Special Collections

The Dana Biomedical Library has a wide variety of older materials cataloged as "Dana Special" and housed in one of two secured sites: the Quinn Room or the Locked Grill.

The Rauner Special Collections Library houses Dartmouth's most rare and special material, including that in medicine and the life sciences. Rauner also archives publications of Dartmouth Medical School and the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Lending Policies

Requests for Dana Special Collections materials may be made at the circulation desk of the Dana Biomedical Library. Generally the material will be retrieved within one working day of the request. Materials may be examined by appointment only on the first floor of Dana Biomedical Library during normal working hours: Monday-Friday 8:30AM-4:30PM, Saturday 9:00AM-4:00PM. A maximum of four books may be examined at one time. Special Collections materials generally do not circulate outside the library. Photocopying is allowed with assistance and direction of the staff, based on the condition of the material.

To make an appointment: please call the circulation desk at 603-650-1658, or email: Dana.Library.Circulation@dartmouth.edu