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Find a wealth of Bibles and religious materials, including early Bibles printed in Greek, in English and in America, or explore the more than 30,000 items in the Mendel Collection at the Lilly Library.Type: Research GuideLocation:Lilly Library
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Children's Literature
The Lilly Library’s collection of children’s literature spans centuries and continents, and represents the most notable authors of some of the best-loved works in the genre.Type: Research GuideLocation:Lilly Library -
American History
From the times of Columbus, through the revolution and other wars, and including mid-century key political figures, the American History collection at the Lilly Library offers materials critical to academic research and intriguing to amateur historians.Type: Research GuideLocation:Lilly Library -
Mechanical Puzzles
Explore thousands of mechanical puzzles, from the Rubik's cube to impossible objects, and more.Type: CollectionLocation:Lilly Library -
Medicine and Science
Works from biology, genetics, chemistry, mathematics, and physics illustrate the history of science. Explore a 1628 description of blood circulation, first editions by Copernicus and Newton, or twentieth-century work on genetic mutation.Type: Research GuideLocation:Lilly Library -
Indiana History
Indiana history materials at the Lilly Library offer many paths for the curious Hoosier, from printed accounts of early visitors to Indiana to letters written by Indiana soldiers during the Civil War to photographs of daily life in the 1920's.Type: Research GuideLocation:Lilly Library -
Kurt Vonnegut
Learn more about Vonnegut manuscripts and books at the Lilly Library.Type: CollectionLocation:Lilly Library -
Sylvia Plath
Learn more about the manuscripts of poet Sylvia Plath at the Lilly Library.Type: CollectionLocation:Lilly Library -
Upton Sinclair
Learn more about the manuscripts and books related to Upton Sinclair in the Lilly Library.Type: CollectionLocation:Lilly Library -
American Literature
The Lilly Library’s collections of American authors are a principal strength, including notable authors in several genres represented in books, correspondence and manuscripts.Type: Research GuideLocation:Lilly Library -
Swedish Designer Oscar Reutersvärd's Impossible Images
Selections of Oscar Reutersvärd's designs from the Lilly Library collectionType: ExhibitionLocation:
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Video: Six Wonders of the Lilly Library
Get an up-close look at some of the pieces that are part of the Lilly's truly fascinating collections.Type: ExhibitionLocation:
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Wonder and the Natural World
An exhibition of books devoted to describing, understanding, and honoring the wondrous.Type: ExhibitionLocation:
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Lilly Exhibition: "Raintree County: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Ross Lockridge, Jr."
January 21st, 2014" Raintree County : A Celebration of the Life and Work of Ross Lockridge, Jr.,” on exhibition at the Lilly Library through May 19, chronicles the life and work of...Type: NewsLocation:
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Mediaevalia 2014
March 24th, 2014The Lilly Library will host Mediaevalia 2014, the yearly event for all friends of things medieval, of calligraphy, gilded initials, precious manuscripts, early prints, and other highlights of the history...Type: NewsLocation:
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On Exhibition at the Lilly: Visualizing Disease
October 1st, 2013“Visualizing Disease,” an exhibition of pathological illustrations from the 16th century to the mid-19th century on display now at the Lilly Library is believed to be the first of its...Type: NewsLocation:
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Spiritualists, Sorcerers, and Stage Magicians: Magic and the Supernatural at the Lilly Library
April 23rd, 2014The Lilly Library summer exhibition, “Spiritualists, Sorcerers, and Stage Magicians: Magic and the Supernatural at the Lilly Library,” offers a view of how ideas of the occult, the unseen, and...Type: NewsLocation:
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Globalization of the United States: 1789-1861
September 12th, 2014Exhibition of items from the Lilly Library's collection, with a public talk and reception.Type: NewsLocation:
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Lilly Library acquires papers of author J. Greg Perkins
October 23rd, 2015It is with pleasure that The Lilly Library announces the recent acquisition of the papers and manuscripts of author, J. Greg Perkins. Mr. Perkins' generous donation documents the creative processes...Type: NewsLocation:
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Plan Ahead for Your Lilly Visit: Online Requesting Now Available
January 29th, 2016You may now register online to place requests electronically through IUCAT and Archives Online for Lilly Library materials to be used in the reading room, or to order reproductions. Using...Type: NewsLocation:
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