The Beinecke offers the following lists of closures, which are subject to change and updated regularly: material closed for digitization (arranged by call number); material closed for preservation (arranged by call number); material closed for loan (arranged by call number); printed materials closed for processing (arranged by call number); and manuscript material closed for processing (alphabetical). All of these activities may result in extended closures.
The Beinecke is an active research library, and in addition to materials on this list, individual items may be already in use and therefore unavailable at the time they are requested for research. These uses may include classes, loans, exhibits, conservation, and use by other researchers in the reading room. The Beinecke is also a large library, with staff working with collections in multiple locations. Therefore, additional time may be required to provide access to some items.
Material Closed for Digitization
| Collection |
Call Number |
Box or Vol |
Closed From |
Closed Through |
| Takamiya Collection of Medieval Manuscripts |
Takamiya MS |
25, 70, 92, 93 |
Jan 2017 |
TBD |
Material Closed for Preservation
| Collection |
Call Number |
Box or Vol |
Closed From |
Closed Through |
| Este Tarots |
ITA103 |
|
October 2018 |
September 2020 |
| Visconti Tarots |
ITA109 |
|
October 2018 |
September 2020 |
| Susan Howe Papers |
YCAL MSS 338 |
Boxes 21-30 |
November 2018 |
TBD |
Material Closed for Loan
No materials are closed for loan at this time.
| Collection |
Call Number |
Box or Vol |
Closed From |
Closed Through |
|
Printed Material Closed for Processing
| Collection |
Call Number |
Box or Vol |
Closed From |
Closed Through |
| Maps in Covers |
call numbers begin Covers or Double Covers |
|
Oct 2017 |
Jan 2018 |
Manuscript Material Closed for Processing
| Collection |
Call Number |
Closed From |
Closed Through |
| Baskin, Leonard papers |
Multiple call numbers |
Mar 2015 |
TBD |
| Bismuth-Lemaître papers |
GEN MSS 754 |
Aug 2018 |
TBD |
| Cohen, Lucy Kramer papers |
WA MSS S-2635 |
Oct 2019 |
TBD |
| Feelings, Tom papers (addition) |
2013.jwj.15 |
Sep 2013 |
TBD |
| Franklin, Benjamin collection |
MS Vault Franklin |
Jan 2015 |
TBD |
| Jackson collection of LaFayette |
MS Vault LaFayette |
Jan 2015 |
TBD |
| Johnson (James Weldon) Collection, Small Collections in the |
JWJ MSS Small Collections |
Nov 2019 |
TBD |
| Koestenbaum, Wayne papers |
2018.genm.0039 |
Feb 2018 |
TBD |
|
Koestenbaum, Wayne papers (addition) |
2019.genm.0099 |
May 2019 |
TBD |
| Living Theatre Records |
Multiple Call Numbers |
Jan 2018 |
TBD |
| Meserve Kunhardt Collection |
2016.genam.0021 |
Sep 2015 |
TBD |
| Pearson, Norman Holmes papers |
YCAL MSS 899 |
Jan 2019 |
TBD |
| Rochambeau and West Indies Collection |
Uncat MS Vault 223 |
Jan 2018 |
TBD |
| Uncat MS Vault Files |
|
Mar 2020 |
TBD |
| Uncat ZA Files |
|
Mar 2020 |
TBD |