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Room 26 Cabinet of Curiosities

Anonymous Novel
political intrigue, clandestine love-affairs, and false accusations of insanity...
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May 16, 2013
Research Resources, Yale Collection of American Literature, American Prose
A Brief History of Printmaking
From photographer and pioneering printmaker Richard "Chip" Benson's Master Class at Beinecke Library on the physical structure of prints and the history of printmaking.
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May 13, 2013
Beinecke Collections, Visual Resources, Master Classes, Student Projects
Mason's Sperm Oil
"Superior to any other oil I have had the occasion to use, either for machinery or for burning..."
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May 6, 2013
19th Century American Literature, Yale Collection of American Literature
Beinecke Top Tens: A Beinecke Bucket List
Ten fascinating books, manuscripts, collections...to see before you graduate.
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April 29, 2013
Beinecke Top Tens
La Rose College and Beauty Shoppe
A photograph by George Henry Anderson, 1930.
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April 25, 2013
Research Resources, JWJ Collection, Visual Materials
Beinecke Top Tens: EARTH DAY
Ten fascinating books, manuscripts, collections...that will make you want to leave the library!
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April 22, 2013
The Proper Way to Cut One's Toenails Underwater and How To Rid Yourself of a Companion who disturbs your Mirth
Several standout plates from: Book of sports, or, Man of spirit's companion, London, J. Bailey, 1819. From: "Game Cocks"
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April 17, 2013
Beinecke Library, General Modern Collection, 1819, angling, art, cock, cornish, fighting, fish, fishing, hug, inn-play, london, pit, sport, swim, wrestling

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