What is . . . Cushing Memorial Library?

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Cushing Memorial Library & Archives holds the special collections, rare books and manuscripts, and archives of Texas A & M University.

Below are some of the common questions people ask us at Cushing. You may also want to view our FAQ. If you would like to ask other questions, please email Cait Coker at ccoker@lib-gw.tamu.edu.

What is a Special Collections?

What are the Archives?

What is a Rare Book?

What is a Manuscript? 

What is a Curator? 

Who We Are and What We Do

Who Was E.B. Cushing?

Do You Wonder? 

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