The reading room of the Clara Thomas Archives & Special Collections is open for research visits on the following conditions:
- Access is by appointment only and appointments must be made in advance.
- Appointments are usually available from Tuesday to Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm aside from public holidays and university holidays
- Researchers must complete a virtual registration form provided by Archives and Special Collections and submit it by email prior to their first visit.
- Researchers must submit a list of up to six items to be examined during their initial visit. Additional material can be retrieved during visits based on staff availability.
- Researchers are welcome to use digital cameras to take images of our holdings for their personal use and private study.
- Please contact us at archives@yorku.ca to make an appointment to use our holdings.
We invite researchers to browse our holdings prior to booking an appointment. Our descriptive database (AtoM) is available online, as is an inventory of distinct archival fonds and collections. Our Special Collections holdings are catalogued and available through the main library catalogue OMNI.
For more information regarding financial assistance for research at the Clara Thomas Archives please see the information about the Kent Haworth Archival Research Fellowship