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Pamphlets
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The African American Experience in Ohio 1850-1920 
 "This selection of manuscript and printed text and images drawn from the collections of the Ohio Historical Society illuminates the history of black Ohio from 1850 to 1920." Searchable by keyword (including full-text searching of pamphlets and serials published by the African Methodist Episcopal Church), and browsable by subject and source material (manuscripts, pamphlets, photographs, newspapers, and serials). From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ohshtml/aaeohome.html Topics: Black Resources, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 26, 2005 African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection 1818-1907
A collection of over 350 pamphlets presenting "a panoramic and eclectic review of black history and culture, spanning almost one hundred years." Searchable, and browsable by subject and author (including Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Ida B. Wells-Barnett). Also contains a timeline of black history (1852-1925), bibliography, and a virtual 1898 meeting of the National Afro-American Council. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aap/aaphome.html Topics: Black Resources, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jan 26, 2005 African American Women Writers of the 19th Century
This collection of about 50 works provides "access to the thought, perspectives and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and pamphlets published prior to 1920." The collection is searchable by author, title and genre. The latter includes fiction, poetry, biography, autobiography, and essays. A project from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and Digital Schomburg of the New York Public Library. http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/ Topics: Authors by Region: United States, Black Resources, History, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People: Women, Poetry, Women Last updated Feb 3, 2005 Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition
This site provides images of "broadsides, sheet music, pamphlets and government publications" that have been collected at Brown for over three centuries for researchers ... interested in American history, including the history of alcoholism, and in how the media was used for spreading ideas and information, and in how the arts presented various movements." Also includes a historical essay. Searchable, or browsable by document creator, publisher, or title. From Brown University Library. http://dl.lib.brown.edu/temperance/ Topics: Activism, Drugs & Medications by Type, Nonfiction by Genre, Society & Social Science, Society & Social Science Last updated Feb 22, 2005 American Radicalism
A collection of digital images containing more than 100 pamphlets published by political and social pressure groups in the United States. Topics include the American Indian Movement, Asian Americans, birth control, Black Panthers, Hollywood Ten, Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), Ku Klux Klan (KKK), Rosenberg Case, Sacco-Vanzetti Case, Scottsboro Boys, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and Wounded Knee. From the Michigan State University Libraries. http://digital.lib.msu.edu/collections/index.cfm?CollectionID=1 Topics: Families, Film, Movies, & Video, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Nonfiction by Genre, Political Parties & Theories, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women's Health Last updated Oct 7, 2004 An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera
A collection of over 7,000 advertisements, catalogs, newspaper clippings, leaflets, menus, pamphlets, proclamations, programs, timetables, and other ephemera. Searchable by keyword, and browsable by author, title, genre, and originating location. Items "capture the experience of the American Revolution, slavery, the western land rush, the American Civil War, woman suffrage, and the Industrial Revolution from the viewpoint of those who lived through those events." From the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rbpehtml/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Technology Last updated Jul 10, 2008 Anarchy Archives: An Online Research Center on the History and Theory of Anarchism
This site explores both people (Michael Bakunin, William Godwin, Emma Goldman, Peter Kropotkin, Errico Malatesta, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Max Stirner, Murray Bookchin, Noam Chomsky) and events (First International, Paris Commune, Haymarket Massacre, Spanish Civil War). Features a growing collection of classic pamphlets and journals (many full-text), and a select bibliography. Searchable. Maintained by a political studies professor at Pitzer College. http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/anarchist_archives/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Political Parties & Theories Last updated May 9, 2005 The Baseball Index (TBI)
An index of citations to over 200,000 baseball "books, magazine articles, programs, pamphlets, films, recordings, songs, poems, cartoons, advertising, or anything else that may be of interest to the baseball fan or researcher." Offers tips for locating the actual materials. Searchable, and browsable by name or topic. From the Society for American Baseball Research. http://www.baseballindex.org/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Apr 27, 2006 Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Surgeon General's Report
