York University Archives and Special Collections
Services, access to the collections, collection policies, finding aids, contact information. At York University Libraries, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, the institution's collections reflect the following research interests: Canadian women, Canadian writers,
http://info.library.yorku.ca/depts/asc/archives.htm
Eli Siegel Collection
Web site of the Eli Siegel Collection located in the Aesthetic Realism Foundation in New York, New York which includes 22,000 books and some of the manuscripts of Eli Siegel (1902-1978), American poet, critic, and founder of the philosophy Aesthetic Reali
http://www.EliSiegelCollection.net/
The Rothschild Archive
Site of the Rothschild Archive located in London, England. Search online for information related to their achievements in economic, political and social history.
http://www.rothschildarchive.org
ASU Special Collections
Collection of 35,000 rare books and 1500 linear feet of manuscripts. Includes works by and about the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, the Doris and Marc Patten Collection of Herbals and Early Gardening Books, and the Child Drama Collection. Located at Arizona
http://www.asu.edu/lib/speccoll/
Marion Thompson Collection
Collection of 4000 rare children's illustrated books held by the Vancouver Public Library in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Includes access to the library's catalog.
http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/spe/marionth.html
San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum
Preserves and makes accessible materials about the performing arts, with an emphasis on the San Francisco Bay area. Contains more than two million items, including books, periodicals, photographs, programs, playbills, newspaper clippings, audio and video
http://www.sfpalm.org/
UBC Library - Special Collections and University Archives
Collection of rare books and Canadiana; extensive archival research materials, originating from within and outside the University; and important collections of historic maps and photographs. Located at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C.
http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/
University of Arizona Library Special Collections -- Rare Book and Specialized Collections
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.
http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/branches/spc/homepage/scrarebk.html
University of Victoria Special Collections
Emphasis on Modern English and Anglo-Irish literature; Northwest Coast exploration, art, and archaeology; Canadian military and southern Vancouver Island literary culture. Located at the University of Victoria in Victoria, B.C.
http://gateway1.uvic.ca/spcoll/sc.html
Los Angeles Public Library - Rare Books Department
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
http://www.lapl.org/central/rare_books.html
SFSU J. Paul Leonard Library -- Special Collections & Archives
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.
http://www.library.sfsu.edu/special/archives1.html
The Tebtunis Papyri Collection at The Bancroft Library
Consists of the papyrus documents that were found in the winter of 1899/1900 at the site of ancient Tebtunis, Egypt. The site provides electronic access to images of the Tebtunis Papyri as well as textual information.
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/APIS/index.html
Margaret Herrick Library
Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences offers extensive and comprehensive research and reference collections on film.
http://www.oscars.org/mhl/
Bucknell University Sheary Site
Selected histories, genealogical data, newspapers, and civil war manuscripts from central Pennsylvania at the Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library.
http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/isr/sheary/
The Morrison Collection of Chinese Books
Information relating to the collection of Chinese books collected by Dr. Robert Morrison (1782-1834) between 1807 and 1824, and now held at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
http://uk.geocities.com/Morrison1782/
Long Island Division at the Queens Borough Public Library
Collection consists of specialized books and publications; newspapers, both current and those which have ceased publication; family manuscripts; historical maps and atlases including Belcher Hyde and Sanborn Company maps; late 19th- and early 20th-century
http://www.queenslibrary.org/central/longisland/index.asp
Special Collections in Judaica 2001
Selected bibliography of Vanderbilt's special collections in Judaica prepared by Mark A. Christian.
http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/bibs/Judaica/Hard%20Links/Spec%20Collections.htm
Guelph Public Library (GPL) Local History Archives
Valuable public and private records that establish, maintain and develop the community identity of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Web site features a guide for genealogists, finding aids, and a searchable photograph database.
http://www.library.guelph.on.ca/localhistory/
The Thomas B Mack Florida Citrus Archives
Collection includes documents, labels, photographs, maps, ledgers of Florida citrus history.
http://www.geocities.com/tbm_flcitrusarchives/index.html?984794507150
University of North Dakota Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
Information about the major collections that cover the "political, economic, social and cultural heritage of North Dakota, the Red River Valley, the city of Grand Forks, and the University of North Dakota."
http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/library/Collections/spk.html
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Features one of the few original, remaining Gutenberg Bibles, a sunken sculpture garden and translucent marble "windows." Located on the campus of Yale University.
http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/
UCLA Department of Special Collections
Strengths of the department include California and regional history, the arts, history of printing, and women's studies. UCLA's University Archives are also housed here.
http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library
Includes the Michigan Historical Collections and the University of Michigan's University Archives and Records Program. The site features reference services, exhibits, inventories and digitized photographs.
http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/
Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives
Houses one of the finest twentieth-century Southern literature collections in the United States and is the center for the study of the Fugitive and Agrarian groups. Other collections include Southern history since the Civil War, Southern Culture, Women's
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/
IK Foundation & Company: Collections: Library
The IK library is a small reference library. Specialised subjects include archaeology, history, art, geography, the history of science, Quaternary geology, natural sciences, Carl Linnaeus and cartography. The website features description of the collectio
http://www.ikfoundation.org/library.html
Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections
The Quaker Collection is a collection of material relating to the Society of Friends which includes many materials by and about Quakers. Other special collections are also described. Hours, staff and procedures for use of materials are detailed.
http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/
Louis B. Mayer Library
Library of the American Film Institute. Collections include more than 15,000 books; journals; 5,000 film and nearly 5,000 television scripts; and other letters and manuscripts relating to the film industry. Located in Los Angeles, California.
