diff --git a/app/controllers/hyrax/dashboard/collections_controller_override.rb b/app/controllers/hyrax/dashboard/collections_controller_override.rb
index 67c0c912..8973bcf2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/hyrax/dashboard/collections_controller_override.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/hyrax/dashboard/collections_controller_override.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def add_new_banner(uploaded_file_ids)
         banner_info.save f.collection_banner_url
       end
 
-      # [Hyrax-overwrite-v3.0.0.pre.rc1] Restrict deletion to admins only
+      # [Hyrax-overwrite-v3.4.2] Restrict deletion to admins only
       def destroy
         if current_user.admin? && @collection.destroy
           after_destroy(params[:id])
@@ -26,6 +26,31 @@ def destroy
           after_destroy_error(params[:id])
         end
       end
+
+      def new
+        # Coming from the UI, a collection type id should always be present.  Coming from the API, if a collection type id is not specified,
+        # use the default collection type (provides backward compatibility with versions < Hyrax 2.1.0)
+        @aspace_repositories = retrieve_aspace_repositories
+        collection_type_id = params[:collection_type_id].presence || default_collection_type.id
+        @collection.collection_type_gid = CollectionType.find(collection_type_id).to_global_id
+        add_breadcrumb t(:'hyrax.controls.home'), root_path
+        add_breadcrumb t(:'hyrax.dashboard.breadcrumbs.admin'), hyrax.dashboard_path
+        add_breadcrumb t('.header', type_title: collection_type.title), request.path
+        @collection.try(:apply_depositor_metadata, current_user.user_key)
+        form
+      end
+
+      private
+
+        def retrieve_aspace_repositories
+          service = Aspace::ApiService.new
+          formatter = Aspace::FormattingService.new
+
+          service.authenticate!
+
+          data = service.fetch_repositories
+          data.map { |r| formatter.format_repository(r) } || []
+        end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/views/hyrax/dashboard/collections/new.html.erb b/app/views/hyrax/dashboard/collections/new.html.erb
index a313ac8c..d05f6820 100644
--- a/app/views/hyrax/dashboard/collections/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/hyrax/dashboard/collections/new.html.erb
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@
           <p>Select an ArchivesSpace Repository.</p>
           <div class="form-group">
             <label for="sel1">Select list:</label>
-            <select class="form-control" id="sel1"></select>
+            <% repositories = @aspace_repositories.presence || [] %>
+            <%= select_tag('sel1', 
+                           options_for_select(repositories.collect{ |ar| [ar[:name], ar[:repository_id]] }), 
+                           class: 'form-control')  %>
           </div>
           <div class="call-number-field">
             <label for="aspace-call-number">Call Number: (must be exact)</label>
@@ -71,22 +74,6 @@
   var result_success;
   var result_error;
 
-  $.ajax({
-    url: '/aspace/repositories',
-    type: 'GET',
-    dataType: 'json',
-    async: false,
-    success: function(repositories) {
-      jQuery.each( repositories, function(i, val) {
-        var o = new Option(val.name, val.repository_id);
-        /// jquerify the DOM object 'o' so we can use the html method
-        $(o).html(val.name);
-        $("#sel1").append(o);
-        repository_id = val.repository_id;
-      });
-    }
-  });
-
   $("#aspace-loader").click(function (e) {
     $("#aspace-error").hide();
     $(".aspace-result-empty").empty();