This October 2004 report from U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona states that by 2020 half of all Americans over the age of 50 will be at risk for fractures if they do nothing to prevent bone loss. This site includes the full text of the report, press releases, fact sheets, a pamphlet for the public, and an executive summary. http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Nonfiction by Genre, Senior Health Last updated Oct 19, 2004 Canadian Pamphlets and Broadsides
Digital collection of pre-1930 Canadian pamphlets and broadsides (single-sheet printed material used for advertising and promotion). Approximately 20,000 images are represented here, of subjects ranging from political campaigns to company reports. From the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto. http://link.library.utoronto.ca/broadsides/ Topics: History By Place, Libraries & Archives by Type, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Apr 1, 2006 The Crisis of the Union: An Electronic Archive of Documents about the Causes, Conduct, and Consequences of the US Civil War
A collection of "pamphlets, books, broadsides, cartoons, clippings, paintings, maps, and other print memorabilia about America from circa 1830 to 1880. Items are drawn primarily from the collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia." Browsable (by author, title, subject, date) and searchable (by keyword, date, subject, graphic elements). Archived by the Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image (SCETI), University of Pennsylvania Library. http://dewey.library.upenn.edu/sceti/civilwar/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 28, 2004 Criteria for the Evaluation of Dramatizations of the Passion
This pamphlet establishes the criteria for evaluating depictions of the passion of Christ, and stresses the appropriate presentation of passion plays. It quotes Pope John Paul II's statement that Catholic teaching should aim to present "Jews and Judaism, not only in an honest and objective manner ... but also with full awareness of the heritage common [to Jews and Christians]." Opens directly into a PDF file. From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. http://www.usccb.org/seia/CRITERIA.PDF Topics: Christianity, Nonfiction by Genre, Performing Arts Last updated Apr 27, 2004 Dinosaurs: Facts and Fiction
"This pamphlet contains answers to some frequently asked questions about dinosaurs, with current ideas and evidence to correct some long-lived popular misconceptions." From the U.S. Geological Survey. http://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dinosaurs/ Topics: Animals, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Feb 27, 2002 Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement
Texts and images of articles, pamphlets, flyers, and booklets published from 1969 to 1974 that "focus specifically on the early radical origins of this movement in the United States." Includes classics such as Pat Menardi's "Politics of Housework," "Notes From the First Year," the Radicalesbians' "The Woman-Identified Woman," and early works from Steinem, Bunch, Firestone, Alpert, and Freeman. Searchable and browsable. From the Special Collections Library, Duke University. http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Science, United States History, Women Last updated Jan 31, 2007 The Emma Goldman Papers
Includes an illustrated biography, photographs, a chronology (1869-1940), writings, speeches, and a browsable and searchable collection of "personal correspondence, pamphlets, handbills, and manuscripts" relating to the well-known anarchist, feminist, and "advocate of free speech, birth control, women's equality and independence, union organization, and the eight-hour work day." From the University of California, Berkeley. http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Goldman/ Topics: Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Photograph Collections, Political Parties & Theories, Social Issues, Women Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Environmental Diseases From A to Z
This presentation (one disease for each letter of the alphabet) provides basic information on environmental diseases, written for the middle and high school student. Includes pronunciation, factsheets, pamphlets, a question and answer section, and an extensive library of resources on the topic. Also provides materials for teachers, a children's brain teasers section, information on grants, and more. From the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the National Institutes of Health. http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/atoz/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Environment, K-12 Education, Nonfiction by Genre, Public Health & Safety Last updated Jul 7, 2009 The Evolution of the Conservation Movement: 1850-1920
This site documents "...the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage, through books, pamphlets, government documents, manuscripts, prints, photographs, and motion picture footage drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress." (The films are available in QuickTime, MPEG, and RealPlayer formats.) The contents of the site are arranged by subject and author and are searchable. There is also a chronology of selected events. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amrvhtml/conshome.html Topics: Environment, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Jan 31, 2001 FamilySearch: Research Helps
