Colby College Special Collections

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Our mission: We building collections that strengthen and expand the College's academic program*We create immersive experiences through curation and discovery*We cultivate partnerships on campus and beyond

Our vision: We celebrate connections*We teach, learn and empower*We steward and promote unique materials and the stories they tell

Note: The nature of Special Collections & Archives’ materials is such that some items may represent positions, norms, and values that are no longer (or never were) consistent with the positions, norms, and values of the Colby Libraries or of the College as a whole. Similarly, content within the larger, circulating collections may be deemed offensive by some of our visitors; however, to remove or redact this information from the current or historical record would be counter to library and archival best practices. Therefore, potentially offensive materials will remain in the Libraries’ collections, at the Libraries’ discretion, as historical documentation and as reminders that we must be vigilant in our efforts to be both inclusive and transparent.