Special Collections (Libraries)

Special Collections Sites:

National Air Photo Library National Air Photo Library: Collection of over six million aerial photographs covering all of Canada, some dating as far back as the 1920s. (Special Collections) http://airphotos.NRCan.gc.ca/ Bibliothen und Infozentren 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. (Special Collections) http://www.goethe.de/kug/mui/bib/enindex.htm UBC Library - Special Collections and University Archives 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. (Special Collections) http://www.library.ubc.ca/spcoll/ Getty Research Library 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 (Special Collections) http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/library/ Balson Holdings Family Trust Balson Holdings Family Trust: Specialist historic collections covering politics, maps, coins and bank notes, and African artifacts. (Special Collections) http://www.bhft.com/ Indiana State University Rare Books and Special Collections 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. (Special Collections) http://odin.indstate.edu/level1.dir/cml/rbsc/index.html University of Michigan Special Collections Library 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. (Special Collections) http://www.lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/spec_coll.html The Library for the Interdisciplinary Study of Marriage 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. (Special Collections) http://www.intams.org/library/index.php The Toppan Rare Books Library 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 (Special Collections) http://ahc.uwyo.edu/about/departments/toppan.htm Josep Bosch Historical Newspapers Collection 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. (Special Collections) http://www.josepbosch.net/ The Tebtunis Papyri Collection at The Bancroft Library 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. (Special Collections) http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/APIS/index.html Marion Thompson Collection 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. (Special Collections) http://www.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/branches/LibrarySquare/spe/marionth.html Haverford College Quaker and Special Collections 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. (Special Collections) http://www.haverford.edu/library/special/ SFSU J. Paul Leonard Library -- Special Collections & Archives 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. (Special Collections) http://www.library.sfsu.edu/special/archives1.html ASU Special Collections 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 (Special Collections) http://www.asu.edu/lib/speccoll/ L. Tom Perry Special Collections 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. (Special Collections) http://sc.lib.byu.edu Kent State University Special Collections 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. (Special Collections) http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/ Los Angeles Public Library - Rare Books Department 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 (Special Collections) http://www.lapl.org/central/rare_books.html Bibliotheca Alexandrina Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Gateway to the modern-day library in Alexandria, Egypt, dedicated to the study of antiquities. Site is under development. (Special Collections) http://www.bibalex.org/ UCLA Department of Special Collections 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. (Special Collections) http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/ Long Island Division at the Queens Borough Public Library 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 (Special Collections) http://www.queenslibrary.org/central/longisland/index.asp University of North Dakota Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections 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." (Special Collections) http://www.und.nodak.edu/dept/library/Collections/spk.html Canadian Directory of Special Collections Canadian Directory of Special Collections: Directory of special collections from Canadian libraries. Contains the description and history of each collection. (Special Collections) http://www.collectionscanada.ca/collectionsp/index-e.html The Rothschild Archive 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. (Special Collections) http://www.rothschildarchive.org University of Florida Department of Special and Area Studies Collections 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. (Special Collections) http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/default.htm Bucknell University Sheary Site Bucknell University Sheary Site: Selected histories, genealogical data, newspapers, and civil war manuscripts from central Pennsylvania at the Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library. (Special Collections) http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/isr/sheary/ Simon Fraser University Library Special Collections 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. (Special Collections) http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/collections/specificcollections/specialcollections/spcl.htm York University Archives and Special Collections 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, (Special Collections) http://info.library.yorku.ca/depts/asc/archives.htm Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives 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 (Special Collections) http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/ Margaret Herrick Library Margaret Herrick Library: Library of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences offers extensive and comprehensive research and reference collections on film. (Special Collections) http://www.oscars.org/mhl/ The Thomas B Mack Florida Citrus Archives The Thomas B Mack Florida Citrus Archives: Collection includes documents, labels, photographs, maps, ledgers of Florida citrus history. (Special Collections) http://www.geocities.com/tbm_flcitrusarchives/index.html?984794507150 Eli Siegel Collection 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 (Special Collections) http://www.EliSiegelCollection.net/ Jackson Davis Collection of African-American Educational Photographs Jackson Davis Collection of African-American Educational Photographs: Part of the special