For years the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) has produced excellent pamphlets on various aspects of genealogical research. Hundreds of these are now available on their FamilySearch Web site, browsable by place, title, subject, or document type. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp Topics: Christianity, Families, History, Hobbies, Nonfiction by Genre, People Last updated Nov 7, 2004 The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820
This collection of "original historical material documenting the land, peoples, exploration, and transformation of the trans-Appalachian West" features materials on Native Americans, blacks, women, leaders, industry, agriculture, and more. Includes books, periodicals, pamphlets, scientific publications, broadsides, letters, journals, legal documents, financial records, maps, artifacts, and pictorial images -- all from the holdings of the University of Chicago Library and the Filson Historical Society of Louisville, Kentucky. From the Library of Congress American Memory Project. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/icuhtml/fawhome.html Topics: Agriculture, Black Resources, Correspondence, Geography, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Water Last updated Feb 4, 2005 The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress
This site collects approximately 2,000 items about "Douglass's life as an escaped slave, abolitionist, editor, orator, and public servant." Searchable by keyword, and browsable by series (family papers, pamphlets, brochures, speeches, reports, broadsides, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, typescripts, articles, and maps). Includes biographical timeline, a family tree, links to full texts of Douglass's autobiographies, and related resources. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/doughtml/ Topics: Black Resources, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, United States History Last updated Jan 6, 2004 From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909
A collection of about four hundred pamphlets "by African-American authors and others who wrote about slavery, African colonization, Emancipation, Reconstruction, and related topics. The materials range from personal accounts and public orations to organizational reports and legislative speeches. Among the authors represented are Frederick Douglass, Kelly Miller, Charles Sumner, Mary Church Terrell, and Booker T. Washington." From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aapchtml/ Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, United States History Last updated Nov 28, 2004 Historic Government Publications from World War II: A Digital Library
Reproductions of several hundred government documents from World War II. From the Central University Libraries, Government Information and Map Resources Department at Southern Methodist University. Browsable by title and searchable. http://digitalcollections.smu.edu/all/cul/hgp/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Nonfiction by Genre, World War II Last updated Oct 6, 2009 International Dada Archive
This site provides information on the resources and services of the International Dada Archive at the University of Iowa Libraries. The site features a searchable online Dada bibliography, and scanned images of Dada periodicals, books, pamphlets, and ephemera. It also includes an essay about the historic Dada artistic movement and links to additional information about individual Dada writers and artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Jean Arp, and Man Ray. http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/dada/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Nonfiction by Genre, Schools of Art Last updated Jul 28, 2003 Labor Arts
This site is a showcase for art related to labor and trade unions. Changing exhibits and permanent collections include photographs and paintings as well as pamphlets, buttons, and banners. The collections include parades and demonstrations, portraits of people at work, strikes, cartoon art, and Bread and Roses posters. The search feature located on the Collections page allows searching within pre-set categories or by keyword. http://www.laborarts.org/ Topics: Labor, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jul 10, 2001 Lost Labor: Images of Vanished American Workers 1900-1980
A browsable "selection of 155 photographs excerpted from a collection of more than 1100 company histories, pamphlets, and technical brochures....Many of the images document factories and jobs that no longer exist." Images may be browsed by category such as textile or automotive. Presented by "a visual artist interested in images of labor." http://www.lostlabor.com/ Topics: Labor, Nonfiction by Genre, Photography, Technology, United States History Last updated Apr 16, 2003 Marxists Internet Archive
This site contains a large number of books and pamphlets published by Marx and Engels, Lenin, Trotsky, and others as well as biographical material, historical documents, and a reference archive with non-Marxist perspectives and materials on and by Mao, Stalin, Dimitrov, and more. Available in over a dozen languages. The Marxists Internet Archive is an "all volunteer, non-profit public library." http://www.marxists.org/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Political Parties & Theories Last updated Sep 11, 2007 Nail Fungus & Nail Health
