The beinecke rare book & manuscript library at yale university

Many call the fifteenthcentury codex, commonly known as the voynich manuscript, the worlds most mysterious book. Johannes marcus marci of cronland presented the book to athanasius kircher, s. Beinecke library curated collection photo negative collection 11025 david plowden 1791 detroit photographic co 1115 carl van vechten 940 dellenbaugh 811 more. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library was an architectural incongruity amid the university. Austin reed, the life and the adventures of a haunted convict. Uncatalogued acquisitions database to read more about selected acquisitions since 1995, refer to.

This list reflects the form and genre terms frequently used by the rare book cataloging unit in its cataloging of beinecke printed materials and includes terms that the library believes are important and is updated to reflect changing usage and needs. The library is yale universitys principal repository for literary papers and for early manuscripts and rare books in the fields of literature, theology, history. American modernist writers and the orient yale university. Austin reed, the life and adventures of a haunted convict.

Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university. I was also fortunate in having access to the expertise of the curators of the beinecke library collections. The materials consist of a videotaped interview with alfred van sinderen regarding the presidential letters exhibition in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university. Guide to research tools orbis yale s online catalog database of archival collections and manuscripts uncataloged acquisitions digital images. Wynne, research librarian in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, guided me through the first phase of the undertaking. Completed in 1963 and situated on yale universitys campus, in new haven, connecticut, the library has room for approximately 780,000 volumes. Although additional volumes were once contemplated, none has ever been published.

A musthave for aficionados of rare books, this volume lovingly shows how a great research library is at the heart of the university educational experience. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library is one of the worlds largest buildings devoted to rare books and manuscripts housing about 180,000 volumes in the central tower and over 1 million that are kept in the underground book stacks. Catalog introduction for a fieldbyfield description of this online catalog. The beinecke library is committed to providing broad access to its collections for teaching, learning, and research in accordance with yale university policy. Yale university beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Distributed for the beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Its preeminent collection provides extraordinarily rich resources for the study of sexual modernism and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender life and culture in the twentieth century. Abaa glossary of book collecting terms abc for book collectors pdf bookbinding and the conservation of books catalogers desktop classification web estc estc web matching heritage of the printed book hpb lc authorities lc catalog rare books and manuscripts section rbms. Abaa glossary of book collecting terms abc for book collectors pdf bookbinding and the conservation of books catalogers desktop classification web estc estc web matching heritage of the printed book hpb lc.

Beinecke rare book and manuscript library posts facebook. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library home facebook. The beinecke holds most of the original papers from the formation and founding of kaweah, allowing a rare, intimate look at the struggles and intrigue of forming a utopian commune. Home romanov photograph album 2 search terms search type. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library digital collections. The draft typescript for this and other cards in a set of christmas greetings are among the extensive langston hughes papers in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library. We have opened a temporary reading room in yales sterling memorial library, located directly across wall street from the beinecke. Beinecke houses one of the worlds largest collections of rare books and manuscripts and currently has about half a million volumes and several million manuscripts.

October 18 december 20, 1996 organized by patricia c. Guide to the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university, photographs author compiled by staff of manuscripts and archives date september 1998 language of description finding aid written in english. Kevin repp beinecke rare book and manuscript library wednesdays, 10. In 1963, yale university opened the most modern of structures to house its most ancient of books. Manuscript on parchment uneven quality, severely trimmed of a florilegium comprised of a series of meditations and prayers. Finding aids describe the creation, content, context, and arrangement of archival materials, allowing users to identify and request materials relevant to their research. Yale collection of american literature, beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university. The beinecke library contains yale university s principal rare books and literary manuscripts and serves as a research center for students, faculty, and other scholars. Written in an unknown script by an unknown author, the manuscript has no clearer purpose now than when it was rediscovered in 1912 by rare books. Archives at yale contains finding aids from 10 libraries and repositories at yale university. The beinecke library s robust collections are used to create new scholarship by researchers from around the world. The library is open to all yale university students and faculty.

