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	Kent State University Special Collections URL: http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/ ODP description: Contains works of literature, performing arts, and histories of crime, labor, and printing dating back to the 1800's. Page title: KSU Special Collections
	University of Michigan Special Collections Library URL: http://www.lib.umich.edu/spec-coll/ ODP description: 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, astronomical, astrological, mathematical, and magical texts. Page title: Special Collections Library, University of Michigan
	The Jacob M. Lowy Collection URL: http://www.collectionscanada.ca/6/6/ ODP description: [English, French] Hebraica and Judaica, Rare Bibles, and Hebrew Incunables spanning several centuries. Page title: Incunabula, Hebraica & Judaica
	The Islamic Foundation Library URL: http://www.iflibrary.org.uk/ ODP description: Collection of Islamic Literature in Leicestershire England. Search the catalogue in various languages. Page title: IFLibrary
	Josep Bosch Historical Newspapers Collection URL: http://www.josepbosch.net/ ODP description: 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. Page title: Josep Bosch Collection Page description: A privately funded 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.
	Illuminated Books URL: http://www.illuminated-books.com ODP description: Illuminated and illustrated books scanned for online viewing. Collection consists of books from the 1800's to the 1920's. Page title: Digital library of illuminated books online Ã¢â¬â Illustrated books high resolution images.
	Civil War Newspapers URL: http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/the-civil-war.htm ODP description: Contains readable, searchable Harper's Weekly Civil War newspapers from 1861-1865. Page title: The Civil War Page description: You Found It! The WEB's Most Extensive Collection of Original Harper's Weekly Newspapers from the Civil War
	Vanderbilt University: Divinity Library URL: http://divinity.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections.html ODP description: Religious collections including an Jewish history collection. Page title: Collections and Publications, The Divinity Library, Vanderbilt University
	Literature for Children URL: http://susdl.fcla.edu/juv/ ODP description: A collection of digitized children's literature titles from the 17th through 20th centuries.
	18th Century Reading Room URL: http://18thcenturyreadingroom.wordpress.com/ ODP description: Collection of letters, maps, documents, books, music, engravings, and other materials from Europe and the Americas ranging from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Page title: Eighteenth-Century Reading Room
	Canberra Bushfires URL: http://canberrafires.xsnet.org/ ODP description: Photo galleries and information documenting the Canberra Bushfires of 2003. Page title: Canberra's Bushfire Photos
	Indiana State University Rare Books and Special Collections URL: http://odin.indstate.edu/about/units/rbsc/ ODP description: Rare research collections including those specific to Indiana. Some materials are for display purposes only.
	Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives URL: http://www.library.vanderbilt.edu/speccol/collections.shtml ODP description: 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 editions, a collection of 18th and 19th-century accounts by travelers to Latin America, Mesoamerican codices, and a subject collection in demonology and witchcraft. Page title: Special Collections: About Us Page description: Special Collections and University Archives, Jean and Alexander Heard Library, Vanderbilt University
	Munchausen - Library URL: http://www.munchausen.org/en/index_en.htm ODP description: Private library for research concerning the phenomenon of Munchausen. Page title: Munchausen - Library / welcome / Page description: Munchausen - Library / welcome
	Jackson Davis Collection of African-American Educational Photographs URL: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/collections/jdavis/ ODP description: Part of the special collections library at the University of Virginia. Page title: UVa Special Collections Library: Jackson Davis Collection
	Filipinas Heritage Library URL: http://filipinaslibrary.org.ph ODP description: Electronic research center on the Philippines. Page title: Filipinas Heritage Library - Home Page description: a filipiniana library under Ayala Foundation, non-government organization
	Research World History URL: http://www.researchhistory.org ODP description: Research articles and historic photographs. Page title: Home
	University of California, Irvine - Special Collections and Archives URL: http://www.lib.uci.edu/libraries/collections/special/special.html ODP description: Collections of rare books, manuscripts, photographs, works distinguished for their illustrations, bindings, or fine printing, several distinguished subject collections, and University Archives. Restrictions on access apply. Page title: Special Collections & Archives (UC Irvine Libraries)
	Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library URL: http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/ ODP description: Features one of the few original, remaining Gutenberg Bibles, a sunken sculpture garden and translucent marble "windows." Located on the campus of Yale University.
	York University Archives and Special Collections URL: http://info.library.yorku.ca/depts/asc/archives.htm ODP description: Canadian resources including books and pamphlets dating to the 18th century. Page title: Home