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e.g. Subject search: Argentina manuscripts
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Catalogs:
RLIN database now included in WorldCat.
National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
A cooperative cataloging effort which identifies manuscript collections in the U.S. From 1959-1986 listed in print volumes only (Z6620.U5 N3). After 1986 most cataloging appears in RLIN and also WorldCat. Access to RLIN through both NUCMC and RLIN.
Repositories of Primary Sources
A listing of websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar with worldwide coverage.
WorldCat
The worl'd larges union catalog of books, manuscripts and other materials held in libraries worldwide. The InterLibrary Loan request form is part of the database.
Center for Research Libraries(CRL)
Use for locating archives, manuscripts, and other materials not in the UA library. All CRL materials can be borrowed for 6 months.
Bibliothèque nationale de France
English language version of the French National Library.
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