Rare Books Collection News

Access Forbidden: UB Exhibition Unveils Centuries of Banned and Censored Books
10/13/25
Explore 575 years of censorship and resilience in Access Forbidden: Banned and Censored Books, 1549–1940, the first major exhibition of UB’s Rare Books Collection since 2006.
UB Libraries Debut Digital Collection of Rare Macdonald Watercolors
10/2/25
The UB Libraries has made available a digital collection, Defence Of Guenevere, featuring 21 original watercolors by Frances E. and Margaret Macdonald.
Lynn Lasota: Helping Researchers & Visitors Connect to UB’s Treasures
3/11/25
For more than 14 years, Lasota has been working across departments at UB and honing her skills in special collections.
A Journey Through Coins of the Classical World
12/10/24
For Nolan Mattison, a well-preserved collection of ancient coins has become the centerpiece of a transformative research journey.
A Rare Book’s Influence on HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death
10/29/24
A General History of the Pyrates is part of the UB Rare & Special Books Collection.
Rare books offer rare opportunity for UB art students
12/19/23
UB Libraries’ Special Collections provides UB students the opportunity to learn about the history of Western typography.
UB to host Shakespeare workshop exploring race, class and culture
4/19/23
The Folger Shakespeare Library will present a unique two-and-a-half-day local workshop exploring Shakespeare’s role in reinforcing and contesting questions of race, class and culture.
Bram Stoker’s Dracula!
10/27/16
In celebration of Halloween, the University Libraries present the most famous vampire novel of them all – Dracula!
A Passion for Collecting
9/15/15
Coins donated in 1935 to the UB Libraries Special Collections by Thomas B. Lockwood are part of a larger collection of rare books.
Students to work with UB's priceless coin collection
4/19/15
In the midst of Lockwood Memorial Library’s rare book collection is a set of recently rediscovered coins that date as far back as the Roman Empire.