Special Collections. Special Collections (SC) contains books and manuscripts which span the earliest examples of European printing (1. All aspects of the book, its history and production are highlighted: print, paper, typography, bindings, illustrations, design, publishing history, provenance, and book collecting. Dr Donald Kerr talks about Special Collections. Javascript must be enabled to play this media. Javascript must be enabled to play this media. Javascript must be enabled to play this media.^ Top of Page. Finding material in Special Collections. Otago Library Catalogue. Card Catalogue - At Special Collections in Central Library. Use for pre- 1. 80. English imprints acquired prior to 1. Rare Books Shelf List - At Special Collections in Central Library. Pre- 1. 80. 0 imprints are usefully arranged by country and date of publication. The pre- 1. 80. 0 book collection is shelved using formats (octavo, quarto, folios) and place of imprint arranged chronologically. The Special Collections Stack (in the main post- 1. Library of Congress classification. Jackson County Historical Society P. O.Box 1234, Commerce, Georgia 30529 (706) 207-6889 Heritage room ColleCtion index georgia History of Georgia The Georgia Black Book, Vol. 1, 2 The Georgians Research in Georgia Census.I can never look now at the Milky Way without wondering from which of those banked clouds of stars the emissaries are coming. If you will pardon so commonplace a simile, we have set off the fire alarm and have nothing to do. [Home /Accueil] Index of Canadian Artists (Visual Arts)---C Répertoire des artistes canadiens (Arts visuels)---C. Par / By François Lareau © François Lareau, Ottawa, 1998- [email protected]. A-B-C-. Human Movement Science Volume 49, In Progress Volume / Issue In ProgressA Volume/Issue that is 'In Progress' contains final, fully citable articles that are published online, but the volume/issue itself is awaiting more. Expedition to Earth (1953) Reach for Tomorrow (1956) Venture to the Moon (1956; six individual connected short stories) Tales from the White Hart (1957) The Other Side of the Sky (1957/8) Tales of Ten Worlds (1962) The Nine. Biography Early years. Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset, England, and grew up in nearby Bishops Lydeard. As a boy, he grew up on a farm enjoying stargazing and reading old American science fiction pulp magazines. He. Related Info. Exhibitions; Incunabula; Manuscripts in Special Collections (438K in PDF format) Printer in Residence programme; Scientific Expedition Reports, University of Otago Special Collections (Working Paper) Special. Published since 1877, Biographical Memoirs provide the life histories and selected bibliographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members. Colleagues familiar with the subject's work write these memoirs and as such. A small unpublished manuscript sequence (medieval manuscripts to Wittgenstein typescripts) is arranged by running numbers.^ Top of Page. Hours. Monday to Friday - 8: 3. Saturday, Sunday and Public holidays - Closed^ Top of Page. Enquiries and consultations. Items in the Special Collections may be consulted upon presentation of approved identification. Classes and tours are available for senior students and special interest groups. Please address enquiries relating to the Collections to: Special Collections Librarian. University of Otago Library. PO Box 5. 66. 5 Albany Street Dunedin 9. New Zealand. Tel 6. Fax 6. 4 3 4. 79 8. Email special. collections@otago. Top of Page. Special Collections. De Beer Collection. The de Beer Collection comprises over 7,0. European civilization and culture from the Renaissance to the end of the 2. It enjoys international importance as a research resource and has international standing in areas of 1. English history, politics and philosophy, 1. European architecture, especially Roman antiquities and baroque Rome. Major strengths include works by and about John Evelyn, and works by and about John Locke. Foreign language works in Italian, French and German also feature. This collection is a developing one.^ Top of Page. Charles Brasch Collection. Charles Brasch’s personal library of 7,5. University in 1. 97. As a New Zealand poet, editor, and patron, his library reflects his diverse interests, with an emphasis on literature, art, history and religion. Brasch’s Library is particularly rich in 2. New Zealand literature, with many of the latter presentation or signed copies by well- known New Zealand writers: Janet Frame, Frank Sargeson, James K Baxter. Overseas strengths include works by Robert Graves, W. B. Yeats, Eric Gill, Rainer Maria Rilke, and modern 2. Brasch also contains a sizeable collection of ephemeral pamphlets. This collection is a static one.^ Top of Page. Shoults Collection. In 1. 96. 