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Special Collections
The Special Collections Department houses close to 90,000 volumes and several hundred linear feet of manuscripts ranging in age from 2,000 BCE to the present. The general rare book collection is strongest in English and American literature while the special subject collections reflect the interests and research needs of the Boulder community and the state. The manuscript collections focus primarily on Colorado authors. Please note that many materials housed in Special Collections do not have online records in Chinook, the Libraries' online catalog. Access to materials not found in Chinook is provided here on the Department webpages and in the card catalog and finding guides kept in the Department's reading room.
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What's New
Recent Acquisitions and Donations
Upcoming exhibit
Landmarks
Selections from the Women Poets of the Romantic Period Collection
Last Exhibit
Extended until March 16th
Appraisal
Internet Resources
Rocky Mountain Online Archive (RMOA)
Photography and Photojournalism Links
An Internet Library of Early Journals
Multilingual Dictionary of Art Conservation (under development)
Starry Messenger: Observing the Heavens in the Age of Galileo
The Evolution of the Medieval Book
British Library Online Gallery
The Goodspeed Manuscript Collection
Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative
ArchBook: articles about specific design features in the history of the book
Subject Bibliographies
African-American Materials
Art and Architecture, 1450-1756
Artists' BooksFrench Revolution Pamphlet Collection
German Children's Books
German Language and LiteratureIncunabula
Italian Renaissance Books and Manuscripts
Maps, Atlases, Travel Guides, and Selected Geographical Works
Martin Luther and the ReformationSlavic Language and Literature Materials
Spanish Works from the Fifteenth to Twentieth Centuries
for other bibliographies, see also: Class Materials
Gifts and Donations
Many of the important works in the collection are gifts, or their acquisition was made possible by donation. The Faculty Director of Special Collections would be pleased to consult with anyone interested in making a contribution. Call Special Collections at 303-492-6144.
