Special Collections houses materials on a variety of topics. The following are the major collection areas:
General Collection
Checkers (Draughts) Collection
Children's Books
Civil War & Slavery Collection
Irish Culture Collection
Law & Legal History Collection
Magic Collection
History of Printing Collection
Rhode Island History
Whaling Collection
Whist Collection
Lists of recent acquisitions are available for 2009 and 2010. And many collection items are highlighted on Notes for Bibliophiles, the Special Collections blog.
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