The Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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[edit] Address and Contact Info
Address:
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library
University of Illinois Library, Room 346
1408 West Gregory Dr.
Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone & fax:
(217) 333-3777
(217) 244-1755 fax
Website:www.library.uiuc.edu/rbx
Principal contacts for the collection:
Valerie Hotchkiss
Professor of Library Administration,
Head and Professor of Medieval Studies
Alvan Bregman
Associate Professor of Library Administration
Curator of Rare Book Collections
[edit] Hours and Usage Restrictions
Open Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed on University of Illinois holidays, including Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Day (Observed), the day after Christmas (Observed), New Year's Day (Observed), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Memorial Day. Other closure dates will be announced in advance.
[edit] Online Catalogs and Finding Aids
Online catalog: www.library.uiuc.edu (Searches may be mapped to RBML, alone)
Finding aids: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rbx/LocalDatabases.htm
[edit] Collection Summary
The Rare Book & Manuscript Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the principal repository for early manuscripts and rare books and for literary manuscripts in the broad fields of literature, history, art, theology, technology, and the natural sciences. Established in 1936 from Professor Harris Fletcher’s John Milton collection and Professor Thomas Baldwin’s Shakespeare collection, The Rare Book & Manuscript Library has grown to over 300,000 books and over 7,130 linear feet of manuscripts. Particular strengths lie in early printing and the Elizabethan and Stuart periods in England, with works by Shakespeare, various important editions of the Bible, and renaissance school books standing out as distinctive and deep collections. The Library is renowned for its outstanding collections of incunabula and emblem books. Also noteworthy are the collections in the history of science and technology, Mark Twain and his age, the history of economics, and natural history. Also housed here are papers of such notable figures as Benjamin Disraeli, Anthony Trollope, William Allingham, Marcel Proust, John Richardson, Carl Sandburg, H.G. Wells, William Maxwell, Shana Alexander, and W.S. Merwin.
[edit] Usage Discussion
Housing and getting by for less in the area: Campus housing resources found at: http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/options/guest/
[edit] Fellowships and Funding Opportunities
Two visiting scholars are sponsored every year through the John 'Bud' Velde program. Details at: http://www.library.uiuc.edu/rbx/research_grants.htm
