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~~The Rare Books Department holds more than 80,000 books, maps, ephemera, and realia documenting the record of human communication from clay tablet to artists' book.

~~By actively collecting and digitizing material of historical and aesthetic importance,the Rare Books Department preserves a heritage of thought, artistic endeavor, and innovation that inspires the human spirit today.

~~We provide reference, research and educational access to local, regional and international communities – strengthening the ability of faculty to teach, students to learn, and communities to find common denominators.

Search for material in the rare book collections. Access the rare book collections by visiting the Special Collections Reference and Reading Rooms, level 4. 

 hold history in your hands

Wheatley
Virgil
Vesalius
MarkTwain
HenryDavidThoreau
JonathanSwift
Stephens
Rousseau
JohnMilton
IsaacNewton
ThomasMoore
ThomasHobbes
CharlesDickens
Galileo
CharlesDarwin
BukharaQuran
FrancisBacon
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Luise Poulton
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Lyuba Basin
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For help with Rare Books, please contact us by email. We are happy to assist you in any way that we can. 

The Special Collections Reading Room is open by appointment only Monday through Thursday, 10-4.

Appointments must be made a minimum of 48 hours in advance. Appointments are available in 2 hour blocks: 10-noon, noon-2, 2-4. 

For more information and to schedule an appointment, please visit the Special Collections webpage.

 

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