This Legacy Library captures both books that Ayn Rand owned (only some of which she read), and books that she read but were not part of her personal library, known from references in her published works and oral history interviews. Comments provide additional information about many volumes on the list.
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The main drafts, galleys, and proofs of Ayn Rand’s four novels and major periodicals are located at the Library of Congress. The Ayn Rand Archives holds facsimiles of this material.
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