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Libraries' Surprising Special Collections
URL: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/Libraries-Surprising-Special-Collections.html

Description:
This article from March 2009 highlights some "unexpected archives and world-class treasures" at U.S. libraries. Learn about the largest collection of Arabic papyrus and paper (University of Utah's J. Willard Marriott Library in Salt Lake City), nurse romance novels (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), tobacciana (New York Public Library), and more. From Smithsonian magazine.

Author:
Ohlson, Kristin

Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution

LII Database Information:
Record 28103 created by Jennifer English on 03/11/2009
Last modification on 03/30/2009
Published: 04/09/2009  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/28103