The Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division traces its beginnings to Thomas Jefferson's wish to create a library for statesmen and for the people of the new nation.



The lives of bibliophiles would not be complete without the carefully crafted review of a critic: Visit the websites of the The New York Times Sunday Book Review or the London Review of Books.


Celebrate the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition by exploring any number of great sites dedicated to America's greatest exploring expeditions. Discovering Lewis and Clark is a "hyper history" dedicated to exploring issues related to the Lewis and Clark expedition; PBS has published an online companion to the immensely popular Ken Burns film; and the website of National Geographic maintains an interactive map of the journey.


The Rosenbach Museum & Library was the home of two brothers, Dr. A.S.W. and Philip Rosenbach. A.S.W. Rosenbach was a legendary dealer and collector of rare books and manuscripts, while Philip's expertise encompassed the fine and decorative arts. Founded in 1954 to preserve the two brothers' personal collections and company archive, the Rosenbach's holdings have continued to grow. The Rosenbach is a major cultural destination--a research center that is home to one of the nation's great collections of rare books and manuscripts.


South Pole.com contains biographies of the great Polar explorers and timelines for their expeditions.


The Churchill Centre was founded in 1968 to foster leadership, statesmanship, vision and courage among democratic and freedom-loving peoples worldwide, through the thoughts, words, works and deeds of Winston Spencer Churchill.


The hidden resources of Thomas Cooper Library's Special Collections, a selection of Africana from the many books of travel and exploration purchased for the original South Carolina College Library.



The Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts (CCAHA), specializes in the treatment of art and historic artifacts on paper. Treatment services are available for drawings, prints, maps, posters, historic wallpaper, architectural drawings, musical scores, photographs, rare books, scrapbooks, manuscripts, and related materials such as parchment and papyrus.



The staff at Bauman are active in the literary world. Our very own Ernest Hilbert regales readers through his poetry newsletters at E-Verse Radio.