Rare Collections
Rare Collections
Rare Collections at the State Library of Pennsylvania include the original books purchased by the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1745 for reference use by the legislators. Holdings also include rare books published by Pennsylvania presses between 1685 and 1865, miscellaneous rare works such as Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle from 1493, and a pamphlet collection of works from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Rare Collections at the State Library of Pennsylvania include the original books purchased by the Pennsylvania Assembly in 1745 for reference use by the legislators. Holdings also include rare books published by Pennsylvania presses between 1685 and 1865, miscellaneous rare works such as Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle from 1493, and a pamphlet collection of works from the 19th and 20th centuries.