Welcome to MesoReference.com! Our reference directory includes selected reference websites relating to libraries, archives, bibliography, education, flags, journals, maps, museums, parliamentary procedure and more.
| American Antiquarian Society independent research library of American history, literature, and culture from the Colonial Era through Reconstruction. http://www.americanantiquarian.org/ |
| Balson Holdings Family Trust Specialist historic collections covering politics, maps, coins and bank notes, and African artifacts. http://www.bhft.com/ |
| Bibliotheca Alexandrina Gateway to the modern-day library in Alexandria, Egypt, dedicated to the study of antiquities. Site is under development. http://www.bibalex.org/ |
| Boston Athenaeum research and membership library with special collections in U.S. and British history, arts, and literature. http://www.bostonathenaeum.org/ |
| Eli Siegel Collection Web site of the Eli Siegel Collection located in the Aesthetic Realism Foundation in New York, New York which includes 22,000 books and some of the manuscripts of Eli Siegel (1902-1978), American poet, critic, and founder of the philosophy Aesthetic Realism. http://www.EliSiegelCollection.net/ |
| Guide to Australian Literary Manuscripts offers a model for resource discovery in archival and manuscript collections in Australia. http://findaid.library.uwa.edu.au/ |
| Hispanic Society of America museum and reference library for the study of art, culture, and history of Spain, Portugal, Latin America, and the Philippines. http://www.hispanicsociety.org/ |
| James Ford Bell Library a collection of rare books, maps, and manuscripts documenting the history of European expansion, 1400-1800. http://www.bell.lib.umn.edu/ |
| Josep Bosch Historical Newspapers Collection 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. http://www.josepbosch.net/ |
| Kent State University Special Collections Specializes in 19th and 20th century American and British literature, theatre and film, Western Americana, and the May 4, 1970 tragedy. Searchable online index. http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/ |
| L. Tom Perry Special Collections Preserves unique primary and secondary sources (printed, manuscript, photographic, etc.) and makes them available for research in original and digital forms at Brigham Young University. http://sc.lib.byu.edu |
| Library Company of Philadelphia independent research library and museum with collections documenting the history and background of American culture from the colonial period to the end of the 19th century. http://www.librarycompany.org/ |
| Mary Baker Eddy Library for the Betterment of Humanity interactive environment featuring information about the exhibits, collections, and programs of the library in Boston, including resources about Mary Baker Eddy's life. http://www.marybakereddylibrary.org/ |
| National Air Photo Library Collection of over six million aerial photographs covering all of Canada, some dating as far back as the 1920s. http://airphotos.NRCan.gc.ca/ |
| National First Ladies Library Located in the home of Ida McKinley in Canton, Ohio, this library includes biographies, photos, oral histories, and other material about U.S. first ladies. The web site features photographs of each first lady, and an extensive bibliography of books and manuscript materials in repositories around the country. http://www.firstladies.org/ |
| Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries Includes links to member libraries, online exhibits, and catalogs. http://www.pacscl.org/ |
| Redwood Library Redwood Library located in Newport, Rhode Island. Special Collections include books on the decorative arts from the 18th and 19th century. Includes online exhibition of early American books and bookbinding. http://www.redwood1747.org/ |
| San Francisco Performing Arts Library & Museum Preserves and makes accessible materials about the performing arts, with an emphasis on the San Francisco Bay area. Contains more than two million items, including books, periodicals, photographs, programs, playbills, newspaper clippings, audio and video tapes, costume and set designs, and other artifacts. Online catalog; materials accessible only in the library in San Francisco, California. http://www.sfpalm.org/ |
| Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation Research Center Searchable online database of the Trust's collection specializing in books and media on Santa Barbara county, the SB Presidio, and early California history. Library open to local researchers by appointment. http://sbthp.library.net/ |
| Shaker Museum and Library preserves, collects and interprets a collections of Shaker artifacts. http://www.shakermuseumandlibrary.org/ |