Special Collections
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- 18th Century Reading Room
- Collection of letters, maps, documents, books, music, engravings, and other materials from Europe and the Americas ranging from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
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- ASU Special Collections
- Collection of rare books, manuscripts, and numerous special-interest collections centered around particular persons or topics of interest to scholars. Located at Arizona State University.
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- Bucknell University - Sheary Project
- Selected histories, genealogical data, newspapers, and civil war manuscripts from central Pennsylvania at the Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library.
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- Civil War Newspapers
- Contains readable, searchable Harper's Weekly Civil War newspapers from 1861-1865.
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- David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
- Collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South American maps and other historic materials.
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- Eli Siegel Collection
- 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.
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- Literature for Children
- A collection of digitized children's literature titles from the 17th through 20th centuries.
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- Mayview Manor, Blowing Rock NC
- Brief history and an assortment of photos taken of the famous Mayview Manor, Blowing Rock, NC in the 1930s.
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- Misericords of the World
- Photographs of misericords found in British and European churches, Cathedrals, Hospitals and Courts.
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- National First Ladies Library
- 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.
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- Pitcairn Islands Study Center
- A museum-research facility at Pacific Union College containing materials on Pitcairn and the Mutiny on the Bounty.
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- Sacred-Magick: The Esoteric Library
- Collection of esoteric, occult, and magick writings. Monthly membership fees required.
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- The British Cartoon Archive
- Catalogue database of over 85,000 cartoons covering British social and political history. Based at the University of Kent.
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- The Islamic Foundation Library
- Collection of Islamic Literature in Leicestershire England. Search the catalogue in various languages.
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- The Jacob M. Lowy Collection
- [English, French] Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables spanning several centuries.
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- The Morrison Collection
- 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.
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