special collections
Reference, Libraries, Special Collections
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- Collection contains manuscripts, photographs, performing arts materials, and rare books in divinity, history of religion and Methodism, history of fine paper and printing, significant Mark Twain editions, a collection of 18th and 19th-century accounts by
- Collection includes books on literature, philosophy, history, art, economics, and science, many of which contain handwritten annotations by Mr. Siegel (1902-1978). The Collection is open by appointment to persons seriously studying Aesthetic Realism.
- A collection held at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) containing Chinese books, manuscripts, and operas collected by Dr. Robert Morrison between 1807 and 1824.
- Located in the home of Ida McKinley in Canton, Ohio, this library includes biographies, photos, oral histories, and other materials about U.S. First Ladies.
- All materials relate to the heritage of North Dakota.
- Collection containing millions of aerial photographs of Canada from the 1920s to present.
- Contains readable, searchable Harper's Weekly Civil War newspapers from 1861-1865.
- Part of the special collections library at the University of Virginia.
- A local history collection of the four counties of Long Island. Includes specialized publications from current and past publishers, family manuscripts, historical maps and atlases, and turn of the 20th century photographs.
- A museum-research facility at Pacific Union College containing materials on Pitcairn and the Mutiny on the Bounty.
- A collection of rare books, maps, newspapers, and photos, especially those relating to the Society of Friends.
- Presents the history and a collection of rare items related to the 1908 fleet of battleships called the Great White Fleet.
- Collections include Los Angeles regional history, American literature, Lion Feuchtwanger and the German emigre experience, natural history, and university history.
- Collection includes documents, labels, photographs, maps, ledgers of Florida citrus history.
- Special collections department houses several unique collections ranging from religion to politics. Works date from the 13th-20th centuries.
- A variety of collections including an assortment of ancient papyri dating to 300 BC. Papyri topics include Biblical fragments, religious writings, public and private documents, private letters, astronomical, astrological, mathematical, and magical texts.
- Collection includes many rare and fragile works including pre-18th John Bunyan, 18th century English poetry and plays, and Victorian and Edwardian Children's Fiction. Access restrictions apply.
- Collection emphasizes Canadian music and literature. Also includes references on history and mathematics.
- A collection of materials about performing arts including dance, music, and theater, with an emphasis on the San Francisco Bay area.
- Collection of rare books and manuscripts and numerous special-interest collections centered around particular persons or topics of interest to scholars. Located at Arizona State University.
- Rare editions of literary and artistic works dating from 1476 to present.
- Religious collections including an extensive Jewish history collection.
- Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables spanning several centuries.
- Numerous resources about the life, ideas, and achievements of Mary Baker Eddy who was the founder of the Christian Science system of faith.
- Historical collection including a collection of letters, documents, and early printings of the Declaration of Independence.
- A collection of digitized children's literature titles from the 17th through 20th centuries.
- A collection of rare children's books published between 1870 and 1940 located in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Some books have restricted access due to condition or value.
- Collection of books and art about the Irish famine.
- Collection emphasizes the history of architecture. Contains rare books, prints, maps, photographs, optical devices, and manuscripts located in Los Angeles, CA.
- Books, maps, and genealogies, most of which is specific to the Detroit area. Library card required for access.
- Contains works of literature, performing arts, and histories of crime, labor, and printing dating back to the 1800's.
- Contains rare works on archaeology, history, art, geography, Quaternary geology, Carl Linnaeus and cartography.
- Photo galleries and information documenting the Canberra Bushfires of 2003.
- Housed at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, the collection specializes in the history and literature of America (particularly the West), the history and literature of the British Isles and Europe, world-wide travel and exploration, fishing, hunting, and
- Over 16,000 volumes predominately in English and Spanish, dating from the fifteenth century. The majority of materials were published in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Catalog available online. Collection may be consulted by appointment only at
- Rare research collections including those specific to Indiana. Some materials are for display purposes only.
- Collection built by the British Federation of Women Graduates includes material relating to women's writing and history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, women's education, biographies, and women in wartime.
- A project to recover, restore, preserve and exhibit historical newspapers from all over the world. The emphasis is to collect newspapers published in the city or country where the event took place.
- Collection has particular strengths in modern Greek and Byzantine studies, Portuguese studies, voyages and travels, theology, literature, medicine and science. Some materials have restricted access.
- An in-depth collection of interdisciplinary research books, articles, and audiovisual materials on the history of marriage.
- Public and private records on the history of Guelph, Ontario, Canada featuring a guide for genealogists, finding aids, and a searchable photograph database.
- Contains children's literature collections available for research use at the University of Minnesota Elmer L. Anderson Library, including Kerlan, Hess, Treasure Island, Oz, and Paul Bunyan.
- Collection of scores, sheet music, scripts, original cast recordings, programs, photographs, and theatre memorabilia in a facility located in East Haddam, Connecticut.
- Includes four core collections: the History of Science Collection, The Fine and Theater Arts Collection, the British and American Authors Collection, and The Art of the Book. Located at the University of Arizona Library in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Collection specializes in the Renaissance and Reformation time periods.
- Archive of San Francisco State University, the library also contains source materials relating San Francisco Bay area history, and the Marguerite Archer Collection of Historic Children's Materials.
- Located in London, England, the archive was established to preserve the record of a family that was widely recognized for contributions to the economic, political, and social history of many countries throughout the world.
- Historical collections including politics, maps, coins, bank notes, and African artifacts.
- Includes materials in a variety of languages plus a special collection of United Nations resources.
- Contains sections on children's literature, performing arts, Florida history, rare books, and university archives.
- Collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South American maps and other historic materials.
- Located in Burnaby, British Columbia, the library houses several types of collections including one on children's literature.
- Houses rare sheet maps (pre-1850) and other map and reference collections.
- Features one of the few original, remaining Gutenberg Bibles, a sunken sculpture garden and translucent marble "windows." Located on the campus of Yale University.
- Collection houses rare research materials, children's literature, historic maps and photographs, a special section on the history of Chinese immigrants to Canada.
- Collections of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, works distinguished for their illustrations, bindings, or fine printing, several distinguished subject collections, and University Archives. Restrictions on access apply.
- Offers extensive research and reference collections about the motion picture industry.
- American and British children's books dating from 1530 to the present housed at the University of Southern Mississippi McCain Library.
- Selected histories, genealogical data, newspapers, and civil war manuscripts from central Pennsylvania at the Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library.
- Houses rare books and manuscripts including the papers of Sen. Wayne Morse, children's literature, documentation of women in society, missionaries, feminist and lesbian periodicals, Oregon trail diaries, and architectural materials.
- Canadian resources including books and pamphlets dating to the 18th century.
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