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 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.

Also check out our FAQ page here.

Is the Gerstenzang science library named after the inventor of the Q-Tip? Was it built to look like one?

Yes, the science library is named after Leo Gerstenzang, who before his involevement with Brandeis invented the Q-tip. It is not nor has it ever been shaped like one, however. You can find out more by visiting Archives & Special Collections. Be sure to call first! 781-736-4686.