{"id":1030,"date":"2018-02-23T19:40:01","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T19:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/library-dev-final\/rarebooks\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T12:44:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:44:00","slug":"special-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/library\/archives\/special-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Special Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Rare Books Room at Macalester College Library contains materials dating from the 9th century to the present, emphasizing works that are rare, unique, or that may otherwise require special care. Our goal is in building a collection that encourages teaching with and studying these materials, alongside artifacts from the Archives, as deep learning opportunities for our students which complement the College&#8217;s curriculum. Highlights include:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First editions and signed works by early 20th century American authors, including Pearl S. Buck, Truman Capote, Willa Cather, F. Scott Fitzgerald, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway, Carl Sandburg, John Steinbeck, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and James Van Der Zee<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First editions and signed works by and about Sinclair Lewis&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Charles Foster Collection, which celebrates the friendship between David Foster (Macalester Class of 1968) long friendship with Robert Frost, including first editions and signed works, along with Christmas cards with handwritten greetings by Robert Frost<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First editions and signed works by Vladimir Nabokov<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Medieval illuminated manuscript leaves from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/contentdm.macalester.edu\/digital\/collection\/p16903coll6\/search\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Europe<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/contentdm.macalester.edu\/digital\/collection\/p16903coll7\/search\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Africa, and Asia<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">An 1860 Korean hand-tinted copy of Ferdinand Verbiest&#8217;s 1674 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/contentdm.macalester.edu\/digital\/collection\/p16903coll8\/search\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kunyu Quantu<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, or &#8220;Map of the Whole World&#8221;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A complete folio-size set of Diderot&#8217;s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Encyclop\u00e9die<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">18th and 19th century travel narratives<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fine press poetry&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/libguides.macalester.edu\/ArtistsBooks\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contemporary artists&#8217; books<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions about Special Collections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Curious about how you might integrate our materials into your teaching or a research project?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp; Email archives@macalester.edu or contact your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/library\/faculty\/librarians\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Research &amp; Instruction Librarian<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to get started.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Wonder if we have a particular work?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp; Most titles in our special collections and some selected archival collections are included in Macalester&#8217;s online catalog.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Want to work with our materials?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&nbsp; Please schedule an appointment at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">archives@macalester.edu<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or 651-696-6901.&nbsp; See the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/library\/archives\/guidelines\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guidelines for Using Archives and Special Collections<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for more information.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rare Books Room at Macalester College Library contains materials dating from the 9th century to the present, emphasizing works that are rare, unique, or that may otherwise require special care. 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