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Cornell University Library, founded in 1866, is one of the leading academic research libraries in the United States. It was established by Ezra Cornell with the belief that any person could find instruction in any study—a principle still reflected in its vast and diverse collections. The library system spans over a dozen facilities, but its flagship is the Uris Library, opened in 1891 and perched on Libe Slope. 📍 @cornell_library, Ithaca, New York, U.S. Opening Hours: Please note that opening h

It’s Halloween, and Cornell University Library - Rare and Manuscript Collections is bringing out the spooky classics! 🎃👀🧙‍♀️ Can you guess which month Hocus Pocus came out? | Cornell University Library

Inspiring words from another divisive – and decisive -- moment in American history. Here, a look at Ben Franklin’s draft of his last speech to the Constitutional Convention, which Franklin’s biographer Walter Isaacson described as “The most eloquent words Franklin ever wrote – and perhaps the best ever written about the magic of the American system and the spirit that created it." This document, from the Cornell University Library - Rare and Manuscript Collections, was part of a large acquisitio