Your first instinct when you know you may need to use primary or archival materials is to look where?

Welcome. You are visiting the Brandeis University Archives helpguide.

This site is meant to help you navigate through discovery and use of our materials. Our official department website can be found at:

http://lts.brandeis.edu/research/archives-speccoll/.

I hope you will find this guide useful. I welcome your comments, so please leave them below.

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Was Cholmondeley's Coffee Shop named after a dog?

Yes, the coffee shop in Usen Castle is named after the most beloved dog of the campus photographer Ralph Norman, who himself was much beloved by students and is the person for which a yearly campus barbeque is named. You can find out more by visiting Archives & Special Collections. Be sure to call first! 781-736-4686.

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