Special Collections Center: Archives

Schedule an appointment, in-person or virtual
specialcollections@c.ringling.edu

Sign-up for a research consultation, virtual
https://calendly.com/goldstein-library

Virtual services: Special Collections staff are available to answer reference questions and meet for research consultations by phone, email, or Zoom. To request a scan from physical library materials, please use our Scan Request Form.

Janelle Rebel
Digital Curation and Special Collections Librarian 
jrebel@c.ringling.edu
(941) 359-7583

Alexandra Vargas-Fournier, CA
Archivist
avfourni@ringling.edu
(941) 309-4055

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*New Hours (Fall and Spring Semester)*

Monday - Friday: By appointment from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., no drop-ins
Saturday - Sunday: Closed

Reading Room Occupancy: 3 people (2 researchers + 1 staff member max)

Location
Ringling College of Art + Design
2nd floor of the Alfred R. Goldstein Library
2700 N. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34234

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• The Ringling College of Art & Design Archives aims to chronicle the story, impact, and path to preeminence of the College in Sarasota and the art and design community at large.
• We play a vital role in documenting the college’s long-standing mission of preparing students to be discerning visual thinkers and ethical practitioners in their chosen area of art and design.
• By building, describing, and making available collections of historical significance, the Archives will preserve and contextualize the history of Ringling College for future generations of campus community members and researchers.

What does the Ringling College Archives do? 

• Enables access to the college's archival collections
• Offers research consultations for using archives at Ringling College and elsewhere
• Provides class instruction on archives and primary sources
• Training on Special Collections' Overhead Book Scanner
• Consults on digital archiving initiatives and best practices for digital storage organization