Graduate Program
Resources
The extensive materials in the Sterling Memorial Library are supplemented by a Classics Library of over 25,000 volumes, housed in Phelps Hall and accessible to department members at all times. A collection of more than 40,000 slides is also maintained in the Departments of Classics and History of Art. Students may use the archaeological and numismatic collections of the Yale Art Gallery and the collections of papyri and mediaeval manuscripts in the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and extensive databases of texts, images, and scholarly aids.
The Yale University Art Gallery houses the largest university collection of coins and medals in the United States, including some 30,000 coins of the ancient world. The ancient portion of the collection has recently been moved to study facilities (which include a basic library) at 215 Park Street, Room 001; appointments to examine materials can be made at 203-431-1801 (Jane Miller, Museum Assistant) or 203-436-4917 (William E. Metcalf, Ben Lee Damsky Curator of Coins and Medals).
Computer facilities, kept in the department's own computer room and in the Classics Library, provide access to machines working on a variety of platforms.
