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• American Women's History, A Research Guide: Librarianship - Bibliography of print and online sources.
• Archives of lis-libhist - Mailing list associated with the Library History Group. Searchable logs and subscription information.
• Branch Libraries in the Bronx: A History with Selected Photographs - Illustrated history of the New York Public Library branches.
• Celebrating Women's Achievements: Women in Canadian Librarianship and Bibliography - Biographical sketches of pioneers in library work and Canadiana.
• Celebrating a Century of Service to Children - Illinois Libraries article examines the history of the Children's Services Department at the Champaign Public Library from 1899-1999.
• History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries - Biographical material, photographs and details of his benefactions in Pennsylvania.
• Illinois State Library: 1818-1870 - Article from Illinois Libraries details the history of the State Library in the 19th Century.
• Infography about Library Instruction -- History - Sources recommended by a librarian whose research specialty is the history of library instruction.
• Intellectual Freedom Within the Profession: A Look Back at Freedom of Expression and the Alternative Library Press - Overview by Toni Samek of early radical library publications focusing on Synergy, Alternatives In Print and Prejudices And Antipathies.
• Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress - Official guide to the development of its role as a national library, with descriptions of its buildings, a timeline of acquisitions and a list of Librarians of Congress.
• Libraries Today - History of libraries in Canada and particularly Ontario with annotated photographs, texts and biographies of librarians.
• South Carolina Library History Project - All aspects of librarianship in the state, including histories of public, private and academic institutions, biographies and recollections, and special exhibits.
• Survivor: The History of the Library - Article from History Magazine reviewing the evolution of libraries.
• The Davies Project at Princeton University: Research into the History of University Libraries in the United States and the History of their Collections - Database of United States libraries in existence before 1876, searchable by location and type.
• The Histories of Central Vermont's Libraries - Accounts of public libraries in several small towns.
• The Infography about Public Libraries -- United States -- History - Sources recommended by a professor whose research specialty is the history of U.S. public libraries.
• The Library History Buff - Historical impressions from an amateur perspective and descriptions of librariana with a special focus on postal artefacts.
• The Mysterious Fate of the Great Library of Alexandria - Analysis of the varying accounts of the library's destruction by fire.
• The Order of Books - Facsimile of Thomas Jefferson's manuscript prescribing the arrangement of his personal library, later to form the nucleus of a Library of Congress classified according to his scheme.

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