Books & Pamphlets Research Guide
How to Find
- Search the Catalog for records for almost all published in the U.S. before 1840
- Online Finding Aids are available for some items published elsewhere, or after 1840
- Other Places to Search:
- Printers’ File*
- Mather Family Library and Mather Family Collection card catalog
Digital Access
- America's Historical Imprints (Readex)*
- Early American Imprints, Series I: Evans (1639-1800) (Readex)*
- Early American Imprints, Series II. Shaw-Shoemaker (1801-1819) (Readex)*
- Sabin Americana 1500-1926 (Gale)*
- Wright American Fiction 1851-1875 *
- Some scanned images from a few books and pamphlets are in GIGI separately or by following links in the Catalog
Types of Collections
- American literature [Literature published after 1820; James Fenimore Cooper Collection; Literary Annuals/ Gift Books; Publishers’ Series; Dime Novels]
- Biography & Genealogy [Biographies; Collective Biographies; Genealogies; Genealogical Charts]
- Directories & Reference Works [Almanacs; City Directories; Cookbooks; Encyclopedias; Yearbooks
- Early & Rare Books [Reserve collection; Early American imprints, published before 1821; Bindings collections, Miniature books]
- History of the Book [Book Salesman’s Samples; Booksellers’ and Auction Catalogs; Library Catalogs; Bookplates and Booksellers’ Labels; Bibliographies; Printing and Publishing]
- Institutions (including Educational) [Schools & Colleges; Learned Societies; Libraries; National, State, and Local Institutions]
- Local Histories [Town, County, and State Histories]
- Government [Federal Documents; State Documents; Town Documents]
- Non-U.S. (or Foreign) [Canadiana; Latin Americana; Caribbean / West Indies Other Locations (Foreign Imprints; Foreign Institutions; Foreign Almanacs; Foreign Newspapers; Mather Family Library)]
- Plays & Librettos
- Religion [Bibles; Hymnals; Mather Family Library; Collection; Tracts; Books on Religion (X-class)]
- Trades & Technology [Architecture; Canals and Railroads; Trade Catalogs]