http://www.AFI.com/about/library.asp
University of Florida Department of Special and Area Studies Collections
The George A. Smathers Libraries' Department of Special and Area Studies Collections includes three area studies collections, the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica, and the Special Collections of the University of Florida.
http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/default.htm
Simon Fraser University Library Special Collections
Includes the Contemporary Literature Collection, concentrating on 20th century avant-garde authors, and the Wordworth Collection, described as the most extensive in Canada on this author. Located in Burnaby, British Columbia.
http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/collections/specificcollections/specialcollections/spcl.htm
The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity
The web site features information about the exhibits, collections, and programs of the new Library in Boston, including numerous resources about Mary Baker Eddy's (founder of Christian Science) life, ideas, and achievements.
http://www.marybakereddylibrary.org
University of California, Irvine Special Collections and Archives
Strengths of the department include Orange County (Calif.) and regional history, dance and performing arts, critical theory (including the Jacques Derrida Papers), and UCI faculty papers. UCI's University Archives are also housed here.
http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/collections/special/special.html
Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Research Center
Searchable online database of the Trust's collection specializing in books and media on Santa Barbara county, the SB Presidio, and early California history. Library open to local researchers by appointment.
http://sbthp.library.net/
National First Ladies Library
Located in the home of Ida McKinley in Canton, Ohio, this library includes biographies, photos, oral histories, and other material about U.S. first ladies. The web site features photographs of each first lady, and an extensive bibliography of books and m
http://www.firstladies.org/
Indiana State University Rare Books and Special Collections
Web site features inventories and bibliographies, digitized images, and an exhibit of covers and bibliographic information from the small press, Obscure Publications.
http://odin.indstate.edu/level1.dir/cml/rbsc/index.html
University of Michigan Special Collections Library
Houses the Labadie Collection of Social Protest and the Papyrus Collection, among others. Web site includes online exhibits, brief descriptions of the collections, visitor information, and a searchable database of the papyri.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/spec_coll.html
University of Calgary Special Collections
Particular collecting area is Canadian music and literature. Web site includes visitor information, finding aids, and online exhibits.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/SpecColl/
The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre at Goodspeed
Collection of scores, sheet music, scripts, original cast recordings, programs,photographs, and theatre memorabilia in a facility located in East Haddam, Connecticut.
http://www.goodspeed.org/library/
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Gateway to the modern-day library in Alexandria, Egypt, dedicated to the study of antiquities. Site is under development.
http://www.bibalex.org/
Kent State University Special Collections
Specializes in 19th and 20th century American and British literature, theatre and film, Western Americana, and the May 4, 1970 tragedy. Searchable online index.
http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/
Bibliothen und Infozentren
Lists and links to libraries and information centers affilated with the Goethe Institute. Includes English and German site version and access to materials in both languages.
http://www.goethe.de/kug/mui/bib/enindex.htm
Sybil Campbell Library
The Collection, built up over seventy years by the British Federation of Women Graduates, contains some 8,000 items, including material relating to women's writing and history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, women's education and their personal
http://pages.britishlibrary.net/scl/
National Air Photo Library
Collection of over six million aerial photographs covering all of Canada, some dating as far back as the 1920s.
http://airphotos.NRCan.gc.ca/
Getty Research Library
General library consists of approximately 800,000 volumes of books, serials, and auction catalogs. The special collections encompass rare books, historical photographs, and original archival materials for the study of visual arts and culture. Access via I
http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/library/
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Preserves unique primary and secondary sources (printed, manuscript, photographic, etc.) and makes them available for research in original and digital forms at Brigham Young University.
http://sc.lib.byu.edu
Quinnipiac University's Bernhard Library Great Hunger Room
Collection of books and art about the Irish famine. The web site features links to Irish history resources, some online content, and visitor information.
http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x6431.xml
Canadian Directory of Special Collections
Directory of special collections from Canadian libraries. Contains the description and history of each collection.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/collectionsp/index-e.html
Incunabula, Hebraica & Judaica
Five Centuries of Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables from the Jacob M. Lowy Collection.
http://www.collectionscanada.ca/6/6/
Balson Holdings Family Trust
Specialist historic collections covering politics, maps, coins and bank notes, and African artifacts.
http://www.bhft.com/
The Library for the Interdisciplinary Study of Marriage
Information on this specialized library, founded in 1995, collecting books, articles, and audiovisual materials to promote the in-depth study of marriage and related subjects through interdisciplinary research.
http://www.intams.org/library/index.php
Pitcairn Islands Study Center
A museum-research facility at Pacific Union College in the USA containing the largest North American collection of materials on Pitcairn and the Mutiny on the Bounty.
http://library.puc.edu/pitcairn/
Josep Bosch Historical Newspapers Collection
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.
http://www.josepbosch.net/
King's College London, Foyle Special Collections Library
The library contains 115,000 volumes covering all subject areas but has particular strengths in modern Greek and Byzantine studies, Portuguese studies, voyages and travels, theology, literature, medicine and science.
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/iss/library/speccoll/
The Toppan Rare Books Library
The Toppan Library serves as the Special Collections Library for the University of Wyoming, Laramie, and is sponsored by Mrs. Clara Toppan. It's areas of specialty are the history and literature of America (particularly the West), the history and literatu
http://ahc.uwyo.edu/about/departments/toppan.htm
Burton Historical Collection
The local history collection of the Detroit Public Library. Web site features visitor information, guides for genealogists, and inventories for church records.
http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/burton/burton_index.htm
Redwood Library
Redwood Library located in Newport, Rhode Island. Special Collections include books on the decorative arts from the 18th and 19th century. Includes online exhibition of early American books and bookbinding.
http://www.redwoodlibrary.org/
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