This site provides basic facts about nail anatomy and physiology, illustrated material about various nail disorders and diseases, and tips on nail care. From the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). http://www.aad.org/public/publications/pamphlets/common_nail.html Topics: Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Dec 12, 2007 National Ag Safety Database (NASD)
"NASD is a national central repository of agricultural health, safety, and injury prevention materials." This site provides lists of resources, many of which are accessible online, "from PowerPoint presentations and informational pamphlets to research reports, papers, videos, and links to your websites." Searchable, or browse by state or topic. Much of the information also available in Spanish. From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/ Topics: Agriculture, Labor, Medical Treatments & Devices, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jun 10, 2003 National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center
This site is "a Federal resource for professionals, parents and youth working to prevent violence committed by and against young people." Contains "fact sheets, best practices documents, funding and conference announcements, statistics, research bulletins, surveillance reports, and profiles of promising programs." Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal partners. http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Social Issues, Statistics Last updated Jun 14, 2007 New Jersey's Revolutionary Experience
"A series of twenty-eight now out-of-print pamphlets published by the New Jersey Historical Commission to commemorate the Bicentennial of the American Revolution. The pamphlets explore New Jersey history at the time of the Revolution, by either looking at New Jersey's contribution to the Revolution or by studying some aspect of life in New Jersey during that time period." Also includes two teacher's guides. From the New Jersey State Library. http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Revolution/NJRevolution.php Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated May 18, 2004 Psych Web
This searchable site contains links for the APA (American Psychological Association) style guidelines and tutorials, full-text print resources including pamphlets, career information, and listings of psychology departments with an Internet presence. There is also a searchable database of links to online journals, many of which provide free, full-text access. Additionally, there is a briefly annotated directory of related resources as well as articles on a wide variety of topics including hypnosis, sports psychology, states of consciousness, and more. By a Georgia Southern University professor of psychology. http://www.psychwww.com/ Topics: Health & Medical Disciplines, Nonfiction by Genre, Science, Social Science Last updated Oct 4, 2000 Puerto Rico and the Dawn of the Modern Age: Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century Perspectives
"Portrays the early history of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico through first-person accounts, political writings, and histories." Topics include "the land and its resources, relations with Spain, the competition among political parties, reform efforts, and recollections by veterans of the Spanish-American War." Materials date from 1831 through 1929, and most are in Spanish. Includes background essays. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/puertorico/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 27, 2009 Recover After a Disaster: Floods
Brief information and a more detailed pamphlet about getting help, safety measures, and cleaning up after a flood. Available in English and Spanish. From the American Red Cross. http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/?vgnextoid=268e1b655eb3b110VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default Topics: Home & Housing, Hurricane Katrina, Nonfiction by Genre, Water, Weather Last updated Jun 15, 2009 A Sense of Where We Are: History and Literature of the Pacific Northwest
This site from the Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest offers examples of stories and texts written in and about the Pacific Northwest. Essays, commentaries, and sample texts cover five areas: "Texts by and about Natives," "Discovering the Region," "Writing Home," "Aggressive Regionalism," and "Northwest Schools of Lit." "Includes Native American myths, accounts by explorers, pioneer narratives, booster pamphlets, modern poetry, selections from novels, utopian fiction, environmentalist tracts, and travel writing." http://www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/Website/Hist%20n%20Lit/Welcome.html Topics: Environment, Native Americans, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 24, 2009 SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages
SPIRAL provides consumer health information in Chinese, Hmong, Khmer, Korean, Laotian, Thai, and Vietnamese. Pamphlets are also available in English so that health care providers will understand the contents. Browsable by language or subject. The site also includes links to Asian and Pacific Islander health resources. From South Cove Community Health Center (Boston) and Tufts University Health Science Library, with support from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. http://www.library.tufts.edu/hsl/spiral/ Topics: Health, Languages, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Nov 4, 2003 Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection
