Fuli, Kimbo, Saby, and Marqu
Pen-and-Ink drawings of the so-called Amistad prisoners, Africans, who, after being abducted from their homeland, revolted and took control of the slave ship transporting them, killing many crew members. The drawings were made by New Haven resident William H. Townsend, while the captives were awaiting trial. More information and images of the complete collection can be found in the Beinecke’s Digital Library: Drawings of Amistad Prisoners
Fuli
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Kimbo
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Saby
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Marqu
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Town Tarrydiddles
An amateur newspaper, done in manuscript, from 1882. The authors, Guy and Thomas Berry Cusack-Smith, recount the social and sporting goings-on in their neighborhoods in Eccleston Square, London, and in West Sussex.
Included are drawings, puzzles, and rhymes. Sir Thomas Cusack-Smith was later Consul General for Samoa.
Mess kit
An artist’s book/kit/agit-prop piece against the Vietnam War.
Mess kit by William Ogue Mustill (San Francisco : Nova Broadcast) 1971.
Martha Becker Finney
New works by writer/artist/designer/architect/sculptor Martha Becker Finney.
The Beinecke Library holds an extensive collection of her hand-made limited editions and prints.
Room 26 Cabinet of Curiosities 
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