William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
UCLA-associated library of rare books and manuscripts / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (Clark Library), an affiliated library of the University of California, Los Angeles, holds rare books and manuscripts with particular strengths in English literature and history (1641–1800), Oscar Wilde and the fin de siècle, and fine press printing. It is located about 10 mi (16 km) southeast from UCLA, in the West Adams district of Los Angeles, and 2 mi (3.2 km) west of the University of Southern California. It is administered by UCLA's Center for Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Studies, which offers several long- and short-term fellowships for graduate and postdoctoral scholars to use the Library's collections.[1] However, any reader with an interest in the collection is able to study.
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William Andrews Clark Memorial Library | |
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34.03303°N 118.31426°W / 34.03303; -118.31426 | |
Location | 2520 Cimarron St, Los Angeles, California 90018 |
Established | 1924 |
Branches | N/A |
Collection | |
Size | 110,000 (rare books); 22,000 (rare manuscripts) (2007) |
Access and use | |
Circulation | Library does not circulate |
Other information | |
Budget | US$30 million (total endowment) |
Director | Helen Deutsch |
Employees | 6 (FTE) |
Website | clarklibrary |
Designated | October 9, 1964 |
Reference no. | 28 |