5, Canon William Arderne Shoults’s private library came to the University of Otago Library on permanent loan from Selwyn College, Dunedin. The collection of about 4,5. Greek and Roman classics by early printers such as Aldus Manutius, Robert Estienne, and Christopher Plantin. Science, travel, philology, and Middle Eastern languages are also well represented. One particular strength is the 2. English Rood and Hunt binding covering de Lyra’s Commentaries (1. William Caxton, England’s first printer. Shoults also includes a small manuscript collection. One (MS 1. 3: Book of Morals, in three parts) quite possibly contains the oldest paper in New Zealand, with watermarks identified as used at fifteen different places between 1. A. D. Shoults is a static collection which complements the strengths in de Beer.^ Top of Page. James Hogg Collection. Some 1. 00 volumes associated with James Hogg, (1. Scottish poet known as the Ettrick Poet. Many of the titles were part of Hogg’s own library, presented to the University by Hogg’s descendants, the Gilkison family of Dunedin. There are also some original manuscript materials. This collection is a developing one.^ Top of page. Joseph William Mellor Collection. The Mellor Collection contains articles, manuscripts and books from the library of Joseph Mellor (1. Otago University. Present is his 1. Modern Inorganic Chemistry, numerous family photographs, autographs and documents from famous late 1. It is a static collection.^ Top of page. John Mc. Glashan Collection. John Mc. Glashan (1. Otago politician, lawyer and educationalist. Mc. Glashan's pre- 1. Beer Collection.^ Top of page. Special Collections Stack Collection (Post- 1. This collection comprises over 3,5. They include works transferred from general stack as well as books that complement the older materials in de Beer and Shoults Collections. Special Collections Stack includes modern commentaries and works on or about John Evelyn and John Locke, costly facsimiles, guidebooks, and limited edition and private press publications, such as New Zealand’s Caxton Press. Among the 2. 0th century literary works there is a large collection of works by poet Robert Graves. There are also works by Graves’s contemporaries such as W. H. Auden, E. M. Forster, D. H. Lawrence, Siegfried Sassoon and Stephen Spender. New publications from the 2. Illustrative works (engravings, woodcuts) include works by New Zealander John Buckland Wright, Eric Gill, and Robert Gibbings. This collection is a developing one.^ Top of page. Pulp Fiction Literature Collection. The Pulp Fiction Collection comprises 8. Australia by Sydney- based publishers as a result of a publishing embargo on the US based ‘pulps’ before and during the Second World War. Representative authors in this field of popular culture include ‘Larry Kent’, Marc Brody, and Carter Brown. The collection was purchased from a collector in Australia in 2. This collection is a developing one.^ Top of page. Science Fiction: Fastier Collection. This collection comprises some 1. Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and a large run of science fiction journals, Analog, Nebula etc.^ Top of page. Bibliography Room Archive. The printing presses (a Columbian, an Albion, and a Vandercook) have been operating in the University Library since 1. There is also an etching press. Due to the efforts of Dr Keith Maslen, two samples of every item (books, posters, ephemeral works) that was hand- printed are kept in the Bibliography Room Archive. Sample printings from Dr Shef Roger’s English course are also archived. The Printer in Residence programme, initiated in 2. Archive. In 2. 00. Bibliography Room imprint was changed to Otakou Press. This collection is a developing one.^ Top of page. Medical Rare Books. The Monro Collection comprises manuscripts and books amassed by the Monro family: Alexander (father; primus), Alexander (son; secundus); and Alexander (grandson; tertius). The Monro dynasty held the Chair of Anatomy at Edinburgh University from 1. This Collection was once at the Health Sciences Library, and has been recently transferred. In addition to this collection, there is also the Truby King Library.^ Top of page. Manuscripts. A small number of unpublished materials are arranged in a running number sequence. This collection includes medieval manuscripts, Eastern manuscripts (Arabic, Turkish), autograph letters (Humboldt, Darwin, Zweig), typescripts (Wittgenstein) and ship’s logs. One important manuscript is a copy of Euclid’s Elements of Geometry in Arabic, c. This collection is a developing one.^ Top of page. Iconography. This collection contains a small number of prints, broadsheets, maps and photographs. Many have been donated to Special Collections. This collection is a developing one.^ Top of Page. Purchases for the collections. Academic staff are invited to make suggestions about purchases. Antiquarian booksellers' catalogues are available for consultation from the Special Collections Librarian.^ Top of Page. Contact the Special Collections Librarian. Dr Donald Kerr, F. L. S. Special Collections Librarian. University of Otago Library. Albany Street. Dunedin, 9. NEW ZEALANDTel 6. Fax 6. 4 3 4. 79 8.
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