Katherine Reagan

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  8-12 June - (G-30) Bibliographers' Toolkit: Printed Books since 1800 taught by Tom Congalton (Between the Covers Rare Books) and Katherine Reagan (Cornell)

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  "We want the community at large to celebrate hip hop's contributions to American culture through a better understanding of its origins, which are the focus of this unique collection," said Katherine Reagan, curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts at Cornell University Library.

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  "Together, these documents determined the direction of the country and shaped its most sacred values," said Katherine Reagan, curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
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  We want these documents to last as long as possible," Reagan said.
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  Cornell's is one of five known copies written by Lincoln, and the only one owned by a private institution, Reagan said.
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  Noyes purchased it in 1935 for $50,000, Reagan said.

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  "We want the community at large to celebrate hip-hop's contributions to American culture through a better understanding of its origins, which are the focus of this unique collection," said Katherine Reagan, curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts at Cornell University Library.

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  "We want the community at large to celebrate Hip-Hop's contributions to American culture through a better understanding of its origins, which are the focus of this unique collection," added Katherine Reagan, curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts at Cornell University Library.

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  KATHERINE REAGAN (Cornell University Library) NADINA GARDNER (National Endowment for the Humanities)

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  RBS 2008 cover SCHEDULEThe schedule for most of the courses to be offered in 2008 has been posted on our website: see Six new RBS courses will be offered in 2008: BIBLIOGRAPHERS' TOOLKIT COURSES (G-20 and G-30) taught by David Whitesell (American Antiquarian Society) ordain run 21-25 July; its conjoin co-taught by Tom Congalton (Between the Covers) and Katherine Reagan (Cornell) ordain run 9-13 June.

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  All of this treasure is under the watchful and enthusiastic eye of Katherine Reagan, curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, and the one responsible for bringing the collection here.
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  According to Reagan, Kugelberg knew that he wanted the collection at a university so that it would be not only well-preserved, but well-used.

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  These artifacts chronicle Lincoln's campaign and presidency, his views on slavery and his assassination, according to Katherine Reagan, the curator of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections.
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  The exhibit opened on Oct. 20 to a line of 50 people that extended up two flights of stairs and attracted a total of 300 people that day, Reagan said.
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  The library acquired this document and other items, such as historic newspaper articles and paintings of Lincoln, through donations from Cornell alumni and the university's first president, A.D. White, Reagan said.
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  "[White] wanted Cornell's library to preserve original documents and historical books for the enjoyment and inspiration of future generations of students, scholars and members of the public," Reagan said
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  It is also the only copy to be accompanied by a hand-addressed envelope and personal letter from Lincoln, Reagan said.
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  The other four copies are owned by public institutions such as the Illinois State Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, the Library of Congress, which houses two copies and the White House, according to Reagan.
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  "White knew that the enterprise of today's collector makes the work of tomorrow's historian possible," Reagan said, "and the collections are still fulfilling that role he envisioned."

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  The collection began with Cornell's first president, Andrew Dickson White, a man who Katherine Reagan, the curator of rare books, described as "a passionate book collector."
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  "We have one of the largest collections on the French Revolution outside Paris," Reagan said.The University also has the largest collection on witchcraft in America, thanks also to White's influence.
  
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  Reagan pointed out that many collectors like to donate their collections to libraries "to make sure that they're there for future generations to learn from."
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  Reagan explained that the library's "greatest, most spectacular and most notable collections almost all came by gift" because they would have been too expensive for the University to have purchased independently.
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  However, the library tries "to focus on the research value of our materials rather than the financial value," Reagan said.
  
  Another rare possession is the cuneiform tablets.Produced 4,000 years ago, they are the oldest item in the University's collection.Scholars from the Department of Near Eastern Studies have translated the cuneiform text.What do they have to say and what are the tablets for?
  
  "Business records," Reagan revealed."How much land somebody owned or how much grain was set aside for the gods that week."
  
  Of course, items such as those in the collection require special care to maintain their "long-term stability and integrity," Reagan noted.The collection is stored in a vault, separated from the public section of the library by a firewall.To ensure optimum conditions for the manuscripts, the vault is kept at 68 degrees and 45 percent humidity at all times.
  
  The library also has various security measures in place.These include an alarm system, security cameras and observation by the staff.
  
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  "We guard these things not so no one can ever see them, but so they'll be here for future generations of students and scholars," Reagan said.
  
  Due to the fragile nature of many of the items, they cannot be checked out of the library.However, anyone can see them by simply asking.
  
  "We do have one of the most open rare book and manuscript libraries in the country," Reagan said.
  
  She cited the fact that anyone, including faculty, students or community members, is welcome to use the library free of charge.
  
  "You just need to be curious," she said.
  
  Students are especially encouraged to explore the collection.
  
  "If you're just starting out here, I hope you'll look into this more," Eddy said."It can become a great source of pleasure."
  
  Reagan added that about half of the collection's use is by undergraduates.

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