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Finding ASU History

Basic tools for finding ASU history materials

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I make an appointment in the Wurzberger Reading Room?

  • You are able to make an appointment here.

When is the Wurzberger Reading Room open?

  • The Wurzberger Reading Room is an appointment only. You can request an appointment here. If you are interested in learning more about the libraries operating hours, you are able to locate this information here.

How can I donate materials to your collection?

  • Please refer to this document on our policies regarding donations.

Where can I submit a research question?

  • Please utilize our Ask an Archivist service here.

Call Numbers for Frequently Requested Publications

Request these materials through Ask An Archivist. Include the call number and the date or year of issue for each item:

  • ASU Insight (staff newspaper) - Call Number: 0.5 Ar47 Folio 
  • ASU Insight West (staff newspaper) - Call Number: 1011.5 W52 (not folio)
  • State Press (student newspaper) - Call Number: 131.10 St29 Folio 

Note that recent State Press editions are available online, see the Research Tools tab.

  • Football Game Programs - Call Number: 34.13 
  • Enrollment Summaries - Call Number: 33.10 

See also the Student Enrollment Data Compilations online collection.

  • ASU Statistical Summary/Fact Book - Call Number: 33.8 

These materials are available on a walk-in basis at the Wurzburger Reading Room, Hayden Library, Tempe campus:

  • Football Media Guides - Call Number: 34.7 
  • Commencement Programs - Call Number: 45.3 

ASU Graduation and Commencement Resources

Commencement Programs

The Graduation Office has provided digital copies of the Commencement Program from Fall 2012-present. Issues can be accessed here. 

Physical copies of Commencement Programs (1887-present) are available for viewing in-person at the Wurzburger Reading Room, Hayden Library, Tempe campus. (Call Number: 45.3)

Honorary Degree Recipients

The Graduation Office maintains a list of Honorary Degree Recipients which includes links to commencement speeches for some speakers.

The ASU Library acknowledges the twenty-three Native Nations that have inhabited this land for centuries. Arizona State University's four campuses are located in the Salt River Valley on ancestral territories of Indigenous peoples, including the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) Indian Communities, whose care and keeping of these lands allows us to be here today. ASU Library acknowledges the sovereignty of these nations and seeks to foster an environment of success and possibility for Native American students and patrons. We are advocates for the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge systems and research methodologies within contemporary library practice. ASU Library welcomes members of the Akimel O’odham and Pee Posh, and all Native nations to the Library.