These guides highlight major collections at CRL, including information about content, how to navigate collections, and links to more information. Many guides contain links to supporting projects and partnerships, including related digital depositories and platforms outside of CRL.
This dynamic reference source is not meant to be comprehensive and does not replace the work of the area specialists who help build, describe, and navigate our member collection.
bulk of the collection from the post-Civil War period through the 1930s.
earliest dates of these publications are the 1840s.
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Mainly used for special research projects.
CRL manages the Reference Books Archive Project for preserving physical materials.
Older reference books contain information not available in electronic sources.