Yale University Library photographs and memorabilia of collections and events

Collection

Call Number: RU 387

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of photographic negatives of new acquisitions, specifically acquisitions for the Rare Book Room (now the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library). Also included are photographs of exhibits, library staff at work, various library operations and departments, and bookplates, as well as a commemorative edition of the Yale Daily News featuring the opening of Sterling Memorial Library.

Dates

1925-1963

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Arrangement

The records are arranged by library department and by medium and in subsequent accessions.

Extent

6.75 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0387

Additional Description

Overview

General note

Forms part of Yale Record Group 32-A (YRG 32-A), Central records of the Yale University Library and records of the librarian.

Title: Guide to the Yale University Library Photographs and Memorabilia of Collections and Events
Status: Under Revision
Author: compiled by Daniel Hartwig
Date: March 2007
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note: Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa/

Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu

Location

Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

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