A sixstory aboveground glassenclosed tower of book stacks is encased by. Originally published by the beinecke rare book and manuscript library in 1988, this work has quickly become an indispensable guide for scholars in a wide range of medieval studies. Yale center for british art, institutional archives. Art and architecture beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Log in to place or check the status of requests for beinecke materials. In the late 19th century, rare and valuable books of the library. Beinecke ms 408 request the physical item to view in our reading room. The collection spans the years 1921 to 1981, with the bulk of the material covering the period from 1950 to 1964. Manuscripts, published by yale university press in 1965.

Beinecke cataloging manual form and genre headings. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library archives at yale. Voynich in 1912 from the jesuit college at frascati near rome. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, 121 wall st, room for more information about the weekly sessions and other related events, please click here. Beinecke cataloging manual yale university library. Its holdings draw hundreds of scholars, artists, and critics from around the world to the reading room each year. Beinecke collection of western americana, volume one. It was time to celebrate our success and our remarkable building architect gordon bunshafts masterpiece of marble, granite, bronze and glass. A record for this resource appears in orbis, the yale university library catalog. Viola baxter jordan 602 beinecke construction 503 filippo tommaso marinetti 441 the osborn collection 432 william carlos williams 398 worlds fairs 361 koch. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale brbl is an architectural icon and its 500,00 rare books and over one million volumes make it one of the most important research facilities of its kind in the world. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library may 9 at 12.

Yale center for british art, rare books and manuscripts. The text, apparently a unicum, is a cento of biblical. Beinecke library of yale university yale university press. Beinecke collected can be found in jeanne goddard and charles kritzler, a catalogue of the frederick w. The building was designed by gordon bunshaft and completed in 1963. Beinecke library renovation beinecke library renovation. Catalogue of medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university, edited by barbara shailor et. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library yale university library. Medical historical library, harvey cushing john hay whitney medical library. Log in to place or check the status of requests for materials from manuscripts and archives, the medical historical. Cloistered by a shell of stone, the 1963 beinecke rare book and manuscript library in yale, us, is one of the worlds foremost collections of rare manuscripts.

The beinecke library contains yale universitys principal rare books and literary manuscripts and serves as a research center for students, faculty, and other scholars. Kuhl, nancy curator for american literature beinecke rare book and manuscript library. I was also fortunate in having access to the expertise of the curators of the beinecke library. The chinese rare books at yale database brings together information about chinese rare books and manuscripts held primarily in east asia library special collections in sml and also in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library. The beinecke s website, catalog records, finding aids, and digital images enhance scholarship and promote use of both the digital and the original object. Koch collection at the beinecke library, yale university. Sep 30, 2014 yale universitys beinecke rare book and manuscript library is the largest building in the world dedicated to the containment and preservation of rare books, manuscripts, and documents. Shortterm fellowships usually one month to support visiting scholars pursuing postdoctoral or equivalent research in its collections. Yales beinecke rare book and manuscript library turns 50. The collection consists predominantly of printed works published before 1796. A brief look at the transition from manuscript to printed book concludes the survey. Lettrism is a french avantgarde movement established in paris in the mid1940s, named for the french word for letter l ettrisme, since their early work centered around parsing the visual and spoken symbols of language.

One of the largest buildings in the world devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts, the library can accommodate 180,000 volumes in the central tower and more than 600,000. Yale university library yale law school repository digital commons. Beinecke library is the largest building in north america exclusively for rare books and. Art and architecture beinecke rare book and manuscript. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, new haven, ct. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library amusing planet. Also of interest more from this author a catalogue of the frederick r. The rachel carson papers at the beinecke rare book and manuscript library consist of manuscripts, notebooks, letters, newspaper clippings, photos, and printed material relating to the life and career of rachel carson. The beinecke librarys robust collections are used to create new scholarship by researchers from around the world. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library beinecke. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library profession. The hughes archives were given to yale university by the renowned writer beginning in 1941, continuing throughout his lifetime, and including more materials from his. Kaweah grew out of the international workers association iwa in san francisco, a city that has spawned more utopian movements than any other location in america.