Baltimore Hebrew University Collection Arrives at Cook Library
Just this week, the long anticipated Baltimore Hebrew University (now known as the Baltimore Hebrew Institute at TU) collection has arrived at Cook Library. The bulk of the collection will be housed on the second floor of the library, formerly the home of the bound journal collection. Over 80,000 items will be available, ranging from books to newspapers to media materials. Topics covered include fine arts, geneaology, children’s books, and comparative religions. Specialized materials such as the Holocaust Survivor Testamonies Video Archive and Memorial (Yizkor) books will document historical events and places, as will the rare book collection which includes materials dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries.
The collection includes materials in English, Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, German, Spanish, and French, and will have periodicals/newspapers as well as reference material. Special databases such as the Index to Jewish Periodicals will be available at selected computer work stations on the second floor of the library. Items in the collection will not appear in the library catalog until October, and the integration of catalog records may take some time, so ask for help at the Reference Desk if you need help in locating a particular item within the collection. The bulk of the books (with the exception of reference material) will be available for borrowing. The second floor of the library will remain closed until Wednesday, August 26th, when users are welcome to visit the collection.
