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Special Collections
The Pitts Theology Library’s Special Collections contain books printed prior to 1860 and pamphlets printed prior to 1945 as well as materials of particular historical significance and materials of particular importance to this library, Candler School of Theology, or Emory University. In addition, the library’s Special Collections contain first edition materials related to the library’s collection strengths, including source materials relating to the German Reformation, hymnals, materials about the Wesley family and the early history of Methodism, North European theological dissertations, writings by Thomas Merton, works on English church history and local English church guides. The total number of books in Special Collections exceeds 120,000, or 20%, of the library’s total holdings. The oldest work in Special Collections is a 1470 printing of Eusebius’ De Evangelica Preparatione, issued less than 20 years after the publication of the Gutenberg Bible. The library’s Special Collections are also continually expanded and have grown by an average of 2,400 titles per year over the past 10 years.