Nestled on the edge of the ravines running through Grand Valley's Allendale campus, the Seidman House contains the University Libraries' Special Collections & University Archives. Our space includes a large quiet study area for students with floor to ceiling windows that overlook the wooded ravines, open work tables, and comfortable seating, as well as the Special Collections & University Archives reading room. Visitors to Seidman House can view displays of our rare books and manuscript materials and gain research access to our varied collections.
Special Collections & University Archives collects, preserves, makes accessible, and promotes institutional records, manuscripts and documents, rare and unique book collections, photographs, media, art and artifacts in support of the teaching, research, and service mission of Grand Valley State University.
Rare books, political papers, literary and historical manuscripts, maps and atlases, photographs and media, art, artifacts and ephemera
Institutional records, documents, and publications pertaining to more than 50 years of Grand Valley State University history
Highlights digitized from the holdings of Special Collections &University Archives. Easy to search images, publications, manuscripts, and oral histories
Dale Eldred's bifilar pendulum sculpture was removed from its original place in Kirkhof Center due to safety concerns after staff noticed wear on its cable. Several students were rumored to have...
