Welcome. The Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections is home to a number of archival and book collections, most of which focus on the history of twentieth-century science and technology. Our primary mission is to preserve and provide access to the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers.

NEWS & EVENTS

Rare Books and Manuscripts Highlighted in New Digital Exibit. February 7, 2012

Rare Books and Manuscripts Highlighted in New Digital Exibit
February 7, 2012

Online visitors have a chance to peruse one of OSU’s oldest and most intriguing resources with the OSU Libraries' Special Collections & Archives Research Center's newest exhibit, "Treasures of the McDonald Collection."

Resident Scholar Program Now Accepting Applicants for 2012. January 5, 2012

Resident Scholar Program Now Accepting Applicants for 2012
January 5, 2012

The Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Research Center (SCARC) is pleased to announce that applications are once again being solicited for the Resident Scholar Program. Stipends of $2,500 per month renewable for up to three months (for a total maximum grant award of $7,500) will be awarded to researchers whose proposals detail a compelling potential use of the materials held in the Center. Applications are due by April 30, 2012.

October 20, 2011 - Revised and Expanded Pauling Awards Site Released

June 1, 2011 - Resident Scholars for 2011 Announced

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“The Impact of Linus Pauling on Molecular Biology,” Francis Crick

The Life and Work of Linus Pauling (1901-1994): A Discourse on the Art of Biography. February 28, 1995. Transcript.