Editing Monash University (section)

==== Rare books collection ====
Located at the Sir [[Louis Matheson]] Library on the Clayton Campus, the Rare Books Collection consists of over 100,000 items, valued because of their age, uniqueness or physical beauty, which can be accessed by Monash staff and students.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/rare/ |title=Rare Books Collection |publisher=Monash University |access-date=1 April 2010 |archive-date=9 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909165310/http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/rare/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The collection was started in 1961 when the university librarian purchased original manuscripts by [[Jonathan Swift]] and some of his contemporaries. The collection now consists of a range of items including photography, children's books, 15th- to 17th-century English and French literature, original manuscripts and pamphlets. A variety of exhibitions are hosted throughout the year in the Rare Books area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/exhibitions/ |title=Exhibitions |publisher=Monash University |access-date=1 April 2010 |archive-date=11 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100311185813/http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/exhibitions/ |url-status=dead}}</ref>