 Most notably are the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers that contain 4,111 books and 2,230 boxes of material from the two alums of Oregon State.Separate from the library, the school is also home to the Linus Pauling Institute.Other collections in the Special Collections and Archives Research Center include the Atomic Energy and Nuclear History Collections that contains of items, the McDonald Collection with 2,680 items that date back as far as 2000 BC, two collections concerning the history of science, and 30 linear feet in the Nursery and Seed Trade Catalogues, among others.