Beinecke rare book and manuscript library posts facebook. Beinecke rare book library gordon bunshaft som great. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, 121 wall st, room for more information about the weekly sessions and other related events, please click here. Edwin schroeder photo by michael marsland yale university edwin e. This exhibition looks closely at the handwritten text in early modern britain, and asks what it has to tell us about power, wit, and the questions we should ask of the manuscript past. Yales beinecke rare book and manuscript library to reopen. For further information, consult the appropriate curator. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library is located on the yale university campus, 121 wall street, new haven, connecticut 06511. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library was gifted by the beinecke family and is the largest building in the world reserved exclusively for the preservation of rare books and manuscripts. Located on yale universitys campus in new haven, connecticut, the beinecke can hold 180,000 volumes in its central tower and more than one million volumes in its underground book stacks. Completed in 1963 and situated on yale universitys campus, in new haven, connecticut, the library has room for approximately 780,000 volumes.
October 18 december 20, 1996 organized by patricia c. The building was designed by gordon bunshaft and completed in 1963. Discover beinecke rare book and manuscript library in new haven, connecticut. The article on the beinecke rare book and manuscript library does not mention the fact that it has a wellknown ezra pound collection that includes a lot of very significant manuscript material. The beinecke rare book and manuscript library exhibition materials is the physical property of the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university. Yale universitys beinecke rare book and manuscript library is the largest building in the world. Particular strengths of the beinecke librarys digitized collection materials include medieval manuscripts, portions of the james weldon johnson collections, and papyri, though virtually all. Beinecke rare book library by gordon bunshaft som architect, at new haven, connecticut, 1963, architecture in the great buildings online. Beinecke cataloging manual form and genre headings.
Its holdings draw hundreds of scholars, artists, and critics from around the world to the reading room each year. Edwin schroeder reappointed director of the beinecke rare. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, new haven, ct. Art and architecture beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library lc linked data. 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. 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. George miles, the william robertson coe curator of western americana at yale universitys beinecke rare book and manuscript library at yale university with a first printed edition of the. Although additional volumes were once contemplated, none has ever. We have opened a temporary reading room in yales sterling memorial library, located directly across wall street from the beinecke.
Introduction 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. Log in to place or check the status of requests for beinecke materials. Barton, melissa curator of american literature, drama and prose writings beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Owings and merrill and is located in new haven, connecticut. Yales beinecke rare book and manuscript library turns 50. Johannes marcus marci of cronland presented the book to athanasius kircher, s. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library amusing planet.
Beinecke rare book and manuscript library archives at yale. I was also fortunate in having access to the expertise of the curators of the beinecke library collections. I was also fortunate in having access to the expertise of the curators of. Uncatalogued acquisitions database to read more about selected acquisitions since 1995, refer to. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library 121 wall st new haven ct 06511.
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. This university bears a strong modern design and highly functional appearance, which i really like. 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. Tristan legendary character medieval and renaissance manuscripts in beinecke library. Specialized databases beinecke medieval and renaissance manuscripts. Beinecke library renovation beinecke library renovation. 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. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library yale university. The library is one of the worlds largest libraries devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts and is yales repository for literary archives, early manuscripts, and rare books. Sacred music occupies a distinguished place among beinecke s early books and manuscripts. All medieval manuscripts receive brief records in orbis and, eventually, a much fuller description in the beinecke medieval and renaissance manuscript database these descriptions are based largely on the catalog of medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university, edited. The library book shelves are placed in the centre and are accessed from the internal structure, the materials used, such as the steel and dark wood give off a. General collection, beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university.
The beinecke library contains yale universitys principal rare books and literary manuscripts and serves as a research center for students, faculty, and other scholars. Voynich in 1912 from the jesuit college at frascati near rome. Established by a gift of the beinecke family and given its own endowment. Yales beinecke rare book and manuscript library has one of the worlds largest collections of rare books. 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.
Ms 91, known as the mellon chansonnier after its last private owner, paul mellon, who presented it to yale in 1940, is one of the worlds most celebrated collections of medieval songs. A brief look at the transition from manuscript to printed book concludes the survey. The collection spans the years 1921 to 1981, with the bulk of the material covering the period from 1950 to 1964. Catalogue of medieval and renaissance manuscripts in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, yale university, edited by barbara shailor et. Yale universitys home for rare works, including the mysterious voynich. Yales beinecke library has original copy of declaration.
In addition to its remarkable collection, the beinecke is known for its architecture. Yales rare book and manuscript library to reopen after major renovation published 9. Manuscripts, published by yale university press in 1965. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library home facebook. Looking for archival resources outside of connecticut.
Beinecke rare book and manuscript library architectuul. Edward rugemer, yale associate professor of african american studies and history, says that the amistad affair is an important chapter in. The beinecke librarys robust collections are used to create new scholarship by researchers from around the world. Visit the beinecke rare book and manuscript library in. Established in 1963, yales beinecke library celebrated its 50th anniversary on 20. 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. Digital collections at the beinecke library beinecke. Kevin repp beinecke rare book and manuscript library wednesdays, 10. In the late 1950s, interest in rare books, the philanthropy of the beineckes, the universitys pressing need for a special collections library, and the design by the architect gordon bunshaft, created the beinecke library one of the largest buildings in the world devoted entirely to rare books and. Literary rights, including, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Search through archival collections all over the country in archivegrid. 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.
For another interesting place with rare finds, check out the most unique store in the world. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library 121 wall st new. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library, 121 wall st, new haven, ct. Hotels near beinecke rare book and manuscript library. Yale universitys home for rare works, including the mysterious voynich manuscript. Visitors can find resources about new havens history, dining, entertainment, shopping, and more online at, a collaborative effort by market new haven and the town green special services. Wynne, research librarian in the beinecke rare book and manuscript library, guided me through the first phase of the undertaking. 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. Art and architecture beinecke rare book and manuscript.
Yale university beinecke rare book and manuscript library. 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. In 1963, yale university opened the most modern of structures to house its most ancient of books. 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. One of the worlds largest libraries devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts, it is yale universitys principal repository of literary archives, early manuscripts, and rare books. 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. Log in to place or check the status of requests for materials from manuscripts and archives, the medical historical. Beinecke collected can be found in jeanne goddard and charles kritzler, a catalogue of the frederick w. Willis, curator of the yale collection of american literature last revised june 7, 2012. Beinecke rare book and manuscript library new haven. The librarys holdings include about a million items, most of which are housed onsite at the gordon bunshaftdesigned building. The library will have on view the original an act for liberty to erect a collegiate school, enacted by the connecticut colony in new haven on october 9, 1701, the founding legal document of the university, as well as other early documents of the new college from the early 18th century. Beinecke library is the largest building in north america exclusively for rare books and. Beinecke collection of western americana, volume one.