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August 17, 2005: Rare Book and Document Collection on Display in Maine
FARMINGTON, Maine --"A collection of rare books and documents that helped shape Western civilization has arrived at the University of Maine at Farmington, where it will be placed on display for the first time in New England.
The collection includes rare editions of the Declaration of Independence and the Emancipation Proclamation, and a hand-copied edition of the Magna Carta dating to about 1350. Rare books include Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" and Plato's "Republic."
