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Its Provisions Library houses special collections focusing on social change and the arts.
Children's libraries are special collections of books intended for juvenile readers and usually kept in separate rooms of general public libraries.
Special libraries are distinguished from special collections, which are branches or parts of a library intended for rare books, manuscripts, and other special materials.
In March 1800, Hermann alerted the French scientist George Cuvier to the existence of Collini's fossil, believing that it had been captured by the occupying armies of Napoleon and sent to the French collections in Paris ( and perhaps to Cuvier himself ) as war booty ; at the time special French political commissars systematically seized art treasures and objects of scientific interest.
Renovations and new construction over the past decade have resulted in modernized facilities that include special collections classrooms, an innovative Learning Commons and an art gallery.
It includes a number of special collections mainly relating to the fine and applied arts.
* The Bloomsbury Group Collection at the Victoria University Library at the University of Toronto Victoria University Library has a number of special collections concerning the Bloomsbury Group.
Noteworthy are also the many special collections at Leiden University Library among which those of the Society of Dutch Literature ( 1766 ) and the collection of casts and engravings.
The library system includes a number of special collections such as the Andrew Carnegie Collection, Herbert A. Simon Collection, Allen Newell Collection, the H. John Heinz III Collection, and the Posner Memorial Collection among many others.
The following year, she released The Christmas Collection which compiled seasonal music previously recorded for her Hallmark Christmas album, her appearance on Kenny Loggins ' 1999 TNN Christmas special and her contributions to the Mother and Child and Spirit of Christmas multi-artist collections.
Miller's papers can be found in the following library special collections:
It may contain specialist plant collections such as cacti and succulent plants, herb gardens, plants from particular parts of the world, and so on ; there may be greenhouses, shadehouses, again with special collections such as tropical plants, alpine plants or other exotic plants.
In principle their role is to maintain documented collections of living plants for the purposes of scientific research, conservation, display and education, although this will depend on the resources available and the special interests pursued at each particular garden.
The University Library, which has more than 3. 5 million books and fifty thousand journals, also has a number of internationally renowned special collections of western and oriental manuscripts, printed books, archives, prints, drawings, photographs, maps, and atlases.
The research activities of the Scaliger Institute focus on these special collections and concentrate particularly on the various aspects of the transmission of knowledge and ideas through texts and images from antiquity to the present day.
The library covers all areas and periods of the museum's collections with special collections covering illuminated manuscripts, rare books and artists ' letters and archives.
The library contains a number of special collections of rare books and manuscripts.
Located just below the large rotunda, this 8, 200-square-foot education facility provides classes and lectures about the visual and performing arts and opportunities to interact with the museum's collections and special exhibitions through its labs, exhibition spaces, conference rooms and the Peter B. Lewis Theater.
The Earl S Richardson Library ’ s holdings constitute more than 660, 000 volumes, including works in special collections.
* William J. Bardin family papers at the University of Texas at Arlington special collections
* The Roemer-und-Pelizaeus-Museum, with significant collections from ancient Egypt and Peru and spectacular special exhibitions organized every year.
In addition to Magill's main resources, the College houses a number of special collections including the Quaker Collection, the C. C.

special and believed
In addition, he believed in the `` dramatic unity and separateness of the period from 1702-14, lying between the Stuart and Hanoverian eras with a special ethos of its own ''.
As late as the 1840s, and despite Friedrich Wöhler's synthesis of urea in 1828, some chemists still believed in the doctrine of vitalism, according to which a special life-force was necessary to create organic compounds.
An expert can be, by virtue of credential, training, education, profession, publication or experience, believed to have special knowledge of a subject beyond that of the average person, sufficient that others may officially ( and legally ) rely upon the individual's opinion.
Binet strongly supported special education programs because he believed that “ abnormality ” could be cured.
The Anonymous Valesianus tells an account about his choosing of a successor: Anastasius could not decide which of his three nephews should succeed him, so he put a message under a couch and had his nephews take seats in the room, which also had two other seats ; he believed that the nephew to sit on the special couch would be his proper heir.
It is now believed that this picture was incorrect and that the five superstring theories are connected to one another as if they are each a special case of some more fundamental theory ( thought to be M-theory ).
The theory of special relativity is believed to hold throughout the universe, provided that the spatial and temporal length scales are sufficiently short ; otherwise, the more general theory of general relativity must be applied.
Both in Chukotka and Alaska, the aurora borealis is believed to be a special world inhabited by those who died by violence, the changing rays representing deceased souls playing ball with a walrus head.
He believed that he discovered their special astronomical orientation, claiming that the ancient people who built them were most likely sun worshipers due to the alignment of the pyramids.
Although the economic Panic of 1893 had a number of causes, President Grover Cleveland believed the inflation caused by Sherman's act to be a major factor, and called a special session of Congress to repeal it.
Indigo children, according to a pseudoscientific New Age theory, are children who are believed to possess special, unusual and sometimes supernatural traits or abilities.
He believed that contained within the smoke was a special gas, which he called Montgolfier Gas, with a special property he called levity.
He believed the experiments provided " the most convincing disproof imaginable that dowsers can do what they claim ," stating that the data analysis was " special, unconventional and customized.
While some believed that a special term for literature written for women by women about women's experiences were necessary, others were concerned that feminist literature served to place the female writers and readers outside the community, in an isolated cycle.
According to popular film lore, Shearer was originally never in the running for the lead role in The Divorcee because it was believed that she didn't have enough sex appeal ; it was only after Shearer arranged a special photo session with studio portrait photographer George Hurrell and her husband saw the result, that he relented and gave her the role.
Among the censuses of the 18th century was the special Census of 1778, imposed by the governor of the time, D. Juan de Torrezar Diaz Pimienta – later Viceroy of New Granada – by order of the Marquis of Ensenada, Minister of Finance – so that he would be provided numbers for his Catastro tax project, which imposed a universal property tax he believed would contribute to the economy while at the same time increasing royal revenues dramatically.
Patron saints, because they have already transcended to the metaphysical, are believed to be able to intercede effectively for the needs of their special charges.
The dogma classes these into 3 groups of 3: 3 general transfers ( believed to occur normally in most cells ), 3 special transfers ( known to occur, but only under specific conditions in case of some viruses or in a laboratory ), and 3 unknown transfers ( believed never to occur ).
The rest of the world except Antarctica is believed to have been mapped at scales down to 1: 200, 000, with regions of special interest down to 1: 50, 000 and many urban areas to 1: 10, 000.
Some male cadets also believed that the presence of women had softened the rigors of Academy life and that women received special treatment.
The Lemhi Shoshone believed the small red core found in the upper taproot had special powers, notably being able to stop a bear attack.
Herzfeld believed the reasons behind the construction of Persepolis were the need for a majestic atmosphere, a symbol for their empire, and to celebrate special events, especially the " Nowruz ".
" Ismail believed the special position was " a slur on the ability of the Malays.

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