Downtown New London suffered (historically) from Benedict Arnold having burned it down in 1781. We lost a lot of our colonial character, but with the coming of the new Coast Guard Museum, as well as t.
The Gutenberg Bible has been on display in a large bronze and glass case at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library since 1963. At almost 600 years old, its typeface and illustrations are still vibrant, and the pages remain flexible, in no small part, because of the consistent care the Bible receives from Yale Library conservators.
A 1,250-year-old print of Buddhist prayers the earliest known printed text will join Yale’s Gutenberg Bible on regular display at the Beinecke Library.
Judith Ann Schiff is chief research archivist at the Yale University Library.
Manuscripts and archives
Ellen Battell Stoeckel shown here with her husband, Carl, and their dogs gave the university her estate. It is now a bucolic retreat for the Yale Norfolk Summer Schools of Music and Art. View full image
Although Yale was all-male until 1869, women have been generous donors to Yale for three centuries. Their innovative gifts include the first scholarship for African Americans, a music school, facilities for the modern study of geology, a tuberculosis hospital, and a model residential college featuring an iconic landmark tower. Here, we recognize just a few of the many women whose gifts have enabled Yale to fulfill and expand its educational mission.