{"id":362,"date":"2023-08-10T09:16:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T14:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/library\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2026-07-27T14:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T19:46:08","slug":"distinctive-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lits\/distinctive-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Distinctive Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rolvaag Library Distinctive Collection offers students and scholars access to printed materials from the 15th century to the present. You can start exploring our collections and work through our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/stolaf.edu\/virtualexhibits\">virtual exhibits<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hours and Access<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Access to the Rolvaag Library Distinctive Collections is dependent on staff availability, Monday \u2013 Thursday 9am to 4pm. Researchers need to make an appointment at least 24 hours in advance by completing our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stolafcarleton.teamdynamix.com\/TDClient\/2779\/Library\/Requests\/ServiceDet?ID=52831\">Distinctive Collections Appointment Request<\/a>\u00a0form. To prepare for your appointment, see our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lits\/visit-distinctive-collections\/\">guidelines for visitors<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about our collections and how to search the catalog, please see our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/libraryguides.stolaf.edu\/specialcollections\">Using Distinctive Collections<\/a>&nbsp;Research Guide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Class Visits Welcome!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We kindly ask that you request classes a minimum of two weeks in advance. We can generally accommodate a maximum of twenty students, but will do all in our power to meet your needs. To request a class please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stolafcarleton.teamdynamix.com\/TDClient\/2779\/Library\/Requests\/ServiceDet?ID=47455\">open a support ticket<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/libraryguides.stolaf.edu\/teachwithspecialcollections\">Research Guide<\/a>&nbsp;for more information on teaching with Distinctive Collections and College Archives material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rolvaag Library Distinctive Collection offers students and scholars access to printed materials from the 15th century to the present. You can start exploring our collections and work through our&nbsp;virtual exhibits. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9083,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_spp_custom_css":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-362","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9083"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22378,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362\/revisions\/22378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/lits\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}