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Canberra Bushfires
Photo galleries and information documenting the Canberra Bushfires of 2003.
canberrafires.xsnet.org
Photo galleries and information documenting the Canberra Bushfires of 2003.
canberrafires.xsnet.org
Jackson Davis Collection of African-American Educational Photographs
Part of the special collections library at the University of Virginia.
www.lib.virginia.edu
Part of the special collections library at the University of Virginia.
www.lib.virginia.edu
University of North Dakota Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections
All materials relate to the heritage of North Dakota.
www.library.und.edu
All materials relate to the heritage of North Dakota.
www.library.und.edu
Civil War Newspapers
Contains readable, searchable Harper's Weekly Civil War newspapers from 1861-1865.
www.sonofthesouth.net
Contains readable, searchable Harper's Weekly Civil War newspapers from 1861-1865.
www.sonofthesouth.net
L. Tom Perry Special Collections
Collection specializes in the Renaissance and Reformation time periods.
sc.lib.byu.edu
Collection specializes in the Renaissance and Reformation time periods.
sc.lib.byu.edu
Munchausen - Library
Private library for research concerning the phenomenon of Munchausen.
www.munchausen.org
Private library for research concerning the phenomenon of Munchausen.
www.munchausen.org
Vanderbilt University: Divinity Library
Religious collections including an Jewish history collection.
divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu
Religious collections including an Jewish history collection.
divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu
Margaret Herrick Library
Offers research and reference collections about the motion picture industry.
www.oscars.org
Offers research and reference collections about the motion picture industry.
www.oscars.org
Monash University Rare Books Collection
Rare editions of literary and artistic works dating from 1476 to present.
www.lib.monash.edu.au
Rare editions of literary and artistic works dating from 1476 to present.
www.lib.monash.edu.au
Balson Holdings Family Trust
Historical collections including politics, maps, coins, bank notes, and African artifacts.
www.bhft.com
Historical collections including politics, maps, coins, bank notes, and African artifacts.
www.bhft.com
Collect Britain
Presents images and sounds from the British Library, chosen to evoke places in the UK and beyond.
www.collectbritain.co.uk
Presents images and sounds from the British Library, chosen to evoke places in the UK and beyond.
www.collectbritain.co.uk
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
Includes materials in a variety of languages plus a special collection of United Nations resources.
www.bibalex.org
Includes materials in a variety of languages plus a special collection of United Nations resources.
www.bibalex.org
The Yale Map Collection
Houses rare sheet maps (pre-1850) and other map and reference collections.
www.library.yale.edu
Houses rare sheet maps (pre-1850) and other map and reference collections.
www.library.yale.edu
York University Archives and Special Collections
Canadian resources including books and pamphlets dating to the 18th century.
info.library.yorku.ca
Canadian resources including books and pamphlets dating to the 18th century.
info.library.yorku.ca
Literature for Children
A collection of digitized children's literature titles from the 17th through 20th centuries.
susdl.fcla.edu
A collection of digitized children's literature titles from the 17th through 20th centuries.
susdl.fcla.edu
Sacred-Magick: The Esoteric Library
Collection of esoteric, occult, and magick writings. Monthly membership fees required.
www.sacred-magick.com
Collection of esoteric, occult, and magick writings. Monthly membership fees required.
www.sacred-magick.com
The Islamic Foundation Library
Collection of Islamic Literature in Leicestershire England. Search the catalogue in various languages.
www.iflibrary.org.uk
Collection of Islamic Literature in Leicestershire England. Search the catalogue in various languages.
www.iflibrary.org.uk
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South American maps and other historic materials.
www.davidrumsey.com
Collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North and South American maps and other historic materials.
www.davidrumsey.com
The Jacob M. Lowy Collection
[English, French] Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables spanning several centuries.
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
[English, French] Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables spanning several centuries.
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
Burton Library Special Collections
Books, maps, and genealogies, most of which is specific to the Detroit area. Library card required for access.
www.detroit.lib.mi.us
Books, maps, and genealogies, most of which is specific to the Detroit area. Library card required for access.
www.detroit.lib.mi.us
Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections
A collection of rare books, maps, newspapers, and photos, especially those relating to the Society of Friends.
www.haverford.edu
A collection of rare books, maps, newspapers, and photos, especially those relating to the Society of Friends.
www.haverford.edu
IK Foundation & Company: Collections: Library
Contains rare works on archaeology, history, art, geography, Quaternary geology, Carl Linnaeus and cartography.
www.ikfoundation.org
Contains rare works on archaeology, history, art, geography, Quaternary geology, Carl Linnaeus and cartography.
www.ikfoundation.org
Indiana State University Rare Books and Special Collections
Rare research collections including those specific to Indiana. Some materials are for display purposes only.
odin.indstate.edu
Rare research collections including those specific to Indiana. Some materials are for display purposes only.
