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Special
Collections
Glickman Family Library
University of Southern Maine
314 Forest Ave.
P.O. Box 9301
Portland, ME 04104-9301
207-780-4269
Location:
6th floor, Glickman Familly Library, corner of Bedford
St. and Forest Ave., USM Portland Campus. For directions
to the Portland Campus, a map and parking information
go to:
http://www.usm.maine.edu/generalinfo.htm#port
Special
Collections, part of the University Libraries,
collects and preserves rare materials, including books,
manuscripts, photographs, and artifacts. The Department
is made up of three meta-collections: General Rare Books
and Manuscripts, the University Archives, and the Jean
Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine.
The General Rare Books and Manuscripts
Collections contains a collection of rare books
donated to USM and the papers of individuals or records
of groups associated with the University of Southern
Maine. There are named book collections, donated by
a single collector and covering a specific topic. For
more information on these holdings, click
here.
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Special Collections Reading Room
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The
University Archives contains the records of
the University of Southern Maine as well as its precursors.
For further information on the Archives and the history
of the University, click
here.
The
Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine
collects material documenting the ongoing histories
of diverse communities. Current collections represent
the African American, Jewish, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
and Transgender communities. For detailed information
on Center and its collections, click
here.
For
a more in-depth history of Special Collections, click
here. |
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