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Explore the Treasures of Decker's Special Collections

Welcome to the heart of 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯's history and creativity. Our Special Collections are a vibrant repository of unique records and works related to 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯, including contributions from our talented students, faculty, and alumni.

What You'll Find in Our Special Collections

  • Artists' Books: Explore innovative and imaginative creations.
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  • 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 History Materials: Unearth 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯's rich history through graduate theses, architectural records, yearbooks, scrapbooks, reports, catalogs, student rosters, financial ledgers, meeting minutes, and more.

Access and Restrictions

Most of our Special Collections can be found in our library catalog, with other access links below. Unfortunately we do not offer access to physical 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 history items due to staffing limitations, nor are we able to answer questions on your behalf. 

Discover Our Collection

There are several ways to explore what we have to offer:

  1. ArchivesSpace: Browse our Special Collections.
  2. 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 Digital Library: Explore our digital collection including theses, book arts, and 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 history items.
  3. Internet Archive: Listen to our 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 Mades collection of digitized audio lectures.

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Notable Collections

Book Arts Collection

Decker Library's Book Arts collection consists of almost 800 unique, limited-edition artists' books and fine press editions. The collection includes works by nationally and internationally renowned artists, as well as contributions from 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 alumni, faculty, and staff.

足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 Digital Library

足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 Mades Audiovisual Collection

The 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 Mades Audiovisual Collection houses over 700 VHS and Beta tapes, almost 800 cassette tapes, and a dozen film reels, documenting artist lectures, poetry readings, exhibitions, and special events at 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 dating back to the 1940s. Many of these items have been digitized and can be accessed for viewing or listening on the Internet Archive.

足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 Mades in ArchivesSpace

足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 Graduate Theses Collection

Decker Library holds graduate theses from 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯's graduate programs. Theses from 1956 to 2014 are available in-library only and can be searched in the library catalog or viewed in our inventory, arranged by program. Theses from 2015 to the present are accessible via Digital Decker. Authors set the permission level for their work, so some theses are open to the public, some are restricted to the 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 community (requiring a 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 username and password), and others are embargoed for five years from the creation date.

Digital Theses (2015-Present)

Zine Collection

Zines, often self-published, non-profit, limited print works that may be folded, stapled, or photocopied, are a focus of our collection. We prioritize collecting works by 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 students, staff, and faculty, as well as zines reflecting Baltimore City's issues and artists, and those highlighting marginalized groups. These efforts support the 足球游戏_中国足彩网¥体育资讯 curriculum, and we continue to actively collect materials for this collection.