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AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY IN URBANA, IN THE RARE BOOKS OF SPECIAL
ILLINOIS LIBRARY IN URBANA, IN THE RARE BOOKS OF SPECIAL COLLECTION SECTIONS,
THE RARE BOOKS OF SPECIAL COLLECTION SECTIONS, ACCESSIBILITY SEEMS TO BE THE
COLLECTION SECTIONS, ACCESSIBILITY SEEMS TO BE THE WORD.
ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS AMONG THE VOLUMES OF PAPERS STORED IN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS HAS TO BE
VOLUMES OF PAPERS STORED IN SPECIAL COLLECTIONS HAS TO BE THOSE OF FAMED AUTHOR HG WELLS.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS HAS TO BE THOSE OF FAMED AUTHOR HG WELLS. >> AND IT IS 150 CUBIC FEET OF
THOSE OF FAMED AUTHOR HG WELLS. >> AND IT IS 150 CUBIC FEET OF MATERIAL.
>> AND IT IS 150 CUBIC FEET OF MATERIAL. THE COLLECTION CONTAINS HIS
MATERIAL. THE COLLECTION CONTAINS HIS ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, ABOUT 150
THE COLLECTION CONTAINS HIS ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, ABOUT 150 OF THEM.
ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS, ABOUT 150 OF THEM. >> HANDWRITTEN NOTES AND LETTERS
OF THEM. >> HANDWRITTEN NOTES AND LETTERS ARE JUST A PART OF THIS
>> HANDWRITTEN NOTES AND LETTERS ARE JUST A PART OF THIS COLLECTION, SPANNING 50 YEARS OF
ARE JUST A PART OF THIS COLLECTION, SPANNING 50 YEARS OF WELTION A CAREER.
COLLECTION, SPANNING 50 YEARS OF WELTION A CAREER. INCLUDED ARE SOME OF HIS
WELTION A CAREER. INCLUDED ARE SOME OF HIS WHIMSICAL CREATIONS SUCH AS
INCLUDED ARE SOME OF HIS WHIMSICAL CREATIONS SUCH AS THESE CARTOONS DRAWN TO
WHIMSICAL CREATIONS SUCH AS THESE CARTOONS DRAWN TO ENTERTAIN FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
THESE CARTOONS DRAWN TO ENTERTAIN FAMILY AND FRIENDS. >> THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS OF A
ENTERTAIN FAMILY AND FRIENDS. >> THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS OF A OCCASION WHERE THEY HARVEST VERY
>> THIS PARTICULAR ONE IS OF A OCCASION WHERE THEY HARVEST VERY LARGE MARROW FROM THEIR GARDEN
OCCASION WHERE THEY HARVEST VERY LARGE MARROW FROM THEIR GARDEN AT HEATHERLY.
LARGE MARROW FROM THEIR GARDEN AT HEATHERLY. HERE IS ONE FROM THE PERIOD
AT HEATHERLY. HERE IS ONE FROM THE PERIOD WHERE HE HAD JUST IN 1895
HERE IS ONE FROM THE PERIOD WHERE HE HAD JUST IN 1895 PUBLISHED A TIME MACHINE AND WAS
WHERE HE HAD JUST IN 1895 PUBLISHED A TIME MACHINE AND WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE PROCESS OF
PUBLISHED A TIME MACHINE AND WAS EXCITED ABOUT THE PROCESS OF PUBLISHING AND DESCRIBES THE
EXCITED ABOUT THE PROCESS OF PUBLISHING AND DESCRIBES THE STAGES IN A KIND OF A CIRCULAR
PUBLISHING AND DESCRIBES THE STAGES IN A KIND OF A CIRCULAR FASHION.
STAGES IN A KIND OF A CIRCULAR FASHION. THE SANDBURG COLLECTION IS
FASHION. THE SANDBURG COLLECTION IS ANOTHER 150 CUBIC FEET OF THE
THE SANDBURG COLLECTION IS ANOTHER 150 CUBIC FEET OF THE ILLINOIS POET, CARL SANDBURG.
ANOTHER 150 CUBIC FEET OF THE ILLINOIS POET, CARL SANDBURG. WE ACQUIRED ALL OF HIS MATERIAL
ILLINOIS POET, CARL SANDBURG. WE ACQUIRED ALL OF HIS MATERIAL THAT WAS RE-- OF RESEARCH
WE ACQUIRED ALL OF HIS MATERIAL THAT WAS RE-- OF RESEARCH INTEREST.
