| Directory > Reference > Libraries > Special Collections 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
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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
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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.redwood1747.org/
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University of Southern California Special Collections
Web site features a guide to the collections, finding aids, and digitized photographs.
http://www.usc.edu/isd/locations/hss/collections.html
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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 IRIS, the library's online catalog.
Materials available only on site in Los Angeles, California.
http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/library/
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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/
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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 libraries, auto/biography, and women in
wartime (including refugees).
http://pages.britishlibrary.net/scl/
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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
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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 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).
http://ahc.uwyo.edu/depts/toppan/toppan.htm
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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/
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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/
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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/
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Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
Includes links to member libraries, online exhibits, and catalogs.
http://www.pacscl.org/
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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/
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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
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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/
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University of Oregon Special Collections and University Archives
Includes several online exhibits, finding aids, and digitized photographs.
http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/
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University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Special Collections
Features visitor information, descriptions of the collections, links to finding aids, and
information on projects.
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/special.html
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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
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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 material about U.S. first ladies. The web site features photographs of
each first lady, and an extensive bibliography of books and manuscript materials in repositories
around the country.
http://www.firstladies.org/
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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/
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Texas Tech University Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library
Collections include the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative, the Vietnam Archive, and the University
Archive. The web site features exhibits, oral histories online, and visitor information.
http://swco.ttu.edu
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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
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Jackson Davis Collection of African-American Educational Photographs
Part of the special collections library at the University of Virginia.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/collections/jdavis/
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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/
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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 collections and exhibits.
http://www.ikfoundation.org/library.html
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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 Issues, Civil Rights, Religion, and the
Performing Arts.
http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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
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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
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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/
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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
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The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection and Reading Room
Collection of Canadiana includes documents, books, maps, posters, paintings, photographs, silver,
glass, ceramic ware.
http://www.library.ubc.ca/chung/
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University of Virginia Special Collections Library
General information, description of the major collections, search for the manuscripts and archival
collections.
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/
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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 photographs.
http://www.queenslibrary.org/central/longisland/index.asp
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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/
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Canadian Directory of Special Collections
Directory of special collections from Canadian libraries. Contains the description and history of
each collection.
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/collectionsp/spcol_e.htm
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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/
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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/
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Incunabula, Hebraica & Judaica
Five Centuries of Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables from the Jacob M. Lowy
Collection.
http://www.nlc-bnc.ca/6/6/
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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
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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
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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.
http://www.lapl.org/central/rare_books.html
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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
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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
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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/
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University of Alberta Bruce Peel Special Collections Library
Web site includes basic visitor information.
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/specialcollections/index.cfm
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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 tapes, costume and set
designs, and other artifacts. Online catalog; materials accessible only in the library in San
Francisco, California.
http://www.sfpalm.org/
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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
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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 State University, Tempe, Arizona.
http://www.asu.edu/lib/speccoll/
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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
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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 Realism.
http://www.EliSiegelCollection.net/
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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, the arts, social reform and the
multi-cultural imagination.
http://info.library.yorku.ca/depts/asc/archives.htm
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