Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (Furness Shakespeare Library)
The Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library focuses on Shakespeare’s works, their history and theatrical context, and the long tradition of Shakespearian criticism.
Notable Collections
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Institute of Contemporary Arts Records
The Institute of Contemporary Arts is a University of Pennsylvania museum displaying contemporary art.
Italian Family Papers, 1200s-1900s
The Kislak Center holds substantial collections of family papers from Italy, containing a wide range of documents dating from the Middle Ages and Renaissance into modern times.
James DePreist Papers
James DePreist (1936-2013) was an African-American conductor of international renown.
James T. Farrell Collection
The prolific and once popular writer James T. Farrell (1904-1979) is perhaps best known for his Studs Lonigan trilogy.
Japanese Juvenile Fiction Collection
Penn has the most extensive single collection in the world of adventure stories from the late Meiji and Taishō periods.
Japanese Naval Collection
The Naval Collection focuses on the Meiji through early Shōwa periods, and is especially strong in materials related to the training fleet (renshū kantai 練習艦隊).
Japanese Special Collections
The Penn Libraries collects a variety of Japanese rare materials.
Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References
The Vilain-Wieck Collection comprises several thousand books produced by fine and private presses, mainly in America, from the nineteenth century up to the present.