THAT WAS RE-- OF RESEARCH INTEREST. HE HAD A DIFFERENT APPROACH,
INTEREST. HE HAD A DIFFERENT APPROACH, WROTE VERY QUICKLY AND RAPIDLY
HE HAD A DIFFERENT APPROACH, WROTE VERY QUICKLY AND RAPIDLY WITH A SHORTHAND WHICH AMOUNTED
WROTE VERY QUICKLY AND RAPIDLY WITH A SHORTHAND WHICH AMOUNTED TO SIMPLY OMITTING THE VOWELS.
WITH A SHORTHAND WHICH AMOUNTED TO SIMPLY OMITTING THE VOWELS. MUCH OF HIS POETRY, AND ONE OF
TO SIMPLY OMITTING THE VOWELS. MUCH OF HIS POETRY, AND ONE OF THE PAGES YOU MIGHT SEE WOULD
MUCH OF HIS POETRY, AND ONE OF THE PAGES YOU MIGHT SEE WOULD SHOW THE WAY HE WOULD DO A VERY
THE PAGES YOU MIGHT SEE WOULD SHOW THE WAY HE WOULD DO A VERY BRIEF NOTE TO HIMSELF WHICH WAS
SHOW THE WAY HE WOULD DO A VERY BRIEF NOTE TO HIMSELF WHICH WAS LATER PUBLISHED IN COMPLETE FORM
BRIEF NOTE TO HIMSELF WHICH WAS LATER PUBLISHED IN COMPLETE FORM IN ADDITION TO GATHERING THE
LATER PUBLISHED IN COMPLETE FORM IN ADDITION TO GATHERING THE PAPERS OF PARTICULAR AUTHORS,
IN ADDITION TO GATHERING THE PAPERS OF PARTICULAR AUTHORS, THE LIBRARY, AS ONE WOULD
PAPERS OF PARTICULAR AUTHORS, THE LIBRARY, AS ONE WOULD EXPECT, ALSO HOUSES SOME RARE
THE LIBRARY, AS ONE WOULD EXPECT, ALSO HOUSES SOME RARE AND UNUSUAL BOOKS.
EXPECT, ALSO HOUSES SOME RARE AND UNUSUAL BOOKS. >> BEGAN SOMETIME IN 1940'S WITH
AND UNUSUAL BOOKS. >> BEGAN SOMETIME IN 1940'S WITH DEAN ROBERT DOWNS DECIDED TO
>> BEGAN SOMETIME IN 1940'S WITH DEAN ROBERT DOWNS DECIDED TO PULL TOGETHER ALL THE ANTIQUE
DEAN ROBERT DOWNS DECIDED TO PULL TOGETHER ALL THE ANTIQUE BOOK COLLECTIONS ON CAMPUS.
PULL TOGETHER ALL THE ANTIQUE BOOK COLLECTIONS ON CAMPUS. LET ME START WITH SOMETHING THAT
BOOK COLLECTIONS ON CAMPUS. LET ME START WITH SOMETHING THAT WE WRITE TO THE PW BALDWIN
LET ME START WITH SOMETHING THAT WE WRITE TO THE PW BALDWIN COLLECTION IN SHAKESPEARE, AND
WE WRITE TO THE PW BALDWIN COLLECTION IN SHAKESPEARE, AND THAT'S THE SHAKESPEARE FIRST
COLLECTION IN SHAKESPEARE, AND THAT'S THE SHAKESPEARE FIRST FOLIO.
THAT'S THE SHAKESPEARE FIRST FOLIO. IT IS THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF
FOLIO. IT IS THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF SHAKESPEARES PLAYS.
IT IS THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF SHAKESPEARES PLAYS. THIS VOLUME IS EXTREMELY RARE.
SHAKESPEARES PLAYS. THIS VOLUME IS EXTREMELY RARE. IT WAS FOUND IN AN OLD ENGLISH
THIS VOLUME IS EXTREMELY RARE. IT WAS FOUND IN AN OLD ENGLISH COUNTRY HOME.
