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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| instanceOf |
Yale University library
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manuscript library → rare book library → research library → |
| accessPolicy |
open to qualified researchers
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| affiliation |
Yale University Library
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| architecturalStyle |
modernist architecture
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| buildingMaterial |
Vermont marble
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bronze → granite → |
| collectionSize |
over one million books
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several million manuscripts → |
| collectionType |
Renaissance manuscripts
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early printed books → literary archives → manuscripts → medieval manuscripts → modern literary papers → rare books → |
| country |
United States
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| function |
preservation of rare books and manuscripts
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support of humanities research → |
| hasDigitalCollections |
yes
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| holds |
Collection of German Literature
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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
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| locatedOnCampusOf |
Yale University
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| notableFeature |
windowless exterior walls of translucent marble panels
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| notableFor |
distinctive modernist building
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large open central book stack tower → |
| offers |
exhibitions of rare materials
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fellowship programs for researchers → public programs and lectures → |
| ownedBy |
Yale University
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| partOf |
Yale University Library special collections system
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| preservationEnvironment |
climate-controlled stacks
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| primaryLanguageOfCataloging |
English
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| readingRoomType |
special collections reading room
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| subjectFocus |
book history and bibliography
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history → humanities → literature → |
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Yale University’s Beinecke Plaza
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Yale University’s Beinecke Plaza
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hasNotableBuildingOnEdge |
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Yale University campus
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Yale University’s Beinecke Plaza
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namedAfter |
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Gordon Bunshaft
("Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library")
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