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Fairfield's Pequot Library to hold midwinter book sale
However, the idea never came to fruition. Tubyez Cropper and Michael Morand of Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library came together to document this story. Also hear from the ...
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Top 10 libraries in the world
Library of Congress: The largest library in the world, located in Washington, D.C. The Library of Congress provides Congress with objective research to inform the legislative process, administers the ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
On the night of July 1, 1839, 53 enslaved Africans revolted aboard the slaving schooner La Amistad – Spanish for “Friendship” ...
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The New Faces of Rare Book Collecting: Young Adults Redefine What It Means To Be A Rare Book Collector
Rare book collecting, a hobby historically maintained by eccentric billionaires and wealthy universities, is now taking on ...
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Rare portraits reveal the humanity of the slaves who revolted on the Amistad
‘Fuli,’ by William H. Townsend. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University Historians don’t know exactly why Townsend decided to draw them, only that he lived locally and sat ...