Special Collections & University Archives (SCUA) is responsible for collecting, preserving, and providing access to Bucknell's collections of rare books, manuscripts, and the university archives collection that is composed of the institutional records of Bucknell University. We seek to provide wider access and context for our unique collections: here you'll find a selection ranging from historical Bucknell photographs to illuminated manuscripts to World War II correspondence and beyond.
View WWII propaganda posters from Bucknell's Special Collections, researched and described by History students exploring wartime messaging and visual…→
Follow an 1855 Bucknell graduate's Civil War diaries and letters documenting Burnside's North Carolina expedition, newly transcribed and encoded for study.→
Read wartime letters home from John F. Zeller III, Bucknell alumnus and university president, transcribed from his WWII and Korea service.→
John F. Zeller III. A member of the Class of 1941, John was a part of Bucknell University for 68 of his 91 years. We are all reminded of John's legacy by his…→