Many University students have never set foot in Firestone Library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, but if they had, they could have discovered the manuscripts of F. Scott Fitzgerald ...

In 1939, Ernest Hemingway left a large collection of his belongings—the manuscript of his earliest short story, childhood trinkets, memorabilia from his time at war, intimate letters, books, and ...

Does a used Porsche seem like a fair trade for a rare 1555 book about medicine by Flemish physician Andreas Vesalius? No? Well, then, maybe you’re not as committed to tomes dedicated to medical ...

The Booth Family Center for Special Collections, which will reopen in March, will allow students to get a hands-on look at Georgetown’s rare book collection, which features books costing up to $1 ...

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C., home of the world’s largest Shakespeare collection, is presenting the rare book collection of Dayton-based collectors Stuart and Mimi Rose in ...

On April 2nd, U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-26) announced that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) would award $228,000 to Cornell 's Division of Rare Books and Manuscripts in order to ...

March marks the last month of Rare Books 101 at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library. Along with opportunities to view significant historic acclaimed works that are always on display, visitors to ...

Ridgefield author and illustrator Maurice Sendak, who died in 2012 in Danbury Hospital, is widely viewed as the most important children's book artist of the 20th century. Ridgefield author and ...

The library is more than just books. Every month, the Milwaukee Public Library joins Lake Effect to share resources, book recommendations and cool stuff you might not know about. This month is about ...

BOSTON (AP) — One of the nation’s largest public collections of rare books is closing for renovations. Boston has begun undertaking a multi-million dollar effort to preserve the Boston Public ...

CINCINNATI — The rare books are safe — for now — at the Cincinnati campus of Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion. The school and Ohio’s attorney general have agreed to a 6-month ban on ...