James K. Hosmer Special Collections

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Special Collections, located on the fourth floor of Minneapolis Central Library, holds several in-depth collections containing unique and historic materials on a variety of topics. One of the area's best local history resources, the collection covers all aspects of the history of Minneapolis and Hennepin County and includes books, photographs, high school yearbooks, archival and manuscript collections, periodicals, maps, and thousands of files of newspaper clippings. The Minneapolis Athenaeum is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to acquiring and preserving books and manuscripts and making them available to the public. The Athenaeum shares space with Special Collections at Minneapolis Central Library.

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