Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Special collections
This is a list of libraries which have significant special collections related to Christianity, broken up by location. For better collections relating to specific church bodies or denominations, see Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Special collections/churches.
Canada[edit]
Alberta[edit]
- Calgary - Anglican Diocese of Calgary Archives [1]
- Edmonton - Anglican Provincial Archives of Alberta [4]
British Columbia[edit]
- Abbotsford - Mennonite Historical Society of British Columbia [5]
- Summit Pacific College Library, Pentecostalism [6]
- Kelowna - Anglican Diocese of Kootenay Archives [7]
- Prince Rupert - Anglican Diocese of Caledonia Archives [8]
- Vancouver - Anglican Princial Synod of BC and Yukon Archives, also including archives of the defunct Anglican Diocese of Cariboo [9]
- Victoria - Anglican Diocese of British Columbia Archives [10]
Manitoba[edit]
- Winnipeg - Anglican Diocese of Rupert's Land Archives [11]
- Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies in Canada [12]
- Mennonite Heritage Center archives [13]
New Brunswick[edit]
- Fredericton - Provincial Archives of the Anglican church in New Brunswick, including those of the Anglican Diocese of Fredericton [14]
- Moncton - Atlantic Baptist University, Canadian Baptists [15]
Newfoundland[edit]
- Gander - Diocese of Central Newfoundland Archives [16]
- St. Johns - Diocese of Eastern Newfoundland and Labrador Archives [17]
Nova Scotia[edit]
- Halifax - Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Archives [18]
- Atlantic School of Theology [19]
Ontario[edit]
- Aylmer - Heritage Historical Library, Mennonite
- Hamilton - McMaster University Libraries, archives of the Anglican Diocese of Niagara and of the Canadian Baptists [20]
- Keewatin - Archives of the Anglican Diocese of Keewatin [21]
- Kingston - Anglican Diocese of Ontario Archives [22]
- Ottawa - Anglican Diocese of Ottawa Archives [23]
- Sault Ste. Marie - Diocese of Algoma and the Ecclesiastical Province of Ontario Archives [24]
- Sudbury - Laurentian University, Archives of the Anglican Diocese of Moosonee [25]
- Toronto - Regis College Library - includes material by and about Bernard Lonergan [26]
- Waterloo - Contrad Grebel University College Mennonite Archives of Ontario [34]
Quebec[edit]
- Montreal - Canadian Centre for Ecumenism [35]
- Anglican Diocese of Montreal and the Ecclesiastical Province of Canada Archives [36]
- Sherbrooke - Bishop's University, archives of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec [37]
Saskatchewan[edit]
- Prince Albert - Anglican Diocese of Saskatchewan Archives [38]
- Regina - University of Regina, hold archives of Anglican Diocese of Qu'Appelle and the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land [39]
- Rosthern - Rosthern Junior College Archives, Mennonite [40]
Yukon Territory[edit]
- Whitehorse - Anglican Diocese of Yukon Archives [41]
England[edit]
- London - Church of England Record Centre [42]
Switzerland[edit]
- Geneva - Ecumenical Library of World Council of Churches [43]
United States[edit]
Alaska[edit]
- Kodiak - Saint Herman Orthodox Seminary [44]
California[edit]
- Angwin - Nelson Memorial Library at Pacific Union College, Seventh-day Adventists collection [45]
- Fresno - Fresno Pacific University Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies [46]
- Loma Linda - Heritage Room of Loma Linda University, Seventh-day Adventists collection [47]
- Malibu - Pepperdine University Libraries [48]
- Redlands - University of Redlands, American Baptist Churches USA [49]
- Santa Barbara - University of California Santa Barbara American Religions Collection - apparitions of the Virgin Mary, largest public collection of Jehovah's Witnesses literature, Old Catholicism, Seventh-day Church of God material and New Religious Movements [50]
Colorado[edit]
Connecticut[edit]
- Hartford - Library of Hartford Seminary [52]
- New Haven - Berkeley Divinity School of Yale University, archives of the Episcopal Church [53]
District of Columbia[edit]
- Catholic University of America Department of Archives and Manuscripts, Catholic Church [54]
- Georgetown University Libraries, Catholic Church [55]
- Howard University School of Divinity Library - special collection on Afro-American religion [56]
- Wesley Theological Seminary, world's best collection on the Methodist Protestant Church [57]
Florida[edit]
- Miami Gardens - Florida Memorial University, American Baptist Churches USA [58]
Georgia[edit]
- Atlanta - Aquinas Center of Theology, Emory University [59]
- Interdenominational Theological Center, Black Women in Church and Society and Black Methodists - [60]
- American Baptist Historical Society [61]
- Pitts Theology Library, Candler School of Divinity, Emory University, Methodism [62]
Illinois[edit]
- Aurora - Jenks Memorial Collection at Aurora University, archives of Advent Christian Church [63]
- Chicago - Chicago Theological Seminary [64]
- Disciples Divinity House of the University of Chicago [65]
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives [66]
- Lutheran School of Theology Library, Lutheranism [67]
- McCormack Theological Seminary, Presbyterian Church (USA) [68]
- Meadville Lombard Theological School, Unitarian Universalism [69]
