Dechert Collection
The Robert Dechert Collection includes over 1600 printed books focusing on American travel, exploration, and Native American relations with settlers.
Notable Collections
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Henry Charles Lea Library Collection
The Lea Library contains one of the largest collections on the history of the Inquisition in North America.
Italian Family Papers, 1200s-1900s
The Kislak Center holds substantial collections of family papers from Italy, containing a wide range of documents dating from the Middle Ages and Renaissance into modern times.
Spanish Literature, Culture and Politics: 20th Century
Penn Libraries has developed its coverage of 20th century Spanish history and literature in recent (since the early 21st century) years.
Sydney S. Keil Collection
The Sydney S. Keil Collection contains over 1,000 items from colonial Latin America, including books, pamphlets, broadsides, and maps.