Collection Info
Beinecke Collection of the Lesser Antilles
Hamilton College's Beinecke Collection of the Lesser Antilles is the preeminent collection of materials on the Lesser Antilles. The Wellin Museum's holdings include prints, drawings, watercolors and oil paintings dating from the 18th and 19th centuries and is complimented by holdings in Hamilton's Burke Library Special Collections, which can be accessed at http://elib.hamilton.edu/beinecke
This collection was originally developed by Walter Beinecke, Jr., a former Hamilton College Trustee.
There is a printed finding aid of the Beinecke Collection (Hough, Samuel J. The Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection at Hamilton College: A Catalogue of Books, Manuscripts, Prints, Maps, and Drawings, 1521-1860. Gainesville, University Press of Florida, 1994).
