Collections : [Rare Book & Manuscript Library]

Over 3,000 volumes of non-circulating reference books, cataloged online and classed in the Library of Congress system preceded by REF sublocation

The Graphic Arts collection contains over 20,000 books on the history of printing and publishing, and related topics such as illustrative techniques, bookbinding, calligraphy, and book collecting. It thus overlaps significantly with the Book Arts Collection, though the books tend to be newer (post-1850). Created in the 1950s within the Library Service Library to serve the needs of library school students learning about the history of the book, the collection was transferred to RBML in 1991 when the library school was closed. The books, classed in the Library of Congress system, are found in CLIO.

Catalogs of Incunabula collections in other institutions, classified in Book Arts Dewey scheme (019.19) but shelved as a separate collection. Not individually cataloged in CLIO

I. Collectible coins issued by the National bank of Ukraine in 2022: 1. Silver commemorative coin "Oh, the Red Guelder-Rose in the Meadow" from "My Immortal Ukraine" series; with certificate. 2. Silver commemorative coin "In Unity Strength" from "My Immortal Ukraine" series; with certificate. 3. Nickel coin "Oh, the Red Guelder-Rose in the Meadow." 4. Nickel coin "In Unity Strength." II. Collectible war stamps sets, issued by Ukrposhta in 2022: 1. "Good evening, we are from Ukraine!" – 6 stamps, 1 postcard, 1 envelope, 1 magnet. 2. "Russian warship, go…!" – 6 stamps, 1 postcard, 1 magnet. 3. "Dog Patron" – 8 stamps, 1 postcard. 4. "Ukrainian Dream" – 1 envelope, 1 magnet. 5. "Free, Unbreakable, Invincible" – 1 envelope.

116-page document, apparently compiled by the US Embassy in Moscow for the benefit of its personnel who might be attending performances of the Bol'shoi Theater as official guests. It gives a synopsis of all the performances, most of which are Russian works.

SEEC was created by a grant project to catalog the most interesting of the printed materials found in the manuscript collections of the Bakhmeteff Archive (BAR). The items are given accession numbers (e.g., SEEC 1056); a "gb" following the accession number indicates that the item is housed in a folder in a gray box (e.g., SEEC 1056gb). There are currently over 2500 items, all cataloged in CLIO. The original list of printed materials in the BAR (which includes many items not yet added to SEEC) can be found at the RBML reference desk.

A collection of materials relating to protests in Ukraine during 2013 and 2014. The collection includes a doormat, newspapers, leaflets, postcards, booklets, one flag, banners, calendars, a CD, buttons and magnets. There are also 8 color posters (from 2011-2014) designed by Andriy Yermolenko.