Buchanan Collection University of Toronto, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library Subjects Italian literature; Spanish literature History The collection was established in 1958. It is formed partly from the private collection of Milton A. Buchanan, professor of Italian and Spanish. This collection was given to the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in 1958. Description The collection is an extensive collection of Italian Renaissance and Spanish literature. It includes numerous sixteenth century plays. Works on Spanish history are excluded. Gaps in the collection are filled, as funding permits. Language Italian and Spanish. Holdings 2,000 monographs. Bibliographic Access The collection is catalogued. Special bibliographies are available (see below). Physical Access The collection is open to the public with identification. For further information visit: http://www.library.utoronto.ca/fisher. Interlibrary Loan: No. Reprography: As the condition of the material warrants. Reference Assistance: Yes. Publications Describing Collection Molinaro, Julius, A. -- Bibliography of comedias sueltas in the University of Toronto Library. -- Compiled by J.A. Molinaro, J.H. Parker, Evelyn Rugg. -- Toronto : Toronto University Press, 1959. University of Toronto. Library. -- Bibliography of sixteenth century Italian verse collections in the University of Toronto Library. -- Toronto : U. P., 1969.