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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.
Brief History of Library Instruction in the United States of America - Paper summarizing the development of bibliographic instruction in academic libraries.
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 & Culture - Refereed journal devoted to the history of 'collections of recorded knowledge'. Full text of several issues, index and editorial information. Previously the Journal of Library History.
Libraries Today - History of libraries in Canada and particularly Ontario with annotated photographs, texts and biographies of librarians.
Library Instruction Outside North America in the 20th Century - Site examines international library instruction efforts in the last century. Includes a bibliography.
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 Gerould Statistics 1907/08-1961/62: A Historical Compilation of Data from Academic Libraries in the United States and Canada - Annual statistics on size, staffing and expenditure with detailed notes on the methodology of compilation.
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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