Guide to Library of Congress Microform Collections in the Humanities and Social Sciences Division
Access: Publicly available resource
Description: Browsable guide to over 7 million pieces in the Library's vast and various microform collections, representing global information ranging from human prehistory to unidentified flying objects. The collections contain ancient and modern manuscripts, photographs, archives, library catalogs, rare publications, posters, and artifacts, among other items. As well as the Guide to Using Research Materials in Microform , also see the following specialized microform guides:
- Biographical Collections in Microform
- British Government Documents on Microform - These include publications from the British central government departments and those organizations funded directly by Parliament through the Annual Vote.
- Guide to Books in Microform
- Guide to Latino Holdings
- Guide to U.S. City Directories on Microfilm - provides personal and professional information about a city's residents as well as information about its business, civic, social, religious, charitable, and literary institutions for more than 1000 cities, towns, and counties primarily between 1861 through 1960.
- Microform Collections in Religion and Theology: A Guide
- Microform Resources for the Study of American Literature
- Women's Studies Resources in Microform
- World War II Editions of Stars & Stripes Newspaper on microfilm ; and Post-World War II Editions (Europe) and Post-World War II Editions (Pacific)
Most of these collections are available in the Library of Congress Microform Reading Room .
For other microfilm collections, use the Library of Congress Manuscript Division Finding Aids Online and the Library of Congress Manuscripts: An Illustrated Guide . For detailed information about manuscripts related to the civil war and labor history, see the Library of Congress Civil War Guide and Labor History Sources in the Manuscript Division . And to find Library of Congress holdings for current and historical newspapers, visit the Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room Newspapers page.
Coverage: Various Dates
Subject(s):
History, Genealogy & Archives
Multidisciplinary
Publicly Available Resources
Related Databases
American Periodicals Series
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
ERIC
Making of Modern Law : Legal Treatises 1800 - 1926
Related Links
English Short Title Catalogue
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