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Rare Books (General) Collection

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Introduction
The Rare Book Collection contains rare and scarce items on art, politics, religion and literature.

Provenance: The contents of the collection were received through gifts of individual authors or other interested parties or, in limited situations, purchase.

Restrictions: There are no specific restrictions on this collection.
Duplication may be restricted if copying could cause damage to items.

Collection Description
The Rare Book Collection contains diverse holdings like a 1519 copy of Luther's lectures on the Psalms and other volumes on art, politics and literature. It contains rare and scarce items received by donation, purchase, or transfer from the general library collection of Wheaton College.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

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