Collections of books and periodicals (c.48,000) which, for a variety of reasons, are held apart from the main library areas, are housed in the Archives & Special Collections Department of the Harriet Irving Library. Also found here are c.6,066 ft. of UNB's institutional records and private papers (historical and literary) relevant to New Brunswick. UNB hosted digital collections include:

• Benjamin Marston Diaries
• The Electronic Edition of the Winslow Papers
• Gilmour & Rankin Collection
• Henry George Clopper Ketchum - The Railway to Glory or Despair
• Indian Affairs Documents
• UNB Sports Photographs
• The Ward Chipman Slavery Brief

Information about UNB's Archives and Special Collections.