IT WAS FOUND IN AN OLD ENGLISH COUNTRY HOME. WE A YIERD IT, AND THERE ARE
COUNTRY HOME. WE A YIERD IT, AND THERE ARE ONLY TEN OR IT TWELVE COPIES IN
WE A YIERD IT, AND THERE ARE ONLY TEN OR IT TWELVE COPIES IN THE UNITED STATES.
ONLY TEN OR IT TWELVE COPIES IN THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE HERE A MANUSCRIPT.
THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE HERE A MANUSCRIPT. HAD THIS IS WASHINGTON IRVING
WE HAVE HERE A MANUSCRIPT. HAD THIS IS WASHINGTON IRVING THE ALAMBRA, WHICH WAS WRITTEN
HAD THIS IS WASHINGTON IRVING THE ALAMBRA, WHICH WAS WRITTEN WHILE HE WAS IN SPAIN LIVING IN
THE ALAMBRA, WHICH WAS WRITTEN WHILE HE WAS IN SPAIN LIVING IN GRANADA.
WHILE HE WAS IN SPAIN LIVING IN GRANADA. >> WE HAVE 18TH CENTURY COOKING
GRANADA. >> WE HAVE 18TH CENTURY COOKING BOOK.
>> WE HAVE 18TH CENTURY COOKING BOOK. THIS IS A FUN BOOK BECAUSE THE
BOOK. THIS IS A FUN BOOK BECAUSE THE PAGE I HAVE IT OPENED TO TELLS
THIS IS A FUN BOOK BECAUSE THE PAGE I HAVE IT OPENED TO TELLS US HOW TO PICKLE BARBER I, HERE
PAGE I HAVE IT OPENED TO TELLS US HOW TO PICKLE BARBER I, HERE WE HAVE MARCH 25, 1735, HOW TO
US HOW TO PICKLE BARBER I, HERE WE HAVE MARCH 25, 1735, HOW TO MAKE MALT LIQUOR!
WE HAVE MARCH 25, 1735, HOW TO MAKE MALT LIQUOR! (LAUGHING)
THERE IS THE ENTIRE FICIAL EDITION OF CHARLES DICKENS PAPERS ORIGINALLY SOLD ON LONDON
EDITION OF CHARLES DICKENS PAPERS ORIGINALLY SOLD ON LONDON NEWSSTANDS DURING THE 19TH
PAPERS ORIGINALLY SOLD ON LONDON NEWSSTANDS DURING THE 19TH CENTURY.
NEWSSTANDS DURING THE 19TH CENTURY. HERE IS A GERMAN BOOK ON
CENTURY. HERE IS A GERMAN BOOK ON HORSEMAN SHIP.
HERE IS A GERMAN BOOK ON HORSEMAN SHIP. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING
HORSEMAN SHIP. THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING COPIES OF A GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT
THIS IS ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING COPIES OF A GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT PUBLISHED IN 1945 THAT DESCRIBED
COPIES OF A GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT PUBLISHED IN 1945 THAT DESCRIBED HOW THE ATOMIC BOMB WAS MADE.
PUBLISHED IN 1945 THAT DESCRIBED HOW THE ATOMIC BOMB WAS MADE. BUT ALL THESE BOOKS AND
HOW THE ATOMIC BOMB WAS MADE. BUT ALL THESE BOOKS AND COLLECTIONS, ALONG WITH MANY
BUT ALL THESE BOOKS AND COLLECTIONS, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS STORED HERE, ARE NOT
COLLECTIONS, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS STORED HERE, ARE NOT LOCKED AWAY ONLY FOR THE
OTHERS STORED HERE, ARE NOT LOCKED AWAY ONLY FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF SCHOLARS AND
LOCKED AWAY ONLY FOR THE ENJOYMENT OF SCHOLARS AND HISTORIANS.
ENJOYMENT OF SCHOLARS AND HISTORIANS. >> A CORONATION BOOK, A VERY
HISTORIANS. >> A CORONATION BOOK, A VERY RARE DECKS.
>> A CORONATION BOOK, A VERY RARE DECKS. THERE IS ONLY THREE FRENCH
RARE DECKS. THERE IS ONLY THREE FRENCH ILLUMINATED ONES IN THE BOOK,
THERE IS ONLY THREE FRENCH ILLUMINATED ONES IN THE BOOK, ONE IN PARIS, LONDON, AND ONE IN
ILLUMINATED ONES IN THE BOOK, ONE IN PARIS, LONDON, AND ONE IN URBANA, ILLINOIS.
