Alcove Collections

The library’s five special study alcoves are all furnished with subject collections designed to invite further exploration.

• The Melville Alcove includes works by and about Herman Melville as well as those of his contemporaries. (First Floor)
• The Dobie Alcove includes works by and about J. Frank and Bertha Dobie. (Third Floor)
• The Enduring Legacies Alcove serves to showcase a few of the library’s most generous donors and their gifts to Special Collections.  (Third Floor)
• The Women’s Studies Alcove collection includes works by and about women, with most titles recommended by university Feminist Studies faculty.  (Third Floor)
• The Lynne Brody/Writer’s Voice Alcove highlights the published monographs and novels of Southwestern Faculty authors. (First Floor)