Research Guides: History: Find Archival Resources &amp; Materials at Other Libraries

Directories of subject collections & special materials

Access to Archives
Searches the catalogs and finding aids of archives in England and Wales. From the [U.K.] National Archives.
British Archives
Ed. Janet Foster and Julia Sheppard. 4th ed. New York: Palgrave, 2002.
Reference Stacks 027 F755b
Directory of Irish Archives
Ed. Seamus Helferty and Raymond Refaussé. 4th ed. Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2003.
Reference Stacks 027 D598
Directory of Special Libraries and Information Centers
37th ed. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2009.
International Research Centers Directory
25th ed. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2010.
Subject Collections: A Guide to Special Book Collections and Subject Emphases
Comp. Lee Ash and William G. Miller. 7th ed. New Providence, RI: Bowker, 1993.
Reference Stacks 026 A81s7

Call: 704-894-2332

Or Text: 704-308-3732

Association of Research Libriaries (ARL)
Links to Web sites and catalogs of 126 research libraries in the U.S. and Canada.

British Library Main Catalogue
The British Library has a number of catalogs; see information about all online catalogues.
COPAC
Searches across more than 70 U.K. and Irish academic and research library catalogs; includes the British Library Integrated Catalogue.
LibDex: the Library Index
Links to library Web sites and catalogs; includes the option to browse by country.
Lib-Web-Cats: International Directory of Libraries
Includes links to library Web sites and catalogs; offers the option to search by country, city, library type, and more.
List of National and State Libraries
From Wikipedia.

For libraries in other counties and cities, see Public Libraries in North Carolina, from the State Library.

Davidson branch
Hours, contact info., events
Carolina Room
Historical information about Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, & North Carolina; genealogical resources. Main library, downtown Charlotte.

Archival Resource Catalog
From the National Archives.
Davidson College Archives & Special Collections
National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
Over 1.5 million records describing manuscripts and archival materials in over 1,500 U.S. libraries and archives.
- 1959-1985: Print [Reference Stacks 016.09 N27]
- 1986/1987 to present: ;OCLC WorldCat: Manuscript Materials [free site from the Library of Congress]