Archives Service Center
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| Country | United States |
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| Type | archives and collections |
| Location | 7500 Thomas Boulevard, Pittsburgh, PA 15208 United States 412-648-3232 |
| Coordinates | 40°27′00″N 79°53′43″W / 40.4499°N 79.8952°WCoordinates: 40°27′00″N 79°53′43″W / 40.4499°N 79.8952°W |
| Branch of | The University of Pittsburgh Library System |
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| Access requirements | none; handicap accessible, requesting access prior to visiting is recommended; restrictions apply to what can be brought into the reading room |
| Population served | digital collections are accessible globally; archive contents are open to the public |
| Website | http://www.library.pitt.edu/archives-service-center |
Archives Service Center, University Library System, University of Pittsburgh (ASC) is one of the main repositories within the University Library System at the University of Pittsburgh and houses collections of various manuscripts, media, maps, and other materials of historical, social and scientific content. It houses and functions as the repository for collections that document and describe the history of the Western Pennsylvania region, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, the city of Pittsburgh, and the University of Pittsburgh.
Some of the history of Pittsburgh and the western Pennsylvania region has been documented by primary sources on manuscripts, books, maps, personal diaries, audio recordings, photographs and other materials from the past. The ASC collects material related to the history of this region. The holdings in the collections span over a hundred years, primarily from the mid-19th century to the late 20th century. Some of the content is digitized and accessible online. Content published before 1923 is in the public domain or the rights belong to the University.
Some of ASC's major collections include:
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