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Department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation
  

Rare Book Collection
   Printed books, journals and pamphlets from 1472 to the present.
Manuscript and Special Collections
   Letters, diaries, architectural drawings, maps,
prints, photographs and more.
University Archives
   Manuscript and printed materials about the history of the University of Rochester.
Online Projects and Publications
    Lincoln and his Circle, Frederick Douglass Project, Online Exhibits, Undergraduate Student Projects...
Databases for Manuscript, Book and Print Collections
Preservation
   Information about our Preservation and Conservation programs, Disaster Manual, etc.
Access and User Services
   Using the Collections
   Services for Faculty and Staff
   Frequently Asked Questions
Library Information

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   About the Department
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Exhibitions, Lectures and News
Admiral Harkness Admiral William Harkness - Class of 1858: Astronomical Adventurer  This exhibit illustrates Harkness’s nearly 40 year career at the US Naval Observatory in Washington, DC during ...
Thomas E. Dewey THOMAS E. DEWEY AND HIS TIMES: AN EXHIBITION CURATED BY RICHARD NORTON SMITH  In 1982 Richard Norton Smith, the well-known political commentator and author, published his first ...
Exhibit: John Dryden and the Book: 1659-1700  The exhibit explores Dryden’s diverse literary production (plays, poetry, translation, opera, and prose) in the context of his age, ...
icon New Acquisitions  New or old, these books are recent additions to the Rare Books Collections. ...
  More News and Exhibitions
  Exhibits: Online, Future, Present, and Past
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Border based on a design by Claude Bragdon (1866-1946), whose Papers are housed in the
Department.
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