Room 26 Cabinet of Curiosities

New acquisitions, unique documents, and visual and textual curiosities from the collections.

  • Maggie Nelson at Beinecke, February 6, 4pm

    January 24, 2014

    Maggie Nelson, Reading from Bluets Thursday, February 6, 4:00 pm Yale Collection of American Literature Reading Series in conjunction with the exhibition: Blue...

  • Blue: Exhibition Events

    January 2, 2014

    Please join us on Friday, January 24th at 5pm to celebrate the opening of a new exhibtion Blue: Color and Concept.

  • Beinecke Top Tens: Daily Themes

    December 1, 2013

    Daily Themes (now English 450), is a Yale Classic. Its disciples write a 250-500 word “theme” five days a week for every week of the semester—a practice that...

  • Beinecke Top Tens: Travel Journals

    November 7, 2013

    The Beinecke is home to extensive holdings concerning travel – travel logs, journals, and narratives; maps; novels; and more. Here are approximately ten...

  • Beinecke Top Tens: American Railways

    November 5, 2013

    The Beinecke is home to extensive holdings documenting American railroads and their construction. Here are just ten of the many fascinating books,...

  • A Walk on a Windy Day

    June 13, 2013

    An album of original sketches by Edward Lear illustrating a cautionary tale. Dated December 26, 1860. From the Frederick R. Koch collection

  • Matchless Books

    June 5, 2013

    Salesman’s catalog for custom matchbooks from the Chicago Match Company. circa 1930s-1940s...