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New Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library

Owner Id00033460
Biographical dates - Period of existence1963 -
Other InformationThe Beinecke Library opened in October 1963. It was the gift of three Yale alumni—Edwin J. Beinecke, 1907; Frederick W. Beinecke, 1909S; Walter Beinecke, 1910—and their families. The Beinecke Llibrary holds more than one million books, many millions of manuscript pages, and tens of thousands of papyri, photographs, maps, posters, paintings, and art objects, as well as extensive audiovisual material and born-digital content. Collections range from ancient fragments on papyrus through works by living authors. Major collections include Early Books and Manuscripts (pre-1500), Early Modern (1500 to 1800), Modern (post-1800), American Literature, Western Americana, German Literature, the Osborn Collection of English literary and historical manuscripts, the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of African American Arts and Letters, and the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection of American Children’s Literature.

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Start (year)1963
MARC Area Coden-us-ct
PlaceNew Haven (Geonames Id: 4839366)
Profession / Type of InstitutionLibrary
Last Edit2021-07-31 15:18:35

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New Haven CT, Yale University, Beinecke Library

Owner Id00033460
Biographical dates - Period of existence1963 -
Other InformationThe Beinecke Library opened in October 1963. It was the gift of three Yale alumni—Edwin J. Beinecke, 1907; Frederick W. Beinecke, 1909S; Walter Beinecke, 1910—and their families. The Beinecke Llibrary holds more than one million books, many millions of manuscript pages, and tens of thousands of papyri, photographs, maps, posters, paintings, and art objects, as well as extensive audiovisual material and born-digital content. Collections range from ancient fragments on papyrus through works by living authors. Major collections include Early Books and Manuscripts (pre-1500), Early Modern (1500 to 1800), Modern (post-1800), American Literature, Western Americana, German Literature, the Osborn Collection of English literary and historical manuscripts, the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of African American Arts and Letters, and the Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection of American Children’s Literature.

Activity

Start (year)1963
MARC Area Coden-us-ct
PlaceNew Haven (Geonames Id: 4839366)
Profession / Type of InstitutionLibrary
Last Edit2021-07-31 15:18:35
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