Eccles Centre for American Studies, British Library

Collection Name	Eccles Centre for American Studies
Institution name	British Library
Strengths	History
Topics Covered	Colonial America,American West,Slavery,1840-1940,Immigration,1930's,Vietnam War,Twentieth Century Women
Subject Librarian	Jean Kemble					Email Address
Address	The Eccles Centre for American Studies The British Library 96 Euston Road London,NW1 2DB United Kingdom
Location	London
Telephone No.	020 7412 7551					Fax No.	020 7412 7792
Email Address	jean.kemble@bl.uk
Web Page	http://www.bl.uk/services/information/american.html
Catalogue	British Library on-line catalogue.					Language:	English
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Collection offers	Books: no		Photographs: yes			Microfilm: no		Periodicals: yes	Audio: yes
	Archives: no		Printed primary sources: yes			Newspapers: yes		E-resources: yes	Film: no
Other Information	Website includes online bibliographical guides of the collection and Eccles Centre lectures in pdf format.
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Collection Description	"The Eccles Centre for American Studies was founded by David and Mary Eccles in 1991. Based at the British Library - which houses the foremost collection of American books,manuscripts,journals,newspapers and sound recordings outside of the United States - the Centre has two broad aims: to promote the Library's North American materials,and to support American Studies in schools and universities." (Eccles Centre Web page, British Library Web site)
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