Highlights of the rare book collection include significant Renaissance works in the sciences and humanities, Middle East studies, Northwest history, and Oregon authors.

The Department - called Precious Printed Works at the time - was founded in 1945.

Allyn Peck by a generous grant from the Peck Stacpoole Foundation, a charitable endowment for the support of genealogical, local history, and other museum and library collections.

Printed catalogues and thematic repertories are also available in the department's You can execute multiple and cross-referenced searches in all of these collections.

“From Medieval to Modern: Highlights from the Weinberg Library Rare Book Collection,” an exhibit on display in the fifth floor Heritage Room of the Weinberg Memorial Library through April 25, features rare books from the Mc Hugh Special Collections including medieval manuscript leaves. “From Medieval to Modern: Highlights from the Weinberg Library Rare Book Collection” will be on display in the fifth floor Heritage Room during normal library hours now through Tuesday, April 25.

PSU Library Special Collections is home to a growing collection of manuscripts, early printed works, and rare books dating back to the early medieval period.

The manuscript collection contains leaves and scrolls of religious texts from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, works of poetry and music, and legal documents.