Explore our collections
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Books, pamphlets, and ephemera documenting the diversity of thought through the lens of political and social ideologies of the far left and far right.
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Extensive holdings of books, manuscript collections, ephemera, and posters documenting the whole of the African continent, with strengths in Senegambia, the horn of Africa, and southern Africa.
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Manuscripts and printed books on agriculture dating from the 15th through the present.
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Papers, records, and ephemera from a variety of creators rooted in popular culture, collections reflect the magnitude in which our lives have been informed and influenced.
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Items that embody and treat as their subjects all aspects of the book as a physical structure, including contemporary artists’ books and fine press materials from the 18th century to the present.
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Books, journals, and other materials relating to the lived experiences of Chicanx and Latinx communities across the United States.
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The world's largest collection of comic books, graphic novels, and books and journals about comics.
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American and international culinary traditions and foodways, including community and commercially produced cookbooks, menus, and ephemera.
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A wide range of manuscripts and printed books documenting all aspects of European history, along with Japanese and Chinese books on the history, culture, and literature of those areas.
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Books, serials, ephemera, and archival materials documenting LGBTQ+ communities and experiences, and the Men’s Movement.
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A wide variety of first and early editions of important works of literature, as well as archival literary collections, all spanning nearly seven centuries.
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Manuscripts and printed books dating back to the medieval period, with strengths including agriculture, literature, cookery, almanacs, and the history of science.
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One of the largest and finest collections in the world of historical books and manuscripts related to veterinary medicine.
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A diverse range of sub-cultural and counter-cultural publications, usually crafted by a single creator or a small group.