collections library at the University of Virginia. (Special Collections) http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/collections/jdavis/ Sybil Campbell Library 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 (Special Collections) http://pages.britishlibrary.net/scl/ Incunabula, Hebraica & Judaica Incunabula, Hebraica & Judaica: Five Centuries of Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables from the Jacob M. Lowy Collection. (Special Collections) http://www.collectionscanada.ca/6/6/ Texas Tech University Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library 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. (Special Collections) http://swco.ttu.edu University of California, Irvine Special Collections and Archives 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. (Special Collections) http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/collections/special/special.html Special Collections in Judaica 2001 Special Collections in Judaica 2001: Selected bibliography of Vanderbilt's special collections in Judaica prepared by Mark A. Christian. (Special Collections) http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/bibs/Judaica/Hard%20Links/Spec%20Collections.htm Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library 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. (Special Collections) http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/ The Scherer Library of Musical Theatre at Goodspeed 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. (Special Collections) http://www.goodspeed.org/library/ Pitcairn Islands Study Center 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. (Special Collections) http://library.puc.edu/pitcairn/ University of Arizona Library Special Collections -- Rare Book and Specialized Collections 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. (Special Collections) http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/branches/spc/homepage/scrarebk.html Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries: Includes links to member libraries, online exhibits, and catalogs. (Special Collections) http://www.pacscl.org/ University of Virginia Special Collections Library University of Virginia Special Collections Library: General information, description of the major collections, search for the manuscripts and archival collections. (Special Collections) http://www.lib.virginia.edu/speccol/ Guelph Public Library (GPL) Local History Archives 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. (Special Collections) http://www.library.guelph.on.ca/localhistory/ Redwood Library 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. (Special Collections) http://www.redwoodlibrary.org/ University of Alberta Bruce Peel Special Collections Library University of Alberta Bruce Peel Special Collections Library: Web site includes basic visitor information. (Special Collections) http://www.library.ualberta.ca/specialcollections/index.cfm Louis B. Mayer Library 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. (Special Collections) http://www.AFI.com/about/library.asp University of Victoria Special Collections 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. (Special Collections) http://gateway1.uvic.ca/spcoll/sc.html The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection and Reading Room 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. (Special Collections) http://www.library.ubc.ca/chung/ Quinnipiac University's Bernhard Library Great Hunger Room 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. (Special Collections) http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x6431.xml University of Calgary Special Collections University of Calgary Special Collections: Particular collecting area is Canadian music and literature. Web site includes visitor information, finding aids, and online exhibits. (Special Collections) http://www.ucalgary.ca/library/SpecColl/ The Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity 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. (Special Collections) http://www.marybakereddylibrary.org Burton Historical Collection 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. (Special Collections) http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/burton/burton_index.htm National First Ladies Library 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 (Special Collections) http://www.firstladies.org/ IK Foundation & Company: Collections: Library 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 (Special Collections) http://www.ikfoundation.org/library.html University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library 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. (Special Collections) http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/ The Morrison Collection of Chinese Books 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). (Special Collections) http://uk.geocities.com/Morrison1782/ University of Southern California Special Collections University of Southern California Special Collections: Web site features a guide to the collections, finding aids, and digitized photographs. (Special Collections) http://www.usc.edu/isd/locations/hss/collections.html University of Oregon Special Collections and University Archives University of Oregon Special Collections and University Archives: Includes several online exhibits, finding aids, and digitized photographs. (Special Collections) http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll/ King's College London, Foyle Special Collections Library 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. (Special Collections) http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/iss/library/speccoll/ Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Research Center 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. (Special Collections) http://sbthp.library.net/ University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Special Collections University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Special Collections: Features visitor information, descriptions of the collections, links to finding aids, and information on projects. (Special Collections) http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll/special.html San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum 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 (Special Collections) http://www.sfpalm.org/