English plays published from 1801 to 1900 are included. The basic reference authorities for the titles include the following: A Checklist of American drama published in the English colonies of North America and the United States. Nicoll, Allardyce. Handlist of plays, from his History of the English drama, 1660-1900.

Northwestern University transferred to the Center its collection (approximately 5,000 volumes in original format) of English and American fiction of the later 19th and early 20th centuries. These are lesser-known works by important authors or works by minor writers. The Center is cataloging these titles, and eventually records for all will be in the Center's catalog.

GUIDE: The Charles Dickens research collection : from The J.F. Dexter collection in the British Library and other major holdings in Great Britain and the United States of America : a listing and guide. F-4741 This set consists of selected works from the collections at the British Library, the Dickens House Museum, the Bodleian Library, Harvard University Library, and other institutions.

GUIDE: University Microfilms International. Accessing English literary periodicals : a guide to the microfilm collection, with title, subject, editor and reel number indexes. E-8548 This set includes about 250 periodicals from 1660-1900. All the titles have been cataloged separately in the Center's catalog.

GUIDE: A Guide to the Early British periodicals collection on microfilm with title, subject, editor and reel number indexes. Z6956.G6U54 This set reproduces journals, magazines and other periodicals about politics, economics, philosophy, literature, and the social sciences in Great Britain from 1681-1921. All the titles have been cataloged separately in CRLCATALOG.

GUIDE: British periodicals in the creative arts : an index to the microfilm collection. Access Services Department This set includes 71 periodicals and journals on music, art, drama, archaeology, architecture and dance. All the titles have been cataloged separately in the Center's catalog.

GUIDE: Boyle, Andrew. An index to the annuals. B-30002 This is a microfiche set of the titles listed in Boyle. All the titles have been analyzed, and records appear in the Center's catalog.

This is a microcard set of 848 titles published in the 18th and 19th centuries. The works include histories, biographies, criticism, fiction, etc. All titles are cataloged separately in the Center's card catalog. This set continued beyond Series one; however, the Center cancelled its subscription after the completion of Series one because the project heavily duplicated materials in other collections.

This set includes 117 titles published 1500-1900 and compiled by the Speech Association of America. The collection emphasizes the elocutionary aspects of rhetoric. It contains texts on preaching, grammar, oratory, pronunciation and the art of criticism in fields such as law and religion. About two-thirds of the titles are British and written in English or Latin. The remainder are continental, written in Latin, French or Italian. The individual titles are cataloged in CRLCATALOG.