East Hall (may be closed during tours and class visits)
![Image of mushroom cloud from atomic bomb with caption "Atomic Era Materials from the Collections"](/sites/default/files/2023-07/AtomicEra.png)
Atomic Era Materials from the Collections View brochure
Display Case #13 Bohr, Nielsen and Physics at OU
Display Case #14 Robert Oppenheimer
Display Case #15 Fallout & Radiation
Display Case #16 Manhattan Project Reports
Display Case #17 Popular Books and Reflections on the Atomic Age
Please leave food/drinks on table outside the East Hall.
Please store backpacks and large bags in lockers near elevators.
Reading Nook
![Reading Nook in Bizzell Library](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Reading%20Nook%20in%20Library.png)
Browsable Reference: Browse books from the History of Science Collections to get a start on your research (bibliographies, biographical and topical encyclopedias, companions to research, introductory works, primary and secondary source readers, textbooks). These items are non-circulating and should remain on the 5th floor. (No food, but drinks okay)
Children's Books: Browse children's books on a variety of topics in history and science.
Topical Displays: View changing topical displays designed to highlight materials from the collections connected to current events, news and featured themes.
Current Display: Atomic Era Materials from the Collection (view brochure)
Please see a desk attendant if you want to view these materials in the Reading Room, or if you want to request copies.
5th Floor Foyer
![Photo of display case with items from Nichols Rare Books & Special Collections (materials selected for Black History Month)](/sites/default/files/2023-08/NicholsCase.jpeg)
Display Case #1 John and Mary Nichols Rare Books & Special Collections - selections in celebration of African American History
Display Case #2 History of Science Collections - recent acquisitions of astronomical instruments
Display Case #3 Harry W. Bass Business History Collection - Sears & Roebuck catalogs
Display Case #4 Aviation materials from the History of Science Collections
Display Case #5 Writing Instruments - Cuneiform Brick View catalog record & 3D model
Reading Room
Display Case #6 Shakespeare materials from the Nichols Collection
Display Case #7 Shakespeare materials from the Nichols Collection
SOUTHWEST HALLWAY
![Southwest hallway display case](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Southwest%20hallway%20display%20case.png)
Display Case #8 Martin J. S. Rudwick Collection, Kenneth L. Taylor Collection, Hugh S. Torrens Collection, David B. Kitts Collection, Leo Laporte Collection, Bill Moore Collection
Display Case #9 Herbert Holl Collection, George Miksch Sutton Collection, Lois Lenski Children's Literature Collection, George J. Goodman Collection, Instrument and Artifact Collection, Marilyn B. Ogilvie Collection, Jackson Rinn Pope, III Collection
Display Case #10 Paul E. Klopsteg Collection, John Robert Christianson Collection, Duane H. D. Roller Collection, Everett Lee DeGolyer Collection, James G. Harlow, Sr. Collection
BIZZELL BIBLE ROOM (typically accessible during tours and class visits)
![KingJames Bible Image](/sites/default/files/2023-03/KingJames%20Bible%20Image.png)
Display Case #11 King James Bible
Display Case #12 Brian Walton's Polyglot Bible