Library of American Civilization

The Library of American Civilization is a collection of materials on microfiche relating to all aspects of American life and literature from their beginnings to the outbreak of World War I. Included in the collection are pamphlets, periodicals, documents, biographies and autobiographies, fictional works, poetry, collections of various kinds, materials of foreign origin relating to America, and many rare books not generally available. There are over 9,000 titles in the collection.

A card catalog, located in the Special Collections and University Archives, serves as the finding aid for this collection. Many of the documents are available on Google Books.