*Philosophy

Even if Bates doesn't own the book or journal you need...we can almost always get it for you from another library.

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Visit our colleagues in Muskie to see historic Bates collections, resources related to the history of Lewiston, and the papers of Edmund Muskie, Bates Alumnus and Politician