| Literature_for_Children A collection of digitized children's literature titles from the 17th through 20th centuries. |
| 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 onli |
| Margaret_Herrick_Library Offers extensive research and reference collections about the motion picture industry. |
| Marion_Thompson_Collection A collection of rare children's books published between 1870 and 1940 located in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Some books have restricted access due to condition or value. |
| 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. |
| Monash_University_Rare_Books_Collection Rare editions of literary and artistic works dating from 1476 to present. |
| 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. |
| National_Air_Photo_Library Collection containing millions of aerial photographs of Canada from the 1920s to present. |
| 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. |
| Pitcairn_Islands_Study_Center A museum-research facility at Pacific Union College containing materials on Pitcairn and the Mutiny on the Bounty. |
| 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 |
| Sacred-Magick__The_Esoteric_Library Collection of esoteric, occult, and magick writings. Monthly membership fees required. |
| San_Francisco_Performing_Arts_Library_&_Museum A collection of materials about performing arts including dance, music, and theater, with an emphasis on the San Francisco Bay area. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Simon_Fraser_University_Library_Special_Collections Located in Burnaby, British Columbia, the library houses several types of collections including one on children's literature. |
| Sybil_Campbell_Library Collection built by the British Federation of Women Graduates includes material relating to women's writing and history in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, women's education, biographies, and w |
| 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. |
| The_Thomas_B_Mack_Florida_Citrus_Archives Collection includes documents, labels, photographs, maps, ledgers of Florida citrus history. |
| 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, w |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 Universit |
| University_of_Calgary_Special_Collections Collection emphasizes Canadian music and literature. Also includes references on history and mathematics. |
| 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. Restri |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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, astro |
| University_of_North_Dakota_Elwyn_B__Robinson_Department_of_Special_Collections All materials relate to the heritage of North Dakota. |
| 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 diari |
| University_of_Southern_California_Digital_Archive Provides access to photographs, maps, manuscripts, records, texts, and sound recordings. Emphasis on materials related to the region. |
| 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. |
| University_of_Virginia_Special_Collections_Library Historical collection including a collection of letters, documents, and early printings of the Declaration of Independence. |
| 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 editi |
| Vanderbilt_University\'s_Special_Collections Religious collections including an extensive Jewish history collection. |
| The_Yale_Map_Collection Houses rare sheet maps (pre-1850) and other map and reference collections. |
| York_University_Archives_and_Special_Collections Canadian resources including books and pamphlets dating to the 18th century. |
| Academy_for_Teaching_Excellence A standards-based professional development program which uses student work to improve the teaching of science and mathematics. |
| ERIC_Digests Provides full-text access to ERIC Digests in many education areas including learning theories, teaching, special education, charter schools, and home schooling. |
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Jackson Davis, an educational reformer and amateur photographer, took nearly 6,000 photographs of African American schools, teachers and students throughout the Southeastern United States.His photographs -- most intended to demonstrate the wretched conditions of African American schools in the south and to show how they could be improved -- provide a unique view of southern education during the first half of the twentieth century.The Jackson Davis Collection consists of papers and photographs, given to Special Collections , in 1948 by Helen Mansfield Lynch and Ruth Elizabeth Langhorne, Davis's daughters, and supplemented in 1999 by Sally Guy Browne and Helen Langhorne, Davis's granddaughters.
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