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Julia E. Baker Rare Book Collection

by | Aug 19, 2019 | Library Posts

is one of the Library’s Special Collections Drew University’s Special Collections department is comprised of a number of rare book collections, which are all part of the Julia E. Baker Rare Book Collection. The Julia E. Baker Rare Book Collection The Robert...

John McClintock Collection

by | Aug 19, 2019 | Library Posts

is one of the Library’s Special Collections Rev. John McClintock became the first president of Drew Theological Seminary (later to become Drew University) in 1867. One of his first acts as President was to send an agent to Europe to buy books for the new...

Jacob Landau Collection

by | Aug 19, 2019 | Library Posts

is one of the Library’s Special Collections Jacob Landau (1917-2001) was referred to as an artistic genius after his illustrations of Kipling’s Jungle Book won 5 prizes in the 1934 Scholastic Magazine art competition. His genius continued to grow as he studied...

Hymnbook Collection

by | Aug 18, 2019 | Library Posts

is one of the Library’s Special Collections Drew University’s hymnology collection, numbering over 6000 volumes, is notable for its range and depth.  Included are 3000 Methodist hymnals and related works, and over 2600 non-Methodist volumes. More than 25...

Historical Manuscripts Collection

by | Aug 18, 2019 | Library Posts

is one of the Library’s Special Collections Drew University’s Historical Manuscripts Collection is made up of manuscript material from more than 900 different individuals. The figures represented in the collection constitute quite a diverse group, including...