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Name, City, Type of Resource

Manuscripts

  CA

  Los Angeles

  American Film Institute

  2021 N Western Avenue

  Los Angeles CA   90027    

  Phone 323 856-7654

  Web     http://www.afi.com/

  Description  history of film, television & cable, scripts, seminar transcripts non-

                    circulating research library

  Type of Resource   History Related Organization

  Primary Focus  Entertainment

  Industry /Profession Movies

  Collection G-M  Manuscripts

  Research    Library

  New or Updated                           2/9/2006

  DE

  New Castle

  Old Library Museum

  40 E Third St

  New Castle  DE  19720    

  Phone  302 322-2794

  Web Site  http://www.newcastlehistory.org/houses/library.html

  Alt Web  http://www.newcastlecity.org/visitors/bldgs.html - Library%20Museum

  Description  located in 1892 Victorian building, houses changing exhibits

  Type of Resource  Museum

  Primary Focus  Local History

  Building Type Library

  Industry /Profession Textiles

  Collection A-F  Decorative Arts

  Collection G-M  Manuscripts

  Collection N-Z  Photography

  New or Updated:  1/17/2007

  Kansas
  Wichita
  Museum of World Treasures
  835 E 1st Street
  Wichita  KS     67202    
  Phone   316 263-1311
  Web Site  http://www.worldtreasures.org/
  E-mail  mailto:museum@WorldTreasures.org
  Description  built around extensive autograph & document collection, Hall of the Ancients,
                    Hall of the Royalty, Hall of the Americas
  Type of Resource   Museum
  Collection G-M  Manuscripts
  New or Updated:    5/12/2004

  MA

  Boston

  New England Historic Genealogical Society

  101 Newbury Street

  Boston   MA  02116    

  Phone  617 536-5740

  Web Site http://www.newenglandancestors.org/Default.asp

  Description  large genealogy society, with a research library in the heart of Boston

  Type of Resource   History Related Organization

  Primary Focus  History Resource

  Field of Study/Science Facility  Genealogy

  Collection N-Z   Manuscripts

  Research  Library

  New or Updated:  5/1/2007

  MA

  Natick

  Museum of  World War II

  46 Eliot Street

  Natick       MA           01760    

  Phone   508 651-7695

  Web Site  http://www.museumofworldwarii.com/

  Description  by appointment only, original documents, 83 mannequins with uniforms, German

                    artifacts, spy equipment

  Type of Resource   Specialty Museum

  Primary Focus  Military

  Collection G-M  Manuscripts

  Collection N-Z  Uniforms

  New or Updated:           12/20/2005

  Williamstown
  Chapin Library of Rare Books
  26 Hopkins Hall
  Williamstown   MA  01267     
  Phone   413 597-2462
  Web Site  http://www.williams.edu/resources/chapin/welcome.html
  Description  rare European & American books & manuscripts, mounts exhibits each year                     mostly featuring documents, engravings and prints
  Type of Resource   Museum
  Primary Focus  History Resource
  Collection A-F Books
  Collection G-M  Manuscripts
  Research /Reading  Library
  Owner/Operator:  Williams College
  New or Updated:  1/27/2004

  MD

  Baltimore

  Walters Art Museum

  600 North Charles St

  Baltimore  MD   21201    

  Phone 410 547-9000

  Web Site www.thewalters.org

  E-mail  mailto:info@thewalters.org

  Description  general art museum, ancient to 19th century Asian, Old Master, Art

                    Nouveau - 5000 years

  Type of Resource Museum

  Primary Focus  Arts

  Collection A-F  Decorative Arts

  Collection G-M  Manuscripts

  Collection N-Z  Paintings

  Research  Library

  New or Updated:  7/25/2006

  NY

  New York

  Pierpont Morgan Library

  29 East 36th Street

  New York  NY   10016    

  Phone  212 590-0300

  Web  www.morganlibrary.org

  E-mail  mailto:media@morganlibrary.org

  Description  complex of buildings with exhibitions and library, focus on medieval art and

                     studies

  Type of Resource   Museum

  Primary Focus  Arts

  Field of Study/Science Facility  Architecture

  Collection A-F Books

  Collection G-M  Manuscripts

  Collection  Prints

  Research   Library

  Era  Medieval

  New or Updated         2/9/2006

  TX

  Austin

  Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center

  21st& Guadalope

  U Texas Austin

  Austin  TX   78705    

  Phone   512 471-9119

  Web Site  www.utaustin.edu

  Description  cultural archives with manuscripts, rare books, photos, work of art -Guttenberg Bible, "first photograph" (1826)

  Type of Resource   Museum

  Collection A-F Books

  Collection G-M  Manuscripts

  Collection N-Z  Photography

  Research /Reading  Archives

  New or Updated:    12/2/2005