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Yale Center for British Art Lecture Hall Friday November 8th, 5:30pm Professor Jill Lepore, National Book Award finalist and author of Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin, will discuss her work reconstituting the lost library of Benjamin Franklin's sister Jane (1712-1794)....
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The Gilmore Music Library recently enrolled in a free, 30-day trial of RILM Music Encyclopedias, an ever-expanding full-text compilation of over 50 reference works. The free trial begins 2 February 2020 and expires on 3 March 2020. You can access RME at https://rme.rilm.org. Please send us your...
The Historical Library of the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University is pleased to announce its sixth annual Ferenc Gyorgyey Research Travel Award for use of the Historical Library. The Medical Historical Library, located in New Haven, Connecticut, holds one of the...
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Fall 2014 Since at least the invention of the bicinium, the two-part vocal or instrumental compositions of the Renaissance and early Baroque, duets have been an integral part of learning to play an instrument or sing, and have been included in most etude, method, and music theory books for at least...
The Harvey M. Applebaum '59 Award will be conferred on a Yale College senior for an outstanding essay based on research that incorporates Yale University Library’s government documents collections. The prize is an award of $500. Students may nominate themselves, or faculty advisors may...
This new exhibit is now on view at the Yale Law Library. Rare book bindings are fascinating objects, which are often beautifully decorated with intricate images. Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) offers exciting new possibilities for safely capturing a book's surface decorations, revealing...
After being used as swing space for the York Street wing renovation project and the nave restoration, the Newspaper Reading Room in Sterling Memorial Library has finally finished serving as swing space. Furniture has been returned and reconfigured for use as reading/study space. The room is...

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