Our Special Collections include rare books and manuscripts and archival collections that were not produced by AU and don't directly document the history of AU. The rare books collections cover a variety of topics, such as art, Japanese history and culture, literature, mathematics, music, and religion. The archival collections include materials documenting local DC history, radio and journalism history, and two community driven collections, the Peace Corps Community Archives, and the Humanities Truck. Below are highlighted examples from these areas within Special Collections.