Clemson Libraries

The Clemson University Libraries hold more than 1.8 million items including books, periodicals, electronic resources, digital media collections, government publications and patents, musical recordings, maps and microforms.

Clemson’s main library, the six-level R.M. Cooper Library, holds most of the system’s books and journals as well as government publications, microforms and media. Gunnin Architecture Library in Lee Hall has collections applicable to the art, architecture, design and building disciplines. Special Collections, located in the Strom Thurmond Institute, houses the rare book collections, University Archives and many manuscript collections. Other associated libraries are the Tillman Media Center and Chemistry Reading Room in Hunter Hall on the main campus, and the University Center Library and Campbell Graduate Education Center Library in Greenville.

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Special Collections houses the University Archives, the papers of John C. Calhoun and many manuscripts of noted South Carolinians. More facts ›