It houses the universitys rare book and manuscript collections. Scholars, students, and intellectually curious visitors spend thousands of hours each year in the lilly library reading room, exploring its millions of literary artifacts. A brief history of the lilly library lilly library. At this time, were limiting patrons to one half hour session per day. Become part of the lilly library legacy lilly library. Strict room and library occupancy limits have been set to keep staff and patrons safe. This booking website is to be used to reserve onehour blocks of time for browsing at the library. Joel silver, newly appointed director of the lilly library at indiana university.
The lilly library diversity resources from iu libraries. The collection he donated includes more than 20,000 rare books and 17,000 manuscripts. Highlights from lilly library collections on display one. Hanes foundation, rare book collection, academic affairs library, university of north carolina at chapel hill, c1980 language. Nothing is hidden in our collections, planton said. The first hour of each day is reserved for senior citizens and those persons at greater risk for covid19. Lilly library is a founding member of palni, ali, and the oberlin group. The lilly library closed its doors in december 2019 consider the small, 21member lilly library staff, plus an additional two dozen iu libraries colleagues, undertaking the task to supervise the transportation of 8. Sep 20, 2017 iu bloomingtons lilly library is home to an impressive collection of rare books and manuscripts, as well as other items that spark curiosity and wonder. Lilly librarys history and major collecting areas the. Jan 29, 2020 consistently regarded as one of the nations top libraries for books and manuscripts of the utmost importance, the lilly library was established in 1960 to house the extensive private library of. Users of the ruth lilly medical library are welcome to submit a purchase suggestion for a book, journal subscription, database subscription, or other material to be added to our collection.
Students needing quiet study space should contact the library staff. Blmgtn lilly library by appointment only call number z881. Julia blakely special collections cataloger, smithsonian libraries. The beinecke library s robust collections are used to create new scholarship by researchers from around the world. The library is estimated to contain more than 400,000 rare books, 7. The lilly library is the principal rare books, manuscripts, and special collections library of indiana university, bloomington. In addition to the rare books and manuscripts that needed to be carefully packed and then relocated by professional moving teams, lilly library staff also supervised transportation of 38 bustsstatuettes, paintings, thousands of puzzles, the worlds largest collection of miniature books, four cabinets of shipyard building plans, four oscars, a gutenberg bible and its case, and one desk from abraham lincolns springfield, illinois law office. The lilly library now contains more than 450,000 rare. At its dedication on october 3, 1960, the library contained a collection of 20,000 books, 17,000 manuscripts, more than fifty oil paintings, and 300 prints. Randall was responsible for the sale of two copies of the gutenberg bible.
Rare book collection, academic affairs library, university of north carolina at chapel hill, c1980 language. The unique materials of the rare book and special collections division of the library of congress, now totaling over 800,000 items, include books, broadsides, pamphlets, theater playbills, prints, posters, photographs, and medieval and renaissance manuscripts. The lilly library is closed for extensive renovations beginning december 6, 2019, and is expected to reopen to the public in summer, 2021. Expanding and renovating lilly is a major priority for the libraries. Oct 3, 20 the lilly library is the principal rare books, manuscripts, and special collections library of indiana university. Home home lilly library at wabash college at wabash. He was head of scribners rare book department from 1935 to 1956, librarian of the lilly library and professor of bibliography at indiana university. Rare book selections, available online, lilly library indiana. The members of the 2020 buice scholarship committee are rebecca baumann head, lilly library public services, and assistant librarian, lilly library, indiana university bloomington.
The lilly library, which is named in honor of the family, was dedicated on october 3, 1960. Oct 23, 2019 barbara brosher, of news at iu reports, several rare books, manuscripts, and literary artifacts will be on display during the nov. Named the lilly library in honor of the lilly family, a freestanding library was soon constructed to protect the materials and proclaim ius esteemed position as caretaker and curator of the states most valuable. Jan 29, 2021 the lilly library is indiana universitys rare books and manuscripts library. The core of a collectors reference shelf all photographs courtesy of the lilly library. Lillys books cover so many fields that it is difficult to believe that any one mans enthusiasm could. The vonnegut collection is open to anyone who has an interest in viewing these materials. Joel silver is curator of rare books at the lilly library. The lilly is strong in many collecting areas, including early printed books, latin americana, childrens literature, cookbooks, and science and medicine. He is buried at crown hill cemetery in indianapolis.
Joel silver named director of lilly library rare book hub. Apr 01, 2019 according to lilly library director joel silver, courses taught on site have increased by more than 225 percent since 1992. Today, the book collection has increased 350 percent, and the manuscript collection has grown 750 percent. Access to these items is provided through iucat, archives online, and other finding aids, both printed and online.
