Margaret Leggat Butler Library is home to several special collections. Below are listed the collections and a brief description of what each collections contains. For more information please feel free to contact the library.

The Mary E. Ambler Archives - click to enter
The Mary E. Ambler Archives is responsible for the identification, acquisition, organization, and preservation of Lindenwood's unique or rare collections of archival, manuscript, and printed items, and for making these special collections available to patrons for research and study. Among some of the items in the collection are:

• Books that belonged to George and Mary Sibley
• Transcripts of a large portion of the Sibley diaries and correspondence
• Information about past presidents and students of the university
• Lindenwood yearbooks, photographs, and memorabilia
• The personal library of U.S. Senator James A. Reed

The McKissack Collection is a series of books about African-American children, presented to Butler Library by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack. For further information please consult the following website: www.childrenslit.com/f_mckissack.html

The Sakahara Collection is a series of books promoting the Japanese culture, presented to Butler Library by Professor Suzi Sakahara.

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