Special Collections

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L. Tom Perry Special Collections

http://sc.lib.byu.edu

Collection specializes in the Renaissance and Reformation time periods.

leadhills miners library

http://www.miners-library.fsnet.co.uk

Official site of the oldest subscription library in Great Britain. Details of the library and history etc.

Literature for Children

http://susdl.fcla.edu/juv/

A collection of digitized children's literature titles from the 17th through 20th centuries.

Los Angeles Public Library - Rare Books Department

http://www.lapl.org/central/rare_books.html

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.

Margaret Herrick Library

http://www.oscars.org/mhl/

Offers research and reference collections about the motion picture industry.

Mayview Manor, Blowing Rock NC

http://rebcole.tripod.com/mayviewmanorblowingrocknc/

Brief history and an assortment of photos taken of the famous Mayview Manor, Blowing Rock, NC in the 1930s.

Mirror of the World

http://mirroroftheworld.com.au

Rare books and manuscripts from the State Library of Victoria's collection of precious and historically significant books.

Misericords of the World

http://www.misericords.co.uk

Photograhs of misericords found in British and European churches, Cathedrals, Hospitals and Courts.

Monash University Rare Books Collection

http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/rare/

Rare editions of literary and artistic works dating from 1476 to present.

Munchausen - Library

http://www.munchausen.org/en/index_en.htm

Private library for research concerning the phenomenon of Munchausen.

National Air Photo Library

http://airphotos.nrcan.gc.ca/

[English, French] Collection containing millions of aerial photographs of Canada from the 1920s to present.

National First Ladies Library

http://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.

Pitcairn Islands Study Center

http://library.puc.edu/pitcairn/

A museum-research facility at Pacific Union College containing materials on Pitcairn and the Mutiny on the Bounty.

Research World History

http://www.researchhistory.org

Research articles and historic photographs.

Sacred-Magick: The Esoteric Library

http://www.sacred-magick.com

Collection of esoteric, occult, and magick writings. Monthly membership fees required.

SFSU J. Paul Leonard Library -- Special Collections & Archives

http://www.library.sfsu.edu/about/depts/specialcol.php

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.

Simon Fraser University Library Special Collections

http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/collections/specificcollections/specialcollections/spcl.htm

Located in Burnaby, British Columbia, the library houses several types of collections including one on children's literature.

The British Cartoon Archive

http://library.kent.ac.uk/cartoons/index.php

Catalogue database of over 85,000 cartoons covering British social and political history. Based at the University of Kent.

The deGrummond Children's Literature Collection

http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/

American and British children's books dating from 1530 to the present housed at the University of Southern Mississippi McCain Library.

The Great White Fleet

http://www.greatwhitefleet.info

Presents the history and a collection of rare items related to the 1908 fleet of battleships called the Great White Fleet.

The Islamic Foundation Library

http://www.iflibrary.org.uk/

Collection of Islamic Literature in Leicestershire England. Search the catalogue in various languages.

The Jacob M. Lowy Collection

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/6/6/

[English, French] Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables spanning several centuries.

The Jacob M. Lowy Collection

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/6/6/

[English, French] Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables spanning several centuries.

The Mary Baker Eddy Library - Special Collections Department

http://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/collections/collections.jhtml

Numerous resources about the life, ideas, and achievements of Mary Baker Eddy who was the founder of the Christian Science system of faith.

The Morrison Collection

http://www.babelstone.co.uk/Morrison/

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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