Special Collections and Rare Books

Special Collections and Rare Books serves as the University Libraries’ general repository for publications that need special handling due to rarity, age, value, or fragility.

Welcome

Links are provided on this screen to a number of categories that attempt to list many of the collections held by the Special Collections and Rare Books department.

Under each of these categories you will find a list of collections, some of them with links to additional information.

In some cases, (for example, the Medieval Manuscripts Collection or the Papyri Collection) additional scanned images are available of selected items.

 

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Search collections

Collection guides
Archival collection guides, or finding aids, are online guides to selected historical records and papers.
Digital collections
Search for digitized images and other media.
Libraries catalog
Search for cataloged books, journals, and records.

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Explore Special Collections and Rare Books

Author collections

Consists primarily of book collections that contain various titles and editions by a specific author

Literary collections

May contain books, periodicals, and/or archival materials of a literary nature covering a number of authors and time periods

Personal libraries

The personal libraries of individual collectors covering various subjects

Scientific collections

Various aspects of science or technology and may include books, periodicals, and/or archival material

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Note: Appointments are required to visit the reading room within these hours.
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Give to the collection

Consider a financial donation to help continue to build and preserve our special collections and rare books.

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