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Subject Guides and Bibliographies

African American History

An annotated bibliography of sources on African American history in the APS Library.
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Anthropology

An annotated bibliography of sources on anthropology and archaeology in the APS Library.
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Biochemistry

An annotated bibliography of manuscript sources on physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics in the APS Library.
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Diaries

A guide to diaries held in the APS Library's manuscripts collections featuring geographic browsing.

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Early American History

A guide to sources on Early American History (to 1840) in the APS Library's collections.

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Exploration, Scientific

A guide to sources on American expeditions and surveys from 1803–1865 at the APS Library and other Philadelphia repositories.
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Genetics and Eugenics

A guide to the manuscript collections at the APS Library related to genetics and eugenics.
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Indigenous Cultures and Languages

The following subject guide is a comprehensive database of manuscript holdings pertaining to Indigenous languages and cultures held at the APS.
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Maps

A catalog of maps in the APS Library.
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Natural History

An annotated bibliography of printed materials related to natural history in the APS Library.
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Naval History

An annotated guide to manuscript collections related to naval history in the APS Library.
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Physics

This guide catalogs materials on the history of quantum physics and related developments in theoretical physics held at the APS and related repositories.
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Published Guides

These are published guides to materials in the APS's collections.
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