Some of the topics included in this online collection include alcohol and substance abuse, assertiveness, cults, depression, eating disorders, relationships, sexual assault (including date rape), stress, study skills, and time management. From the Student Counseling and Resource Service at the University of Chicago. http://counseling.uchicago.edu/vpc/ Topics: Crime, Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Health, Mental Conditions, Nonfiction by Genre, Religion, Society & Social Science, The Human Body Last updated Apr 28, 2006 Textile Museum
The Textile Museum in Washington, D.C. is dedicated to the study, preservation, interpretation, and exhibition of over 5,000 years of the textile arts of non-Western cultures. Its Web site provides an artful taste of the museum's collection, featuring online versions of current exhibitions, a calendar of events, an overview of the museum's Textile Learning Center, and annotated links. An additional resource is the" Care and Display" section with information about conservation consultations and four complete pamphlets which cover pest control and also the care, storage, and hanging of textiles. http://www.textilemuseum.org/ Topics: Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jan 23, 2001 Victorian Dictionary
This dictionary paints the social history of nineteenth century Victorian London. Words are placed into forty categories (including historical maps) and are then defined through historical extracts, anecdotes, articles, and manuscripts. Additionally, there is a source bibliography of journals, books, and pamphlets, some provided in full text. Searchable. http://www.victorianlondon.org/ Topics: History By Place, Nonfiction by Genre, Society & Social Science, Society & Social Science Last updated Mar 14, 2005 A War in Perspective, 1898-1998: Public Appeals, Memory, and the Spanish-American Conflict
Part of a series of New York Public Library exhibitions on the Spanish-American War. "Each of the communities linked to that conflict remembers and has named the war in its own particular way. Through an examination of patriotic appeals in newspapers, pamphlets, popular books, maps, sheet music, poetry, cartoons, lithographs, photographs, lantern slides, and early motion pictures, this exhibition explores the sources of those memories and perceptions." http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/epo/spanexhib/ Topics: Communications, Government, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Poetry, Politics, September 11 & Beyond, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 3, 2004 Water and Storm Management in New Orleans: A Selection of Historical Documents
Transcriptions of documents about the water system in New Orleans. Features a pamphlet of a paper read by the mayor of New Orleans in 1914 about the history of the water systems, with information about the inception of the drainage system (including the canals and pumping stations), the water purification system, and sewer construction. Also includes images from 1901 of the system and information about a 1915 hurricane. http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Louisiana/New_Orleans/Water_Management/home.html Topics: Hurricane Katrina, Nonfiction by Genre, Science, Science, Technology, U.S. History By Place, Water, Weather Last updated Sep 15, 2005 What is FRBR?: A Conceptual Model for the Bibliographic Universe (2004)
"This pamphlet provides a brief overview of the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) as developed by the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). Using full-color graphics, What is FRBR? outlines the background of the development of the Functional Requirements, the concepts involved and their potential impact on cataloging rules, bibliographic structures and systems design for cataloging applications." From the Library of Congress Cataloging Distribution Service. http://www.loc.gov/cds/FRBR.html Topics: Internet, Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Nonfiction by Genre, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Web Design and Management Last updated Oct 25, 2004 A World of Books: Annotated Surveys of Noteworthy Books from Around the Globe
"A series of annual pamphlets first started in 1998," featuring "some of the most important and interesting books published abroad that an American public may have overlooked." Includes fiction and nonfiction. Also browsable by country. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/int-world.html Topics: Librarianship, Literature & Books, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Nov 16, 2004 Zoos: A Historical Perspective
Illustrating "the evolution of zoos in the modern era," this collection of images, including "maps, drawings and photographs of zoos from over 30 states and 40 countries," was compiled by the Smithsonian Institution from "a collection of pamphlets and guide books published by zoos over the past century...collected by the National Zoological Park." http://www.sil.si.edu/ondisplay/zoos/ Topics: Animals, Nonfiction by Genre, Recreation, Recreation Last updated Mar 23, 2003 |
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