Collector Guides

Collectorbooks.com: Collector Books specializes in identification and value guides to be used as reference for collectors and dealers devoted to the field of antiques and collectibles.

Krause.com:  Krause Publications publishes periodicals and books on antiques; baseball cards and other sports memorabilia; records; comic books; coins and paper money; stamps; toys; firearms; knives; and old cars.

Hobbyhouse.com: Hobby House Press publishes books with  hard-to-find research information on furniture, dolls, silver, glass and many other antiques and collectibles.

Warman's Field Guides

Series Books

Series-books.com: Series Books for Girls
and a Few for Boys. This site provides information about many obscure series books and displays cover art galleries for series such as Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, the Dana Girls, Judy Bolton, Connie Blair, and Kay Tracey.

The Nancy Drew Sleuth Unofficial Website. This site was created by Jenn Fisher for fans of Nancy Drew and series book collectors.

Nancy Drew Sleuths.  The Nancy Drew Sleuths is a nonprofit organization of fans and scholars, established for the purpose of fostering the enduring legacy of Nancy Drew.

Stratemeyer.org: This website is designed by James D. Keeline to share his Stratemeyer Syndicate research with the Internet community. Features information on Edward Stratemeyer, Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew and more.

Associations

The Ephemera Society of America is a non-profit organization formed to cultivate and encourage interest in ephemera and the history identified with it.

Society of American Archivists: The Society of American Archivists serves to help ensure the identification, preservation, and use of the nation's historical record.

Collectors Society: a community where both beginner and advanced collectors can learn more about their favorite hobby and have access to collector services in grading, education, products, and other areas.

Daguerreian Society: a site dedicated to the history, science, and art of the daguerreotype.

New York Sheet Music Society.

Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America.

The Bibliographical Society of America.

The Manuscript Society.

Association of College and Research Libraries Rare Books and Manuscripts Section.

Certified Collectibles Group: site dedicated to grading collectibles.

Archival Supplies

Brodart: Brodart offers products that protect, care, repair and store books and ephemera.

Bags Unlimited: In the Collection Protection business since 1975, Bags Unlimited offers storage, display and shipping products for collectibles.

Light Impressions: Light Impressions offers a large variety of archival storage, display and presentation materials for negatives, transparencies, CDs, photographs, artwork and documents.

Research

The Library of Congress

The Library of Congress Preservation

Bookbinding and the Conservation of books: A Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology

Links

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Roman Numeral and Date Conversion

Harry Rinker

Kovels.com

 BoomerCollectibles.com

 Vintage Barbie Dolls