Science, Industry and Business Library

Special Collections

The rare book collections at SIBL contain several thousand rare science and engineering titles and include the donated collection of William Barclay Parsons. The Parsons collection consists of rare titles in the fields of engineering, transportation and military science dating from the 15th century to the 20th century. The Henry George collection consists of scrap books documenting the career of Henry George,the 19th century politician and economist, and first editions of his works. All of the rare collections at SIBL are available on site for reading under supervision.