Book and printing history collections

Materials in these collections may include books, periodicals, and/or archival material.

For materials related to specific fine or small presses or book artists, browse press collections. 

• AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Files (in process, SCRB Collection Number 161)
• The Ampersand Club Papers (in process, SCRB Collection Number 114)
• Rutherford G. Aris Paleography Collection (SCRB Collection Number 42)
• Artifact Collection (SCRB Collection Number 43)
• The Gary and Shirley Best Collection of Charles Dana Gibson (SCRB Collection Number 49)
• Bovey Autograph Collection (unprocessed, SCRB Collection Number 115)
• Broadsides (not yet processed, SCRB Collection Number 66)
• Cuneiform Collection (SCRB Collection Number 53)
• Judith Duncan Papers (SCRB Collection Number 58)
• Ekman Typography Collection (SCRB Collection Number 60)--A card file for this collection is found in the Reading Room.
• Individual Medieval Manuscript Leaves (SCRB Collection Number 78)
• Fifty Original Leaves from Medieval Manuscripts (Otto F. Ege Collection, SCRB Collection Number 79)
• Codices (SCRB Collection Number 80)
• Papyri and Ostraka Collection (SCRB Collection Number 84)
• Claus Maywald Initials Collection (unprocessed, SCRB Collection Number 147)
• Typography Collection (SCRB Collection Number 104) The Typography Collection houses books created as works of art as well as mercantile items. The collection contains books from the more famous presses, such as Kelmscott, Vale, Ashendene, Doves, Gregynog, and Golden Cockerel, as well as productions of hobby printers. The Rare Books Division maintains a special catalog of these presses and of the names of typographers, designers and illustrators. Most of these items also are accessible through the Libraries' catalog.
• Wheeler Bookplate Collection (SCRB Collection Number 107)