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Researchers are strongly encouraged to make an appointment prior to visiting the Collections. Walk-in visitors may not receive immediate service due to staff demands and scheduling.

STAFF
R. Arvid Nelsen
Head, Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Suite 213 Andersen Library
(612) 625-4867

Tim Johnson
Curator of Special Collections and Rare Books & E. W. McDiarmid Curator of the Sherlock Holmes Collections
Suite 111 Andersen Library
(612) 624-3552
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Cecily Marcus
Curator, Givens Collection, Upper Midwest Literary Archives, Performing Arts Archive
Suite 213 Andersen Library
(612) 624-8812

Barb Bezat
Assistant Archivist, Northwest Architectural Archives
Suite 213 Andersen Library
(612) 625-3550

Lisa Vecoli
Library Professional, Tretter Collection
Suite 111 Andersen Library
(612) 624-7526

SCRB Office:
Tel: (612) 626-9166
Fax: (612) 625-5525

Manuscripts Office:
Tel: (612) 625-3550
Fax: (612) 625-5525
Manuscripts Reference E-Mail

Hours:
Mon - Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm
Appointments strongly advised
Other hours by special appointment

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Visitor Information

Exhibits



Exhibits

The Andersen Library Exhibit Gallery is located on the first floor of Andersen Library. The Gallery is open Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Andersen Atrium Gallery is located on the second and third floor concourses of Andersen Library. Other exhibits may also be seen in the T. R. Anderson Gallery located on the 4th floor of Wilson Library, at the entrance to the James Ford Bell Library. Exhibits are on view Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Exhibit areas are closed for all university holidays.

Current Exhibits

On Permanent Exhibit:
The Gustafson Exhibit
The Sitting Room at 221B Baker Street: A Permanent Exhibit from the Sherlock Holmes Collections
Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom Special Collections Suite, 111 Andersen Library

Video Features:
Archiving Memory exhibit
Twin Cities Public Television (TPT) "NewsNight Minnesota" -- Ken Stone uncovers the Holmes Collection
MN Daily Video Report on the Holmes exhibit
WCCO TV "Finding Minnesota" -- Reporter Jeanette Trompeter highlights the Holmes exhibit and collections


Past Exhibits

Some selected brochures, publications, or web sites from past exhibits:

Henry Miller (1969)

Books of Hours (1970)

From Gutenberg to Gregynog (1971)

The King James Bible: From 1611 to the 20th Century (1971)

Measuring the Universe: The William D. Morgan Astronomy Collection (1972)

The Book And Its Cover (1972)

Use of Forreine Travell: the English Gentleman On The Continent (1973)

Walter de la Mare, 1873-1956 (1973)

Homage to John Berryman (1973)

Victorian Popular Fiction (1973?)

Strangers in the Land: The Experience of the Immigrant Finns (1974)

The People's President: The Franklin D. Roosevelt Collection of Olivia Irvine Dodge (1975)

Neighborhood and Nation: Settlement Houses in America (1975)

The Gregynog Press (1976)

Purcell and Elmslie Architects (1976)

American Advertising Art Exposition '77 (1977)

A Tall Ship and a Star: John Masefield 1878-1967 (1978)

Arthur Conan Doyle (1979)

Evangelos P. Papanoutsos: Philosopher, Educator, Critic (1980)

Molding the Image: William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes (1983)

The Other Master: Frederic Dorr Steele (1984)

Investigating Sherlock Holmes (1985)

The Frederic Dorr Steele Memorial Collection (1987)

Howard Haycraft and the Art of Detective Fiction (1993)

Art, Architecture, and Illustration in the World of Sherlock Holmes (1998)

Better Holmes and Gardens: Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Architectural Design "Down Under" (2000)

A Tour of the Exhibit "Better Holmes and Gardens: Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Architectural Design "Down Under" (2000)

The Basic Holmesian Library (2001)

Mesopotamia in Minnesota: Cuneiform Texts in Twin Cities Collections (2003)

A River Runs By It: Holmes and Doyle in Minnesota (2004)

Voyages of Discovery: Lewis & Clark, Native Americans, and Other Travels in the West (2004)

Down the River and Under the Arch: Selected Items from the Sherlock Holmes Collections (2005)

Victorian Secrets and Edwardian Enigmas: The Riddles of the Rooms of 221B Baker Street (2007)

The Art and Work of Gaylord Schanilec, Wood Engraver, Fine Printer (2007)

Waiting To Be Drawn Political and Editorial Cartoons -- Focusing on Presidential Election Years -- From the Fearing Collection of Cartoon and Editorial Art (2008)

A Man's Reach -- A Transforming Life, Commemorating the June 17th centennial of Governor Elmer L. Andersen’s birth (2009)