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Primary Source Literacy at USC Libraries & Beyond Main MenuSpecial Collections at the USC LibrariesAn Overview of USC’s Special CollectionsA Short History of the (mostly Western) BookImportant Developments in the History of the BookArchivesWhat is an Archive?Analyzing Various Kinds of Primary SourcesElectronically Available Primary SourcesUSC's Digital LibraryResources for InstructorsTemplates and Lessons Plans for InstructorsMichaela Ullmanncf670998beabefae2ae5106a30c967cbaff52258
Rare Books
1media/brochure_04.jpg2020-05-01T15:26:15-07:00Michaela Ullmanncf670998beabefae2ae5106a30c967cbaff522583735112What Defines a Rare Book?splash9918632021-10-05T12:15:12-07:00Timothy Olshefskie9a282ff9fdae07d712988db7ce882ca33dc6b6d
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1media/book shelve 2.jpg2020-04-24T16:44:18-07:00Michaela Ullmanncf670998beabefae2ae5106a30c967cbaff52258What defines a Rare Book?18By Melinda Hayes & Michaela Ullmannimage_header2020-11-02T09:42:50-08:00Michaela Ullmanncf670998beabefae2ae5106a30c967cbaff52258
1media/Second_part_of_the_northern_celestial_hemisphere_version1.jpgmedia/Harriet Tubman2.jpg2020-06-18T12:10:51-07:00Michaela Ullmanncf670998beabefae2ae5106a30c967cbaff52258Privilege, Gaps, and Silences in Rare Book Collections21By Michaela Ullmannimage_header2020-08-05T09:35:47-07:00Michaela Ullmanncf670998beabefae2ae5106a30c967cbaff52258
1media/Martin Luther Bible.jpg2020-07-15T11:42:52-07:00Michaela Ullmanncf670998beabefae2ae5106a30c967cbaff52258The Parts of a Physical Book7by Kathryn Brunetimage_header2020-08-07T09:30:16-07:00Michaela Ullmanncf670998beabefae2ae5106a30c967cbaff52258
1media/Second_part_of_the_northern_celestial_hemisphere_version1.jpgmedia/PG_18__DSC2246 copy.jpg2020-04-29T17:26:38-07:00Michaela Ullmanncf670998beabefae2ae5106a30c967cbaff52258How to Request a Rare Book for Consultation in the Special Collections Reading Room12image_header2021-03-26T09:31:08-07:00Michaela Ullmanncf670998beabefae2ae5106a30c967cbaff52258
1media/asian.png2020-06-03T16:28:59-07:00Michaela Ullmanncf670998beabefae2ae5106a30c967cbaff52258More Resources on Non-Western Rare Books23image_header2021-03-26T09:37:16-07:00Michaela Ullmanncf670998beabefae2ae5106a30c967cbaff52258