The Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library is housed in Yale University’s Hewitt Quadrangle on Wall Street, and it is the literary archive and rare book library of the Yale University Library. Built in 1963, the library was a gift to the university from the Beinecke family. Interestingly, the library is one of the world’s largest buildings dedicated exclusively to rare books and manuscripts.

The library has some of its most prized possessions on display, including a copy of the Gutenberg Bible. Some of the library’s other collections include works by James M. Barrie, Joseph Conrad, Charles Dickens, Benjamin Franklin, Goethe, and many more. The library also presents temporary exhibits of books from its collection.

Yale University, 121 Wall Street, New Haven, Connecticut, Phone: 203-432-2977

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