ONE IN PARIS, LONDON, AND ONE IN URBANA, ILLINOIS. WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT IT FOR
URBANA, ILLINOIS. WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT IT FOR OUR PURPOSES, WE DON'T HIDE THEM
WHAT IS INTERESTING ABOUT IT FOR OUR PURPOSES, WE DON'T HIDE THEM AWAY IN MUSEUM FASHION, BUT,
OUR PURPOSES, WE DON'T HIDE THEM AWAY IN MUSEUM FASHION, BUT, INSTEAD, WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO
AWAY IN MUSEUM FASHION, BUT, INSTEAD, WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE OUR COLLECTION AND SO CAN
INSTEAD, WE ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO USE OUR COLLECTION AND SO CAN THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
USE OUR COLLECTION AND SO CAN THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE HAVE HAD GIRL SCOUT TROOPS
THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE HAVE HAD GIRL SCOUT TROOPS COME UP HERE.
WE HAVE HAD GIRL SCOUT TROOPS COME UP HERE. WE HAVE HAD THIRD GRADERS.
COME UP HERE. WE HAVE HAD THIRD GRADERS. WE HAVE HAD SENIOR CITIZENS AND
WE HAVE HAD THIRD GRADERS. WE HAVE HAD SENIOR CITIZENS AND EVERYTHING IN SPRINGFIELD.
WE HAVE HAD SENIOR CITIZENS AND EVERYTHING IN SPRINGFIELD. ETWEEN.
EVERYTHING IN SPRINGFIELD. ETWEEN. >> NOW TECHNOLOGY IS BEING
ETWEEN. >> NOW TECHNOLOGY IS BEING EMPLOYED TO MAKE THE COLLECTIONS
>> NOW TECHNOLOGY IS BEING EMPLOYED TO MAKE THE COLLECTIONS ACCESSIBLE TO THE WORLD BY WAY
EMPLOYED TO MAKE THE COLLECTIONS ACCESSIBLE TO THE WORLD BY WAY OF INTERNET.
ACCESSIBLE TO THE WORLD BY WAY OF INTERNET. >> ONE THINGS WE ARE DOING AND
OF INTERNET. >> ONE THINGS WE ARE DOING AND CAN DO IS DIGITIZE MATERIALS,
>> ONE THINGS WE ARE DOING AND CAN DO IS DIGITIZE MATERIALS, SCAN SOME OF OUR MATERIALS SO
CAN DO IS DIGITIZE MATERIALS, SCAN SOME OF OUR MATERIALS SO THAT SCHOLARS IN AUSTRALIA,FOR
SCAN SOME OF OUR MATERIALS SO THAT SCHOLARS IN AUSTRALIA,FOR EXAMPLE, OR LONDON CAN USE OUR
THAT SCHOLARS IN AUSTRALIA,FOR EXAMPLE, OR LONDON CAN USE OUR MATERIALS LONG DISTANCE.
EXAMPLE, OR LONDON CAN USE OUR MATERIALS LONG DISTANCE. IN A WAY, EVEN THOUGH THE
MATERIALS LONG DISTANCE. IN A WAY, EVEN THOUGH THE COLLECTIONS ARE HOUSED IN THIS
IN A WAY, EVEN THOUGH THE COLLECTIONS ARE HOUSED IN THIS BUILDING, THEY WILL BE LEAVING
COLLECTIONS ARE HOUSED IN THIS BUILDING, THEY WILL BE LEAVING HERE REACHING OUT TO OTHERS
BUILDING, THEY WILL BE LEAVING HERE REACHING OUT TO OTHERS USING TECHNOLOGY MANY SAY WILL
HERE REACHING OUT TO OTHERS USING TECHNOLOGY MANY SAY WILL REPLACE THE WRITTEN WORD.
AND THE RARE BOOK AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY CAN BE REACHED ON THE WEB THROUGH THE
COLLECTIONS LIBRARY CAN BE REACHED ON THE WEB THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS'S HOME
REACHED ON THE WEB THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS'S HOME PAGE AT WWW.UIUC.EDU.