odin.indstate.edu
The Jacob M. Lowy Collection
[English, French] Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables spanning several centuries.
www.collectionscanada.ca
[English, French] Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables spanning several centuries.
www.collectionscanada.ca
Misericords of the World
Photograhs of misericords found in British and European churches, Cathedrals, Hospitals and Courts.
www.misericords.co.uk
Photograhs of misericords found in British and European churches, Cathedrals, Hospitals and Courts.
www.misericords.co.uk
The Thomas B Mack Florida Citrus Archives
Collection includes documents, labels, photographs, maps, ledgers of Florida citrus history.
www.geocities.com
Collection includes documents, labels, photographs, maps, ledgers of Florida citrus history.
www.geocities.com
leadhills miners library
Official site of the oldest subscription library in Great Britain. Details of the library and history etc.
www.miners-library.fsnet.co.uk
Official site of the oldest subscription library in Great Britain. Details of the library and history etc.
www.miners-library.fsnet.co.uk
Mayview Manor, Blowing Rock NC
Brief history and an assortment of photos taken of the famous Mayview Manor, Blowing Rock, NC in the 1930s.
rebcole.tripod.com
Brief history and an assortment of photos taken of the famous Mayview Manor, Blowing Rock, NC in the 1930s.
rebcole.tripod.com
The British Cartoon Archive
Catalogue database of over 85,000 cartoons covering British social and political history. Based at the University of Kent.
library.kent.ac.uk
Catalogue database of over 85,000 cartoons covering British social and political history. Based at the University of Kent.
library.kent.ac.uk
The Great White Fleet
Presents the history and a collection of rare items related to the 1908 fleet of battleships called the Great White Fleet.
www.greatwhitefleet.info
Presents the history and a collection of rare items related to the 1908 fleet of battleships called the Great White Fleet.
www.greatwhitefleet.info
Illuminated Books
Illuminated and illustrated books scanned for online viewing. Collection consists of books from the 1800's to the 1920's.
www.illuminated-books.com
Illuminated and illustrated books scanned for online viewing. Collection consists of books from the 1800's to the 1920's.
www.illuminated-books.com
National Air Photo Library
[English, French] Collection containing millions of aerial photographs of Canada from the 1920s to present.
airphotos.nrcan.gc.ca
[English, French] Collection containing millions of aerial photographs of Canada from the 1920s to present.
airphotos.nrcan.gc.ca
Kent State University Special Collections
Contains works of literature, performing arts, and histories of crime, labor, and printing dating back to the 1800's.
speccoll.library.kent.edu
Contains works of literature, performing arts, and histories of crime, labor, and printing dating back to the 1800's.
speccoll.library.kent.edu
University of Calgary Special Collections
Collection emphasizes Canadian music and literature. Also includes references on history and mathematics.
library.ucalgary.ca
Collection emphasizes Canadian music and literature. Also includes references on history and mathematics.
library.ucalgary.ca
Pitcairn Islands Study Center
A museum-research facility at Pacific Union College containing materials on Pitcairn and the Mutiny on the Bounty.
library.puc.edu
A museum-research facility at Pacific Union College containing materials on Pitcairn and the Mutiny on the Bounty.
library.puc.edu
The deGrummond Children's Literature Collection
American and British children's books dating from 1530 to the present housed at the University of Southern Mississippi McCain Library.
www.lib.usm.edu
American and British children's books dating from 1530 to the present housed at the University of Southern Mississippi McCain Library.
www.lib.usm.edu
Mirror of the World
Rare books and manuscripts from the State Library of Victoria's collection of precious and historically significant books.
mirroroftheworld.com.au
Rare books and manuscripts from the State Library of Victoria's collection of precious and historically significant books.
mirroroftheworld.com.au
University of Florida - Department of Special and Area Studies Collections
Contains sections on children's literature, performing arts, Florida history, rare books, and university archives.
web.uflib.ufl.edu
Contains sections on children's literature, performing arts, Florida history, rare books, and university archives.
web.uflib.ufl.edu
Bucknell University - Sheary Project
Selected histories, genealogical data, newspapers, and civil war manuscripts from central Pennsylvania at the Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library.
www.isr.bucknell.edu
Selected histories, genealogical data, newspapers, and civil war manuscripts from central Pennsylvania at the Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library.
www.isr.bucknell.edu
An Gorta Mor: The Great Hunger Archive
Collection of books and art about the Irish famine, including digitized handwritten pages from the Board of Guardians meetings in Killarney.
www.thegreathunger.org
Collection of books and art about the Irish famine, including digitized handwritten pages from the Board of Guardians meetings in Killarney.
www.thegreathunger.org
Simon Fraser University Library Special Collections
Located in Burnaby, British Columbia, the library houses several types of collections including one on children's literature.
www.lib.sfu.ca
Located in Burnaby, British Columbia, the library houses several types of collections including one on children's literature.
