Dental Library Special Collections
Penn Dental Medicine is one of the oldest dental schools in the nation.
Notable Collections
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Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning Collections
The Library at the Katz CAJS is the permanent home of the extant library collection of the Dropsie College for Hebrew and Cognate Learning.
Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection
The Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection is devoted to the history of chemistry and collects broadly in that field, emphasizing periods prior to 1900.
Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (Furness Shakespeare Library)
The Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library focuses on Shakespeare’s works, their history and theatrical context, and the long tradition of Shakespearian criticism.
The Beethoven Cabinet in the Otto E. Albrecht Music Library
This cabinet, once owned by Ludwig van Beethoven, is now located in the Albrecht Music Library at the University of Pennsylvania.