Adopt a Book for Restoration
Help preserve the MSU Libraries' valuable collections by making a gift for conservation treatment of a rare book, map, or manuscript.
Decades of wear and tear leave their mark on on historic volumes, and some current items we need for the collection are produced with inexpensive materials and need to be prepared for constant handling.
The library's expert conservation staff, with the resources of the Florence G. Wallace Conservation Laboratory, devote their efforts to ensuring that our print collections remain available for use, now and for future generations of students.
Your tax-deductible contribution will support this important work. A bookplate will be placed in the volume your gift helps preserve, and you (or anyone you designate) will receive a note of appreciation with information about the item chosen and the treatment it was given.
To adopt a book, please complete our form and send to the Development Office.
Available Books
| Adopted? | Title | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| A General Index of the Publications of the Parker Society | 1855 | $100 | |
| A Short History of the French Revolution for Young People | 1889 | $125 | |
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Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages | 1840-52 | $250 |
| Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, v. 1-2 | 1894 | $250 | |
| History of the American Baptist Missions in Asia, Africa, Europe and North America | 1850 | $100 | |
| Indian Summer | 1886 | $125 | |
| Songs of a Savoyard | 1890 | $125 | |
| The Book of British Butterflies | 1893 | $125 | |
| The Locomotive Engine | 1851 | $125 | |
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Tom Slade, motorcycle dispatch-bearer | 1918 | $150 |