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Major Sets of Original Texts: Microform and Online
A. MICROFILMEnglish Short Title Catalogue [ESTC] |
Contains records for works printed in any language in England or its dependencies from the beginning of printing through the end of the eighteenth century, as well as works printed in English anywhere else in the world. All recorded English monographs printed between 1475 and 1700 are represented in the database, as are 80% of the recorded serials titles for the period 1620-1800. The ESTC serves as a comprehensive bibliography of the hand-press era and as a census of surviving copies. There are currently 468,445 records in the database as of 08/04. [description based on Database Info from ESTC] |
See NOTES field to find whether item is available in microform. |
Example: Notes: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 2001. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2726:20). [2726:20 = reel number 2726 and item # 20 on the reel] |
The ESTC indexes the following microfilm sets: Early English Books,1475-1640. Call #: Z2002 P77 U54 Microfilm Early English Books. 1641-1700. Call #: Z2002.W76 E242 Microfilm Early English books: tract supplement. Call #: Z2002 E24 1998 Microfilm
Early
English Books Online Early English Newspapers. In reel number order. Call #: AN.
G7 A2 E2 Microfilm See Finding
Aid at http://microformguides.gale.com/BrowseGuide.asp?colldocid=1003000&Page=1 Thomason tracts: Call #: Z2018 B7 Microfilm The Eighteenth century Call #: PR1134 E43 Microfilm The Eighteenth Century Collections Online |
B. MICROPRINT and Online |
Early
American Imprints: 1639-1800 Evans Numbers
1-49,197 [arranged by number] Call #: AC1
E2 Microprint [Also known as Evans Bibliography]
Index/Guide: Evans, Charles American
Bibliography Z1215
E92 1903a – MIC REF, ISD Evans Digital Edition. [online] As of 08/04 has Evans Numbers 1-49,786 Early
American Imprints. 2nd Series, 1801-1819, Shaw-Shoemaker Numbers 1-51,960 [arranged by number] Call #: AC1 ED2 Microprint. Location: MIC Microprint. Index/Guide: Shaw, Ralph R. [Shaw-Shoemaker] American Bibliography; a preliminary checklist for 1801-1819 Z1215 S4 – MIC REF, ISD Early
American Newspapers Online
Three
Centuries of Drama: English, 1516-1641 [arranged by author and title]
Three Centuries of Drama: English, 1642-1700, Call#: PN6111 T52, Location: MIC Microprint Three Centuries of Drama: English, 1701-1750, Call#: PN6111 T52, Location: MIC Microprint Three Centuries of Drama: English, 1751-1800, Call#: PN6111 T52, Location: MIC Microprint Three Centuries of Drama: American, 1714-1830, Call#: PN6111 T52, Location: MIC Microprint |
C. MICROFICHE and MICROPRINT
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English and American Drama of the Nineteenth Century [index and finding guide] Call #: PR1271 E5 [English] Call#: PS632
E5 [American], Location: MIC Microprint and MIC Microfiche (Also listed
as) : Nineteenth century English drama PR1271
E5 Nineteenth century American dramaPS632 E5 |
