Special Collections
Chinese Seals online
Mr. Jung Ying Tsao, a collector of Asian art, has given the Library a 14-volume set of imprints of ancient Chinese seals. On each page is a carefully executed impression of a seal and drawing of the seal stone.
The Ruth and Sherman Lee Institute for Japanese Art Collection online
The Clark Center for Japanese Art houses a broad range of Japanese art, including Japanese screen and scroll paintings, sculptures, prints, ceramics, textiles, metalwork and woven bamboo art, with works dating from the tenth century to the present day. Areas of particular emphasis include Buddhist sculpture and painting, screens and scrolls of the Edo Period (1615-1868), literati-style (Nanga) painting and calligraphy, modern kimono and woodblock prints, bamboo flower baskets and sculpture, and the ceramics of the contemporary Sueharu Fukami.
The Walter Doyle McLean Estate Collection
In 1849, Hosea Dudley, ancestor of Walter Doyle McLean, sailed around Cape Horn in his journey from Boston to San Francisco. He later settled in the Coulterville area near what is now Yosemite National Park. Dudley Ranch became a stagecoach stop for travelers visiting the Yosemite Valley and surrounding region. The family collection includes a register of guests with the signatures of John Muir and Thomas Edison; journals; Miwok Indian baskets; mining nuggets; and other Gold Rush era artifacts. It is currently housed in Special Collections, on loan to the library.
