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John Grisham, John Irving, Judy Blume among authors
Newspapers, postcards, teachers and more
Stevie Wonder premieres "Sketches of a Life"
Headline locations from the Library's map collections
Travel back in time through American Memory
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Research collections include African studies; art, architecture, design, and photography; elementary and secondary teaching materials, the Joseph Schaffner Library of business and management science; Seeley G. Mudd Library for Science and Engineering; the Pritzker Legal Research Center; and transportation, government documents, and rare books and manuscripts. Research affiliations: Association of American Universities, Association of Research Libraries, Center for Research Libraries.