
The Noel Collection was the life's work of Mr. James Smith Noel. It is the largest private collection of antiquarian books in the United States and is currently on permanent loan to Louisiana State University Shreveport. The books are still being explored--the majority are uncataloged and thus somewhat unknown, but they are believed to number between 200,000 and 250,000 volumes.
The collection encompasses 100+ different subject areas in such diverse fields as religion, travel literature, philosophy, science, cartography, natural history, moral instruction, curiosities, costumery, and the history of humor. Our collection is particularly strong in pre-1850 European and American literature and history.
We are a working collection. Our stacks are open to the public, although our materials do not circulate. Visitors are encouraged during regular business hours to use both our materials and our facilities. We are able to accommodate interlibrary loan requests of a reasonable size through the creation of .PDF copies--please confer with us if you have any concerns in this area.
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Airs Friday, October 2, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. This week on Treasures Of The Noel with Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze looks back the Omar Khayyam, the Persian…
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Airs Friday, September 25, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. This week on Treasures Of The Noel with Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze we look at The Napoleon Code, published in…
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Airs Friday, October 4, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. This week on Treasures Of The Noel with Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze we look at The Napoleon Panorama, a marvelous…
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Airs Friday, September 27, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. This week on Treasures Of The Noel with Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze we look at the Wellington Panorama, a 65…
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Airs Friday, September 20, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. This week on Treasures Of The Noel with Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze we look the Dutch Coin Compendium.
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Repeat Broadcast August 23, 2019, at 4:40 p.m.Airs Friday, August 2, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. This week on Treasures Of The Noel with Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze,…
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Airs Friday, July 26, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. This week on Treasures Of The Noel with Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze, we look at the life of Gladys Louise Smith,…
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Airs Friday, July 19, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. This week on Treasures Of The Noel with Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze, we look at the impact of Upton Sinclair's…
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Airs Friday, July 12, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. This week on Treasures Of The Noel with Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze looks at the long lasting impact of Mary…
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Airs Friday, July 5, 2019, at 4:30 p.m. This week on Treasures Of The Noel with Dr. Alexander Mikaberidze looks at All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich…