Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library is a renowned Yale University research library famous for its vast collection of rare books, manuscripts, and literary archives housed in a distinctive modernist building.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Yale University library
manuscript library
rare book library
research library
accessPolicy open to qualified researchers
affiliation Yale University Library
architecturalStyle modernist architecture
buildingMaterial Vermont marble
bronze
granite
collectionSize over one million books
several million manuscripts
collectionType Renaissance manuscripts
early printed books
literary archives
manuscripts
medieval manuscripts
modern literary papers
rare books
country United States
function preservation of rare books and manuscripts
support of humanities research
hasDigitalCollections yes
holds Collection of German Literature
Collection of Western Americana
Gutenberg Bible copy
James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of African American Arts and Letters
Osborn Collection of English literary and historical manuscripts
Voynich manuscript
Yale Collection of American Literature
locatedIn New Haven, Connecticut
locatedOnCampusOf Yale University
notableFeature windowless exterior walls of translucent marble panels
notableFor distinctive modernist building
large open central book stack tower
offers exhibitions of rare materials
fellowship programs for researchers
public programs and lectures
ownedBy Yale University
partOf Yale University Library special collections system
preservationEnvironment climate-controlled stacks
primaryLanguageOfCataloging English
readingRoomType special collections reading room
subjectFocus book history and bibliography
history
humanities
literature


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