Rare Book and Special Collections Division

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rare_Book_and_Special_Collections_Division

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:division
gptkbp:access	by appointment
gptkbp:director	gptkb:Mark_Dimunation
gptkbp:established	1934
gptkbp:hasCollection	gptkb:Aramont_Library gptkb:Gordon_Collection gptkb:Lessing_J._Rosenwald_Collection gptkb:Stern_Collection gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson_Library
gptkbp:hasReadingRoom	gptkb:Jefferson_Building,_Library_of_Congress
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Rare Book and Special Collections Division
gptkbp:language	English multiple languages
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:notableCollection	gptkb:archives manuscripts maps rare books pamphlets incunabula broadsides
gptkbp:notablePlace	gptkb:Gutenberg_Bible gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin's_letters gptkb:John_Adams's_library gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson's_personal_library gptkb:Bay_Psalm_Book gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln's_papers Maps Pamphlets Children's books Ephemera Broadsides Religious texts Bookplates Fine bindings Sumerian cuneiform tablets First editions Artists' books Medieval illuminated manuscripts Autographed books Book history materials Early American imprints Early scientific works First folio of Shakespeare Incunabula (books printed before 1501) Provenance materials
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:literature gptkb:religion gptkb:science American history European history book arts fine printing
gptkbp:website	https://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_Library_of_Congress gptkb:Library_of_Congress_digital_collections
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7