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Ancestry (Library Edition) This link opens in a new window
Census, vital, church, court & immigration records for the US & UK, plus material on other areas. Major components: US federal census 1790-1940 (incl. manuscript returns); historical maps; Social Security Death Index; etc.
Underground and Independent Comics, Comix, and Graphic Novels: Volumes I and II [Alexander Street] This link opens in a new window
Full-text adult comic books & graphic novels, plus interviews, criticism & articles that document this genre.

Special Collections Coloring Book Available for Download
Special Collections has produced a coloring book using striking botanical images, Japanese Edo period woodblock prints, and engravings from the Mortimer Rare Book Collection, Hathi Trust Digital Library, and archives.org. See more coloring books at: http://library.nyam.org/colorourcollections/
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Digital Sanborn Maps 1867-1970 This link opens in a new window
Large scale maps charting the growth of US cities and towns, covering all fifty states.
Independent Voices: A Collection of an Alternative Press This link opens in a new window
Alternative press newspapers, magazines & journals from the latter half of the 20th century, drawn from the special collections of participating libraries.
HathiTrust This link opens in a new window
Full text books & journals digitized by HathiTrust partner libraries, Google, the Internet Archive, etc. Includes searchable access to over 10 million volumes total; 3 million public domain volumes are fully viewable online and allow downloading one page at a time. Complements Google Books.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers (Coverage varies by title) This link opens in a new window
Full text articles from the Boston Globe, Chicago Defender, Chicago Tribune, New York Times, New York Herald Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Atlanta Constitution, Jerusalem Post, New York Amsterdam News, and Times of India.

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