Holdings library indpls ruth lilly medical library call number uh470 h676h 1922 location ruth lilly medical library history of medicine rare books. Rare book and manuscript library of indiana university. Consistently regarded as one of the nations top libraries for books and manuscripts of the utmost importance, the lilly library was established in 1960 to house the extensive private library of josiah k. Lilly library lilly library holdings include about 460,000 books, more than 120,000 pieces of sheet music, and more than 8.
Feb 11, 2015 the lilly library is a rare book and manuscript library built on the philosophy that libraries are a collection of collections. Lilly library lilly library indiana university libraries. These are not the only areas where the lilly collects, but i wanted to highlight few of the ones i found to be exceptional. The lilly library is indiana universitys rare books and manuscripts library. Blmgtn lilly library by appointment only location lilly library reading room z881. At the center is thomas jeffersons book collection, which was sold to congress in 1815. Lilly and herman b wells opened the doors to the lilly library in october 1960, it already held about 100,000 printed books and nearly 1,000,000 manuscripts, representing decades of indiana universitys effort toward establishing itself as one. Madu honey standart internasional, kota malang malang, indonesia. Library lily always has her nose in a book, to the point that she rarely has any reallife adventures of her own. Established in 1960 to house the collection of josiah k. Highlights from lilly library collections on display one last. The lilly library, located on the campus of indiana university in bloomington, indiana, is an important rare book and manuscript library in the united states. The lilly library is turning 60 the book collector. Homestay xi trum homestay xi trum danang offers accommodation with a free parking lot, a sun terrace and a barber shop in da nang city center district.
A world class rare books, manuscripts, and special collections library. Please only book that time if you are a senior citizen or a person at greater risk for covid19. Contact the lilly library directly with any questions regarding services and access to materials. These formed the foundation of the rare book and manuscript collection of the lilly library. This sweet friendship story for bookworms tells how these two very different girls learned to appreciate one anothers points of view and become best friends who have real and. This summer, as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the lilly library of indiana university, bloomington, the library will present a short course on reference sources for rare books. Chatty nora chatty nora offers a range of typography posters, prints, mugs, notebooks and postcards with a lighthearted, whimsical tone.
Lillys range of interests, and the extent to which he realized his collecting goals, were summed up succinctly by frederick b. Rare book and special collections reading room library of. Reference sources for researching rare books 22 hours. The lilly library is a rare book and manuscript library built on the philosophy that libraries are a collection of collections. Its holdings support research in british, french, and american literature. This summer, as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the lilly library of indiana university, bloomington, the library will present a. Rare and beautiful presents selections from the following five collections of rare books, held by ruth lilly special collections and archives.
Please fill out the form as completely as possible. In addition to the rare books and manuscripts that needed to be carefully packed and then relocated by professional moving teams, lilly library staff also supervised transportation of 38 bustsstatuettes, paintings, thousands of puzzles, the worlds largest collection of miniature books, four cabinets of shipyard building plans, four oscars, a gutenberg bible and its case, and one desk from abraham. The grants are named in honor of mary lily kenan flagler bingham. Pages in category rare book libraries the following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. In this video, youll get a peek at the library s massive collections through some of its most fascinating items, including a lock of edgar allen poes hair and a wooden robot puzzle. Lillys books cover so many fields that it is difficult to believe that any one mans enthusiasm could encompass them all. Scholars, students, and intellectually curious visitors spend thousands of hours each year in the lilly library. Joel silver is director of the lilly library, indiana university, bloomington, where he has worked since 1983. Lilly librarys unique vonnegut collection allows teleplays. The lilly library is the principal rare book and manuscript library of indiana university. Completed in the spring of 1927, the library was originally known as the womans college library.
Heiress to the eli lilly and company pharmaceutical fortune and an avid philanthropist and patron of the arts, ruth lilly 19152009 donated a significant amount of funds towards the renovation of the womans college library. A preeminent rare book and manuscript library known around the world, the lilly library is centrally located on the universitys fine arts plaza and offers over 8. His collection consisted of around 20,000 rare books. The first hour of each day is reserved for senior citizens and those. We continue to offer reproduction services to all researchers through our regular online request process to provide access to our collections. The lilly library is the principal rare books, manuscripts, and special collections library of indiana university. Lilly library illuminated manuscript, illuminated letters, book art.
Holdings library blmgtn lilly library by appointment only call number z881. Established by a gift of the beinecke family and given its own endowment, the. In 1960, the lilly library s total collection numbered approximately 100,000 rare books and 1 million manuscripts. Lilly died at oldfields, his home in indianapolis, indiana, on may 5, 1966. Lilly library bloomington, in 47405 bloomington, indiana. The lilly library, indiana university, bloomington, in. A preeminent rare book and manuscript library known around the world, the lilly library is centrally located on the universitys fine arts plaza and offers. Rare and beautiful presents selections from the following five collections of rare books, held by ruth lilly special collections and archives mrs.
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