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Spirit of America: Yale's Beinecke Library preserves early American history

Spirit of America: Yale's Beinecke Library preserves early American history

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Sesame Street crew jackets, ca. 2000s, from the Tony Geiss papers. Geiss was an American producer, screenwriter, songwriter, lyricist and author, known mostly for his children’s work. He was a staff writer and songwriter for Sesame Street. Geiss conceptualized the Honkers and Abby Cadabby. Call number: GEN MSS 979 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Sesame Street crew jackets, ca. 2000s, from the Tony Geiss papers. Geiss was an American producer, screenwriter, songwriter, lyricist and author, known mostly for his children’s work. He was a staff writer and songwriter for Sesame Street. Geiss conceptualized the Honkers and Abby Cadabby. Call number: GEN MSS 979 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library in New Haven, USA

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library in New Haven, USA

Beinecke Library Construction Photographs, 1961-1963

Beinecke Library Construction Photographs, 1961-1963

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at the Beinecke Library

Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts at the Beinecke Library

DayTrippers: The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library in New Haven is a literary mecca

DayTrippers: The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library in New Haven is a literary mecca

Beinecke Library’s Iconic Building to Close for Renovation in May 2015

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Rare books marble = magic. 📚 | Curbed

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Inside the Beinecke Library renovation: Q&A with director Edwin Schroeder

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library on Reels

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The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library opened to research readers and to the public on October 14, 1963. In this video, some current staff m | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Scenes from around the library. "Textured Stories: The Chirimen Books of Modern Japan" is on view until May 3, 2026 and is joined by “Unfolding Events: Exploring Past and Present in Artists’ Books,” which is on display until March 1, 2026. The opening reception for both exhibitions will be held on Setpember 25 from 5-6:30 PM. Join us at the library! Learn more on our website beinecke.library.yale.edu | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Located in the center of New Haven, the Beinecke Library is a vibrant nexus for discovery, creativity, and knowledge for all who enter. The library is free and open to the public 7 days a week. Each year, we welcome over 7,000 students into our classrooms; nearly 3,000 researchers in our reading room; more than 150,00 visitors to our exhibitions; and over 350,000 unique visitors online. Visit our website to get started! #visit #rarebeauty #newhaven #library #yaleuniversity #visitnhv | Beinecke R

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Pritzker Laureate Gordon Bunshaft of SOM’s stunning Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University in New Haven, CT, USA. #maynardmustsee #archimarathontv . . . . . . . @maynardarchitect #architecture #architectures #art_chitecture #archilovers #archiporn #archihunter #architecture_lovers #architecturelover #archigram #amazingarchitecture #instarchitecture #architecture_view #archinerds #ig_architecture #archimasters #buildingswow #pocket_architecture #allofarchitecture #ribajourna

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In honor of Noah Webster’s birthday (Dictionary Day), Beinecke Library staff read entries from the 1828 first printing of his "An American Dictionary of the English Language." They are seated beneath portraits of Rebecca and Noah Webster. To watch the full video, visit our YouTube page at "Beinecke Library at Yale." | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Library is one of the largest library in the world devoted entirely to rare books and manuscripts. The library holds more than one million books, many millions of manuscript pages, and thousands of maps. ephemera, papyri, photographs, posters, painting, and art objects. 📸 tasteconnecticut #yale #gilmoregirls #library #booklover #bookloverswriting | Bookloverswriting

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Tubyez Cropper, Beinecke Library communications, reads "Harlem" by Langston Hughes, published first as "Puzzled" in One-Way Ticket, 1949; the title was changed to “Harlem” when republished in The Panther and the Lash, 1967. Read about the Langston Hughes Papers at the Beinecke Library: https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/collections/highlights/langston-hughes-papers-1862-1980 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Visit the Beinecke on July 5th at 4pm to witness and reimagine the true history of America’s independence. #july4th #independenceday2024 #FrederickDouglass | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Fellow Dennis Webster shares a look into his work with the G. Evelyn Hutchinson Papers held at Beinecke. The Beinecke Library Fellowship Program facilitates research in Yale Library's special collections. Applications are welcome from scholars utilizing traditional methods of archival and bibliographic research as well as from individuals who wish to purse creative, interdisciplinary, and non-traditional approaches to conducting research in the collections. For more information about fe

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Lead curator of Shining Light on Truth: Black Lives at Yale & in New Haven and Beinecke Director of Community Engagment Michael Morand describes the significance of the exhibition. The Schwarzman Center is currently closed for the winter holidays. Visit schwarzman.yale.edu for updates on building hours. While the building is closed, you can also check out published biographies of early Black Yale students here: https://onlineexhibits.library.yale.edu/s/early-black-yale-students/page/home | Beine

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For millennia, textiles have been a global medium of economic exchange and political influence. Light, foldable, and easily carried, cloth has served as currency as well as clothing, clearly signaling its wearers’ status. Rare dyes like cochineal produced expensive colors that were as immediately recognizable as logos are today. Indian cotton, Chinese silk, and Dutch lace inspired domestic imitation and cutthroat trading practices wherever these products circulated. Venice was a hub for trading

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This month is American Archives Month! Welcome to Advice from the Archives, a series of helpful tips and tricks from Beinecke archivists on how to preserve your own history. Stay tuned to hear more about safe storage, arrangement, description, and other considerations for preserving the records that are important to you. If you are located in New Haven, we are on call to consult with you about your archival questions and connect you with supplies and equipment you may need. We also offer worksho

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El Morocco's clientele consisted almost exclusively of upper-class white patrons. Thought a few faces from a broader American society can be found in some of Zerbe's photos, the club was decidedly self-segregated. As a response to this, Barney Josephson and John Hammond opened Cafe Society in Manhattan in 1938 as the first racially integrated nightclub in the United States. Open for ten years in two locations in Manhattan, the venue, jokingly referring to itself as "The Wrong Place for the Right

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You are cordially invited to visit our new special exhibitions, free & open to all, at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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On this episode of Inside the Archives, we take a closer look at The Arthurian Romances, one of the jewels in the crown of medieval manuscript illumination. Written in Northern France toward the end of the 13th century, this copy of the great French romance is known for the abundance and richness of its illuminations, and even more so for the intricacy, mystery, and wildness of the images in the margins including animals, jesters, archers, and musicians. Written in elegant gothic textura by one

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Through April 17 only, visit soon! Gather Out of Star-Dust: The Harlem Renaissance, free & open to all at Yale University. Info: http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/harlemren | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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