Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
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The Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections includes 300,000 printed volumes, more than 70 million manuscripts, and another million photographs, paintings, prints, and other visual media. The Rare Book collections document the history of the written word from ancient clay cuneiform tablets to an extensive representation of works by 20th-century authors. The collections support research in fields such as medieval and Renaissance studies, the Reformation, 18th-century France and England, American history, Anglo-American literature, Icelandic history and culture, the history of science, and women's studies. Other collections focus on medicine, ornithology, witchcraft, human sexuality, the graphic arts, New York state history and agriculture, and architecture and city planning. The Division also houses the Cornell University Archives, which includes records of the founding and growth of the university as well as an extensive collection documenting regional history. These collections are located on Level 2B of the Carl A. Kroch Library, where students, faculty and independent scholars will find an ideal setting for research and instruction.
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Vicos Collection
Material from the Vicos, Peru, Rare & Manuscript Division Collection
Recent Submissions
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The Traveler, Vol. 21, No. 1, August 1938
Cornell Chapter of Acacia Fraternity (Cornell Chapter of Acacia Fraternity, 1938-08) -
The Traveler, Vol. 23, No. 1, November 1939
Cornell Chapter of Acacia Fraternity (Cornell Chapter of Acacia Fraternity, 1939-11) -
The Traveler, Vol. 23, No. 2, January 1940
Cornell Chapter of Acacia Fraternity (Cornell Chapter of Acacia Fraternity, 1940-01) -
The Traveler, Vol. 24, No. 3, April 1940
Cornell Chapter of Acacia Fraternity (1940-04) -
The Traveler, Vol. 26, No. 1, December 1941
Cornell Chapter of Acacia Fraternity (Cornell Chapter of Acacia Fraternity, 1941-04) -
The Traveler, Vol. 36, No. 2, March 1956
Cornell Chapter of Acacia Fraternity (Cornell Chapter of Acacia Fraternity, 1956-03) -
DX of DKE Special Study #04: The Roosevelt Spruce Trees
Fogle, Homer William, Jr (2021)The author recounts the death of Brother Clifton Beckwith Brown '00 at the Battle of San Juan Hill on 1 July 1898, the 1899 visit of Governor Theodore Roosevelt '80 to Cornell University, and the dedication of the Deke ... -
Santa Barbara: The Impacts of Growth
Unknown author (Santa Barbara Planning Task Force, supplement to Santa Barbara News-Press, 1974-12-06) -
Proceedings of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University, 1957/1958
Cornell University. Board of Trustees (Ithaca, N.Y. : The University, 1958) -
Proceedings of the Board of Trustees of Cornell University, 1955/1956
Cornell University. Board of Trustees (Ithaca, N.Y. : The University, 1956)