Featured Collections:
Beautiful Books
This is the first Digital Exhibit for Special Collections, recreating two 2018 physical exhibits in order to share 120 books with everyone. There are multiple pictures included for each book, physical details, and supporting documents. St. Augustine Fiction
This collection is unique to Flagler College and focuses on adult novels and children’s books with the action taking place here completely or partially. This link will take you to our guide to explore all the books in the St. Augustine Fiction Collection. Faculty/Staff/Alumni Books
Mission Statement
The Special Collections at Flagler College is committed to giving proper care to old, rare, valuable, or institutionally identified subject-specific books, and to educating the Flagler College community on the critical importance of studying, caring for, preserving, and the research value of these distinguished materials.
What is Special Collections?
The items in this department are kept separate from the regular collection due to age, rarity, fragility, edition status (1st editions), or added considerations (signed, prior ownership by someone important, affiliation to Flagler College or St. Augustine). Not all books in Special Collections are rare. Some books were donated expressly to be treated with the extra care a special collections department implies. Our current size is 2,400+ books, maps, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets, letters, photographs, artwork, and several pieces of ethnic clothing.
This collection is distinct from the Flagler College Archives which collects and preserves materials about the College, the Hotel Ponce de Leon, Henry Flagler and his family, Henry Flagler’s enterprises, and photographs and documents related to St. Augustine’s history.
Access
- Access to Special Collections is by appointment only. Please send Katherine Owens an email (kowens@flagler.edu) with your request.
- Special Collections is a non-circulating collection; the items may not leave the building.
- Professors or students needing long-term access is not a problem. The items will be pulled and kept to one side in Miss Owens's office for your use.
