Henry R. Hatch Reading Room
The Henry R. Hatch Reading Room is a dedicated space for using special collections materials. The room features rotating exhibits of special collections materials and is open for exhibit viewing and quiet study Monday - Friday 10am-4:30pm (except University holidays). No food or drink is permitted in the room. Pencils are the only writing utensils allowed. The room may at times be closed for instruction sessions or other meetings that require the use of the room. Special collections policies outline what to expect when using the reading room.
Make an appointment
Reading room appointments are required to use special collections materials to ensure adequate time for retrieval and availability of the reading room. All are welcome to make appointments using Aeon, our online request system. Appointments to use special collections materials are available Monday - Friday 10am-12 noon and 1-4:30pm.
Materials requests and appointments: Aeon
Email: kslspecialcollections@case.edu
Phone: (216) 368-0189
Kelvin Smith Library location: Second floor in the Henry R. Hatch Reading Room
Mailing Address: Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections, 11055 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland Ohio 44106-7151
Exhibits
Exhibits in the Henry R. Hatch Reading Room change regularly. Visitors are welcome and encouraged to view exhibits during open hours. Please see the KSL Exhibit Program page to view our digital exhibits and learn more about what you see on display in the reading room and elsewhere within the library.
Current exhibit: Western Reserve College Catalog: 1826-1882
In 1975 a library science graduate student reassembled the collection of books in the Catalogue of the Library in Western Reserve College. Now part of special collections, selections representing the curriculum of WRC in the 19th century are on view now.
Enhancing this exhibit is Frederick Douglass's Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, a generous gift to special collections from alumni David A. Johnson Jr. (WRC '73). Frederick Douglass delivered an address to Western Reserve College in 1854.