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Reference Books

Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the United States
Archives cac[OG] CD 3020 .D49 1988

Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada
REF E 172 .A538 2002 (15th ed.)

Directory of Oral History Collections
REF Z 6208 .O7 S54 1988
Archives cac Z 6208 .O7 S54 1988

Directory of Popular Culture Collections
REF E 169.1 .D54 1989
Popular Culture Library Reference E 169.1 .D54 1989 c.2
E169.1.D54 1989 c.3

Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers
REF Z 731 .D56 27th ed. v.1 pt.1-3; v.2-3

Guide to African American and African Primary Sources at Harvard University, by Barbara A. Burg, Richard Newman, and Elizabeth E. Sandager
REF Z 3509 .B87 2000 DT3

Guide to Information Resources in Ethnic Museum, Library, and Archival Collections in the United States, comp. by Lois J. Buttlar and Lubomyr R. Wynar
REF E 154 .A1 B89 1996

Guide to Manuscripts Collections & Institutional Records in Ohio
Archives cac[OG] CD 3447 .A1 G84 c.2
CD 3447 .A1 G84 c.3

Guides to Archives and Manuscript Collections in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography (1974)
REF CD 3022 .A2 D48 1994

Historical Organizations in Ohio
Archives F 486 .H57 1999

National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections
Archives cac Z 6620 .U5 N3 (1959-1993)

Oral History Collections (1975)
REF D 16 .M4

Oral History Index: An International Directory of Oral History Interviews
REF D 16.14 .O74 1990

Special Collections in College and University Libraries
REF Z 731 .S73 1989

Subject Collections
REF Z 731 .A78 1985 v.1-2


Research Databases
RLG Union Catalog  (Remotely accessible via OhioLINK)
The online union catalog of the Research Libraries Group. Includes the holdings of major research libraries, including records of manuscripts and other materials from special collections.


WorldCat  (Remotely accessible via OhioLINK)
An online union catalog that includes the holdings of libraries throughout the U.S., with some foreign library holdings. Includes records for manuscripts and other materials from special collections.


Useful Web Sites

Manuscript and Archive Locators


NUCMC Catalog
http://lcweb.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/nucmc.html
A searchable database of the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, produced by the Library of Congress.

Access to Archival Databases (AAD) System (National Archives)
http://www.archives.gov/aad/
A search engine for collections in the National Archives and Records Administration.


Links to Manuscript and Archival Collections


Additional Women's Collections (University of Texas at San Antonio)
http://www.lib.utsa.edu/Archives/WomenGender/links.html

African-American Archives, Manuscripts and Special Collections (U. Delaware)
http://www2.lib.udel.edu/subj/blks/internet/afamarc.htm

American Women's History: A Research Guide: Archives and Manuscript Collection (Middle Tennessee State U.)
http://frank.mtsu.edu/~kmiddlet/history/women/wh-manu.html

Archives and Manuscript Collections (Columbia U.)
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eguides/speccol.html

Digital Librarian: Archives & Manuscripts
http://www.digital-librarian.com/archives.html

Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada (Society of American Archivists)
http://www.hunterinformation.com/corporat.htm

Lavendar Legacies (Lesbian and Gay Archives Roundtable of the Society of American Archivists)
http://archivists.org/saagroups/lagar/guide/guide.htm

Lesbian and Gay Archives
http://www.jtsears.com/histarc.htm

Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web (Smithsonian)
http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Online-Exhibitions/index.htm

Ready, 'Net Go - Archival Internet Resources (Tulane U.)
http://WWW.Tulane.Edu/~lmiller/ArchivesResources.html

Repositories of Primary Sources (U. Idaho)
http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html

Repositories of Primary Sources -- Additional Lists (U. Idaho)
http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/other.html

State Archives & Historical Societies (Ohio Historical Society)
http://www.ohiohistory.org/textonly/links/arch_hs.html

State Archives and Records Management Programs (Council of State Historical Records Coordinators)
http://www.coshrc.org/arc/states.htm

WSSLINKS: Archival Sites for Women's Studies (George Washington U.)
http://home.gwu.edu/~mfpankin/archwss.htm

Yahoo!: U.S. History Archives
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/History/U_S_History/Archives/


Archives and Special Collections in Ohio


BGSU's Center for Archival Collections
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/cac/cac.html

BGSU's Popular Culture Library
http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/pcl/pcl.html

Ohio Resources (Ohio Historical Society)
http://www.ohiohistory.org/links/ohiores.html

Society of Ohio Archivists: Ohio Links
http://www.ohiojunction.net/soa/links.html



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