The L. Tom Perry Special Collections Library Preserves and Houses Materials Requiring Regulation. Hence, Special Collections Acquires, Preserves, and makes Available for use Printed Materials (280,000 books, pamphlets, prints, etc.) and a Vast Array of Items Comprising Manuscript Materials (8,000 Manuscript Collections including Diaries, Journals, Papers, Music Scores, University Records , and 500,000 Photographs).