Title: Special collections in college and university libraries /
Authors: Modoc Press.
Date: 1989
Publisher: Macmillan ;
Physical description: xv, 639 p. ; 29 cm.
Language: English
LC classification: Z
Contents: "Covering two and four year institutions that have special collections open to the public, this guide describes a remarkable array of holdings: topical collections in history, science, religion, the arts, and literature; and collections devoted to the work of a single individual, whether an architect's portfolios or a poet's letters. There are also holdings that center upon local concerns -- records, ledgers, and other documents -- and others formed on the basis of genre -- childrens' books, genealogies, dictionaries, diaries, and the fascinating category of books about books". "With more than 1,800 profiles of institutions of higher learning listed and two indexes -- one for institutions, one for subjects -- special collections delivers more data, more efficiently, than any other directory. Arranged alphabetically by school within each state, the entries provide crucial data about institutions and their collections: Address, telephone numbers, and listings of key library administrators; Institutions' affiliation, enrollment, and general holdings; Names of special collections and detailed descriptions of their contents; Indexes of both schools and subjects; Donors' names, authors collected, geographic place names, and book and magazine titles" -- Book jacket.
Notes: Includes indexes.
Subject headings (LCSH): Academic libraries--United States--Directories.; Directories.; Libraries--United States--Special collections--Directories.; Library resources--United States--Directories.; Manuscripts--Library resources--Directories.; Manuscripts--Library resources--United States--Directories.; Manuscripts--United States--Library resources--Directories.; Rare books--Library resources--Directories.; Rare books--Library resources--United States--Directories.; Rare books--United States--Library resources--Directories.