www.lib.sfu.ca
University of Virginia Special Collections Library
Historical collection including a collection of letters, documents, and early printings of the Declaration of Independence.
www.lib.virginia.edu
Historical collection including a collection of letters, documents, and early printings of the Declaration of Independence.
www.lib.virginia.edu
The Mary Baker Eddy Library - Special Collections Department
Numerous resources about the life, ideas, and achievements of Mary Baker Eddy who was the founder of the Christian Science system of faith.
www.marybakereddylibrary.org
Numerous resources about the life, ideas, and achievements of Mary Baker Eddy who was the founder of the Christian Science system of faith.
www.marybakereddylibrary.org
Guelph Public Library (GPL) Local History Archives
Public and private records on the history of Guelph, Ontario, Canada featuring a guide for genealogists, finding aids, and a searchable photograph database.
www.library.guelph.on.ca
Public and private records on the history of Guelph, Ontario, Canada featuring a guide for genealogists, finding aids, and a searchable photograph database.
www.library.guelph.on.ca
Getty Research Library
Collection emphasizes the history of architecture. Contains rare books, prints, maps, photographs, optical devices, and manuscripts located in Los Angeles, CA.
www.getty.edu
Collection emphasizes the history of architecture. Contains rare books, prints, maps, photographs, optical devices, and manuscripts located in Los Angeles, CA.
www.getty.edu
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.
www.library.yale.edu
Features one of the few original, remaining Gutenberg Bibles, a sunken sculpture garden and translucent marble "windows." Located on the campus of Yale University.
www.library.yale.edu
University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Special Collections
Special collections department houses several unique collections ranging from religion to politics. Works date from the 13th-20th centuries.
www.library.ucsb.edu
Special collections department houses several unique collections ranging from religion to politics. Works date from the 13th-20th centuries.
www.library.ucsb.edu
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.
www.firstladies.org
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.
www.firstladies.org
UC Riverside Libraries Special Collections
Including media in a wide range of subject areas, including science fiction and fantasy, Native American history, citrus history and California history.
library.ucr.edu
Including media in a wide range of subject areas, including science fiction and fantasy, Native American history, citrus history and California history.
library.ucr.edu
UBC Library - Special Collections and University Archives
Collection houses rare research materials, children's literature, historic maps and photographs, a special section on the history of Chinese immigrants to Canada.
www.library.ubc.ca
Collection houses rare research materials, children's literature, historic maps and photographs, a special section on the history of Chinese immigrants to Canada.
www.library.ubc.ca
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.
www.asu.edu
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.
www.asu.edu
University of Southern California Special Collections
Collections include Los Angeles regional history, American literature, Lion Feuchtwanger and the German emigre experience, natural history, and university history.
www.usc.edu
Collections include Los Angeles regional history, American literature, Lion Feuchtwanger and the German emigre experience, natural history, and university history.
www.usc.edu
Children's Literature Research Collections
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.
special.lib.umn.edu
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.
special.lib.umn.edu
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.
18thcenturyreadingroom.wordpress.com
Collection of letters, maps, documents, books, music, engravings, and other materials from Europe and the Americas ranging from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
18thcenturyreadingroom.wordpress.com
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.
www.babelstone.co.uk
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.
www.babelstone.co.uk
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.
www.josepbosch.net
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.
www.josepbosch.net
King's College London, Foyle Special Collections Library
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.
www.kcl.ac.uk
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.
www.kcl.ac.uk
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.
www.library.sfsu.edu
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.
www.library.sfsu.edu
University of Alberta Bruce Peel Special Collections Library
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.
www.library.ualberta.ca
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.
www.library.ualberta.ca
The Rothschild Archive
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.
www.rothschildarchive.org
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.
www.rothschildarchive.org
University of California, Irvine - Special Collections and Archives
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.
www.lib.uci.edu
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.
www.lib.uci.edu
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.
www.elisiegelcollection.net
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.
www.elisiegelcollection.net
University of Oregon Special Collections and University Archives
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.
libweb.uoregon.edu
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.
libweb.uoregon.edu
University of Arizona Library Special 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.
www.library.arizona.edu
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.
www.library.arizona.edu
University of Michigan Special Collections Library
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.
www.lib.umich.edu
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.
www.lib.umich.edu
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 the library in Los Angeles, California.
www.lapl.org
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 the library in Los Angeles, California.
www.lapl.org
The Toppan Rare Books Library
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 natural history, and books written by women authors (particularly before 1900).
ahc.uwyo.edu
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 natural history, and books written by women authors (particularly before 1900).
ahc.uwyo.edu
Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives
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 travelers to Latin America, Mesoamerican codices, and a subject collection in demonology and witchcraft.
www.library.vanderbilt.edu
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 travelers to Latin America, Mesoamerican codices, and a subject collection in demonology and witchcraft.
www.library.vanderbilt.edu
