LGBTQ+ Research

Special Collections materials in the John Hay Library related to LGBTQ studies.

Special collections in the John Hay Library related to the study of gender and sexuality.

Online interactive finding aids for archival and manuscript collections in the Brown University Library. Some include digital facsimiles of original documents.

The Pembroke Center maintains the Christine Dunham Farnham Archive and the Feminist Theory Archive in partnership with the Brown University Library. Many other resources are available as well.

Researchers are required to create an account in order to make requests to view materials in the John Hay Library Special Collections Reading Room or to request digital images. All requests for special collections materials are made through Aeon, Brown University Library Special Collections Request System.

The Library holds more than 500 named collections which are distinguished by their specialized subject matter, age, uniqueness, or value. Most of the listed collections on this page are located in the John Hay Library. To locate digitized collections, search the Brown Digital Repository. This page also lists collections by subject area.

The BDR is a service of the Brown University Library that provides a place to gather, index, store, preserve, and make available digital assets produced via the scholarly, instructional, research, and administrative activities at Brown.

Current collecting directions for materials in the John Hay.