Collection Name], Box [x], Bowie State University, Thurgood Marshall Library, Archives and Special Collections”.
Parking on Campus: Please review parking rules on the Bowie State University web site. See the link to the campus map below for information on where to park.
