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Microforms

The microform collection encompasses over 186,000 pieces of microfiche and reels of microfilm. Most of the collection consists of back issues of periodicals, but the library does have special historical collections on microfilm, including the following:

American Revolution in Context
American Women’s Diaries
Annals of Congress 1789-1824
Congressional Globe 1833-1873
Congressional Record 1873-1980
Journal of the American Temperance Union and the New-York Prohibitionist
Mechanics' Free Press
Pennsylvania Gazette 1728-1815
Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations
Records of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedman, & Abandoned Lands
Register of Debates in Congress 1825-1938

All microforms are located on the first floor of the library. The library has four machines that patrons can use to view and make free copies of materials. Please see a librarian if you need assistance using our microform collections.

Last Modified on 1/18/2007

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“Universally, students are delighted with the quality of Hendrix academics, the hallmark of which is the faculty-student interaction.” –The Insider’s Guide to the Colleges, 2009 Edition
Our graduates include
6 Rhodes Scholars,
14 Fulbright Scholars,
26 Watson Fellows,
21 Goldwater Scholars,
2 Truman Scholars,
2 Jack Kent Cooke Scholars
and a Marshall Scholar.
Our graduates’ acceptance rate at law schools stands at over 90% and the acceptance rate at medical schools is 85% (that’s nearly twice the national average).