Rare Books & Manuscripts
The Rare Books & Manuscripts Collection is composed of primary source material which covers a variety of subjects, with a collecting focus towards British Studies, American Literature, Children’s Literature, and Classical Music.
British Studies
Published books from the 1500s through the 20th century, including the Rhinehart Collection on British History
Children's Literature
Published 19th through 21st–century books for children and adolescents, original artwork, and comic books
American Literature
Highlights include the Paul and Maryrose Carroll Beat Collection and the John and Marjorie Idol Hawthorne Collection
Max Smith Collection
Rare European and American music books and scores as well as other items related to classical music
Dai Papers and Book Collection
Library and papers of Dr. Bingham Dai, one of the first native-born Chinese to be trained in the new 20th century theories of psychiatry and psychology
Women's Studies
McFadden Collection of rare and annotated titles by and about women and Elaine J. O’Quinn Collection in Girls’ Studies