Fine Arts and Humanities Libraries

Use these links to search specific online library collections devoted to historic interest in the fine arts.

Resources in this category:

The Association of Architectural School Libraries
http://www.library.njit.edu/archlib/aasl/index.cfm

This is an online directory of libraries at schools of architecture in the United States. It's also the website of the organization of Architectural School Libraries.

National First Ladies Library
http://www.firstladies.org/

"As the first and only facility of its kind, the National First Ladies' Library will serve as a unique, national resource for patrons from school children to scholars. As a national archive devoted to educating people about the contributions of First Ladies and other important women in history, the Library's holdings will fill an informational void that has long frustrated academicians and armchair history buffs alike." A great resource for discovering print materials by and about the First Ladies of the United States. Click on "National First Ladies' Library Bibliography" for bibliographies of resources on each individual First Lady, and the First Ladies in general.

Treasures from the Saxon State Library
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/dres/dresintr.html

In English. The Library of Congress hosts this site that includes short narrative histories interspersed with scans of materials such as letters, paintings, and books. The histories begin around medieval times and end around 1875.