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Notable Collections

Comics and graphic novels in the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center stacks.

Comics and Graphic Novels Collection

This collection contains thousands of comics and graphic novels in multiple languages, with a strength in standalone graphic novels, LGBTQ comics, and published editions of webcomics.

Collage of Hindi film, books, and DVDs.

Hindi and Bollywood Film

The Van Pelt Video Collection is home to more than 1,400 Hindi-language films as well as scholarly and popular books about Hindi and Bollywood film culture.

Collage of Manuscripts from the Collection.

South Asian Manuscript Collection

Penn Libraries holds more than 3,000 manuscripts from South Asia, making it one of the largest collections of its kind in the Americas.

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World Philosophy

Because of longstanding collection strengths in area studies as well as because of disciplinary trends recognizing philosophers outside of the traditional western canon, the Penn Libraries have a significant amount of material relating to philosophy and philosophers in East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Maps and More

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Staff Information

Resources for Staff Committees