The core of the Rare Book Room is the John I Perkins gift of over 6,000 volumes. Many other collections focus on the evolution of the book and printing and the book-making arts including notable collections of medieval manuscripts, 19th and 20th century literary presses, artist’s books, and contemporary fine printing.
- 4th of July Orations Collection
- Artists’ Books Collection
- Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning Collection
- T.S. Eliot Collection
- Frederic Goudy Collection
- Alexa Fullerton Hampton Collection on the Eighteenth Century
- Phil Townsend Hanna Collection of Californiana
- The Louise Seymour Jones Collection of Bookplates
- Juvenilia Collection
- The Howard Miller and Ruth Lamb Collections of South and Latin American Literature and Drama
- John I. Perkins Rare Book Collection
- Alexander Pogo Collection of Classical Antiquity
- Kimberly Stuart Papermaking Collection
- Sally Preston Swan Collection of Children’s Books
Historical and Literary Manuscripts
- N.A. Chandler Gold Rush Era Letters
- John I. Perkins Autographed Letters Collection
- Mary Porter CommonPlace Book
- Earl of Roden CommonPlace Book