Please note that rare, old, and out-of-print books as well as dissertations and theses are in the Department of Special Collections and University Archives of the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and may be consulted in the university’s DuBois Library. 

A listing of these titles can be found at the following URL. Please note that clicking on this link will open a new browser window to Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA), University of Massachusetts, Amherst: Click here to go to the website.

If you require assistance locating books, magazine and journal articles, videos, dissertations, and other library materials, please contact the SCUA office and provide as much information as possible about what you are looking for.

Reading list - to help you begin your research. This list is not intended to be comprehensive; rather, it is a starting point for general information on state-wide and greater scope.

In April 2025, the Board of Trustees voted to donate the AGS Reference Library to the Special Collections of Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, TN. Once processed, these books, many of which are on the Reading List, will be available for public use.