Exploring Penn's Rare Book and Manuscript Library
DUSLA explored Penn's Rare Book and Manuscript Library on February 23rd, where we viewed a few different collections, the Reading Room, and the staff workroom. We saw the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (for all things Shakespeare), the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection (for the history of chemistry), and the Henry Charles Lea Library (for medieval and early modern history). In the Lea library we looked at a variety of books and manuscripts from the entire rare book and manuscript collection, including a book of hours, a rare monograph printed by Benjamin Franklin, a medieval royal genealogical scroll starting with Adam and Eve, and a book on alchemy with marginalia from Isaac Newton, to name a few. Everyone had a great time and learned a lot too. Check the blog and the website for more field trips coming up soon.
