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Fifteen Original Oriental Manuscript Leaves
Medieval and Renaissance Paleography Collection
This collection contains 10 manuscript leaves dated from circa 1200-1500.
Sam Fleming Illuminated Medieval Manuscript and Early Printing Collection
George Clulow and U.S. Playing Card Company Gaming Collection
This collection contains manuscript material related to the larger George Clulow-United States Playing Card Company Gaming Collection of rare books on gaming, cards, and gaming history. One such manuscript is a collection of sermons dated circa 1450-circa 1500 on the subject of gaming that includes the first written reference to tarot cards.
Vanderbilt University Quarto Book Collection
Nettie Hale Rand Collection
The Nettie Hale Rand Collection, 1480-1941, consists of early printings and rare editions collected by philanthropist Nettie Hale Rand, 1881-1942, and the diary she kept while traveling in Europe in the 1934.
J. León Helguera Collection of Colombiana
This collection contains numerous manuscripts, legal documents, publications, and photographs collected by J. León Helguera about Latin America and Colombia, specifically. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1700s-1800s.
Vanderbilt University Rare Book Collection
The Vanderbilt University Rare Book Collection houses unique titles from a variety of historical and contemporary subjects that support faculty and student research, existing manuscript collections, and University events.
Robert H. West Collection of Books on Demonology and Witchcraft
James G. Stahlman Autograph Collection
This collection, spanning over 500 years, contains autographs collected by James Stahlman from a wide range of figures, including Presidents, Generals, Kings & Queens, Actors, Writers, Educators, and many more.
Joachim Dyck Book Collection
The Joachim Dyck Book Collection, 1530s-1990s, consists of rare books on German rhetoric, homiletics, and epistolary writing published from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
Vanderbilt University Miniatures Book Collection
Vanderbilt University Miniatures Book Collection houses the smallest books in our collections, dating from the 1550s to the present day. Miniature books require specific skills in all areas of book production--bindings, papers, and type--and can be made in all kinds of formats from accordion style to origami folds to scrolling books.
Vanderbilt University Broadside Collection
The Vanderbilt University Broadside Collection houses historical and modern broadsides, or posters, covering a range of subjects that typically support faculty and student research or existing manuscript collections.
Vanderbilt University Folio Book Collection
The Vanderbilt University Folio Book Collection houses historical and modern books printed in the larger folio format, which support faculty and student research or existing manuscript collections. Typically, folio books are about 38 cm (or 15 inches) tall, or larger.
Nathaniel Bacon Legal Document
The Nathaniel Bacon Legal Document, 1629, is a case and opinion relating to the affairs of Sir Nathaniel Bacon, 1546-1622, a Member of Parliament and High Sheriff of Norfolk.
Stephen and Carina Bruce Map Collection
The Stephen and Carina Bruce Map Collection, 1630-1677, consists of two maps by Dutch cartographer Willem Blaeu.
Medical Artifacts Collection
American Map Collection
Morris Wachs Book Collection
The Morris Wachs Book Collection, 1660s-1980s, consists mostly of French literature collected by Wachs. The collection is particularly rich in rare popular fiction, providing an insight into the literary tastes of the eighteenth-century. Overall, the collection represents material of the Enlightenment, ranging from orientalism, satire, novels, epistolary fiction, almanacs, and fictional travel accounts.
Colombian Slave Sale Manuscript
This collection contains a manuscript, dated 1680, documenting the sale of slave named "Mauricia", a young girl aged 10 or 11 in Colombia.
About this Site
This site contains collection guides, or finding aids, to the archival collections held by Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives, the History of Medicine Collection, and the Scarritt Bennett Center. Finding aids describe the context, arrangement, and structure of archival materials, allowing users to identify and request materials relevant to their research.
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