Class Visits and Instruction
The Loyola Archives and Special Collections serves as a learning lab for students to engage in a hands-on experience with archival materials and develop skills in using primary sources. We welcome opportunities to collaborate with faculty members on developing instruction sessions and projects for their classes. Please contact Kathy Young, University Archivist, at kyoung3@luc.edu if you would like to schedule a class session at the Loyola Archives and Special Collections.
The Planning Process
- Requests should be submitted a minimum of three weeks in advance of the class. Priority is given to requests submitted prior to the start of the semester.
- Faculty members are requested to provide a class syllabus and/or a description of the class assignment.
- Archives and Special Collections staff will meet with faculty members to discuss the goals for the class visit/assignment. Materials will be discussed and selected during this meeting.
- Date and time of the class session is confirmed.
What to to Know
- The Special Collections reading room holds twenty seated people comfortably and up to 28 not so comfortably.
- Large classes are divided between the reading room and archives annex in order to provide a comfortable and safe space for students to engage with materials.
- Dates and times for class sessions depend on availability of staff and space.
Recent Activities
- Introduction to archival research and primary sources
- Introduction to Loyola history
- Introduction to the Jesuitica collection
- Class discussions and demonstrations
- Small group activities
- Class assignments
- Independent study projects
- Individual projects
The Loyola Archives and Special Collections serves as a learning lab for students to engage in a hands-on experience with archival materials and develop skills in using primary sources. We welcome opportunities to collaborate with faculty members on developing instruction sessions and projects for their classes. Please contact Kathy Young, University Archivist, at kyoung3@luc.edu if you would like to schedule a class session at the Loyola Archives and Special Collections.
The Planning Process
- Requests should be submitted a minimum of three weeks in advance of the class. Priority is given to requests submitted prior to the start of the semester.
- Faculty members are requested to provide a class syllabus and/or a description of the class assignment.
- Archives and Special Collections staff will meet with faculty members to discuss the goals for the class visit/assignment. Materials will be discussed and selected during this meeting.
- Date and time of the class session is confirmed.
What to to Know
- The Special Collections reading room holds twenty seated people comfortably and up to 28 not so comfortably.
- Large classes are divided between the reading room and archives annex in order to provide a comfortable and safe space for students to engage with materials.
- Dates and times for class sessions depend on availability of staff and space.
Recent Activities
- Introduction to archival research and primary sources
- Introduction to Loyola history
- Introduction to the Jesuitica collection
- Class discussions and demonstrations
- Small group activities
- Class assignments
- Independent study projects
- Individual projects