- Moody Bible College, Christian fundamentalism, Dwight Moody, and Jewish evangelism[70]
- Elgin - Brethren Historical Library and Archives, archives of the Church of the Brethren General Board [71]
- Judson University, American Baptist Churches USA [72]
- Evanston - United Library of Garrett-Evangelical and Seabury-Western Theological Seminaries, Methodism [73]
- Lincoln - Lincoln Christian College and Seminary [74]
- Metamora - Illinois Mennonite Historical and Genealogical Society [75]
- Oak Brook - Bethany Theological Seminary, Brethren Church archives [76]
- Oregon - archives of Church of God (Abrahamic Faith)
- Wheaton - Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College for evangelicalism or fundamentalism[77]
Indiana[edit]
- Elkhart - Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries Library, large collection of Mennonite material [78]
- Franklin - Franklin College American Baptist Churches USA [79]
- Goshen - Goshen College Mennonite Historical Library [80]
- Greencastle - Roy O. West Library at DePauw University, United Methodist Church [81]
- Indianapolis - American Evangelical Christian University, American Evangelical Christian Church [82]
- Christian Theological Seminary, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) [83]
- Marston Memorial Historical Library Free Methodist Church [84]
- Wesleyan Archives & Historical Library, Wesleyan Church [85]
- Notre Dame - Medieval Institute at University of Notre Dame, includes material on higher education in the middle ages [86]
- Archives of the University of Notre Dame, Catholic Church [87]
- Richmond - Quaker collection at Earlham College, material on native American Quakers[88]
- Winona Lake - Morgan Library of Grace College and Theological Seminary [89]
Iowa[edit]
- Des Moines - Grand View University Danish Immigrant Archives, Danish Lutherans in America [90]
- Dubuque - Emmaus Bible College, largest public-access collection of material on the Plymouth Brethren [91]
- Wartburg Theological Seminary Library, Lutheranism [92]
- Kalona - Mennonite Historical Society of Iowa, archives
Kansas[edit]
- Hillsboro - Tabor College Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies [93]
- North Newton - Mennonite Library and Archives [94]
- Ottawa - Ottawa University, American Baptist Churches USA [95]
- Wichita - Edmund Stanley Library at Friends University, Kansas Yearly Meeting and Quakers and native Americans [96]
Kentucky[edit]
- Jackson - Kentucky Mountain Bible College, Holiness movement [97]
- Lexington - Lexington Theological Seminary [98]
- Louisville - Southern Baptist Theological Seminary [99]
- Wilmore - Asbury Theological Seminary, Holiness movement and specifically the Free Methodist Church and Wesleyan Church [100]
Maryland[edit]
- Baltimore - St. Mary's Seminary and University Library, Catholic Church [101]
- Silver Spring - Archives of the Seventh-day Adventists General Conference [102]
Massachusetts[edit]
- Boston - Boston University New England Methodist Historical Library [103]
- Congregational Library, American Congregational Association [104]
- Brookline - Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology [105]
- Cambridge - Library at Harvard Divinity School, Unitarian Universalism [106]
- Newton Centre - Andover Newton Theological School Library, American Baptist Churches archives [107]
- South Hamilton - Center for Advent Christian Studies at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary for Advent Christian Church archives, Goddard Library for a large collection of material about conservative Protestants, rare Bibles, Mercer Collection of Assyrio-Babylonian material [108],
Michigan[edit]
- Berrien Springs - Andrews University, Seventh-day Adventists collection [109]
- Grand Rapids - Calvin College, Reformed Church [110]
- Hancock - Finlandia University, Lutherans of Finnish descent [111]
- Kalamazoo - Kalamazoo College, American Baptist Churches USA [112]
- Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University - large collection including Cistercian manuscripts [113]
Minnesota[edit]
- Northfield - Howard and Edna Hong Kierkegaard Library, St. Olaf College - includes writings of Kierkegaard and a replica of his personal library [114]
- St. Paul - Bethel Seminary Library, archives of the Baptist General Conference [115]
- Luther Seminary, archives of the Norwegian predecessors of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America [116]
Missouri[edit]
- Canton - Culver-Stockton College [117]
- Independence - Community of Christ archives, Community of Christ [118]
- Kansas City - William Broadhurst Library at Nazarene Theological Seminary, Church of the Nazarene [119]
- Liberty - William Jewell College American Baptist Churches USA [120]
- St. Louis - Concordia Historical Institute, Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, National Evangelical Lutheran Church, Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches [121]
- Covenant Theological Seminary, Presbyterian Church in America [122]
- St. Louis University, Catholic Church [123]
- Springfield - Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center, Assemblies of God Archives [124]
- Webster Groves - Eden Theological Seminary [125]
New Jersey[edit]
- Madison - Drew University United Methodist Archives Center [126]
- New Brunswick - New Brunswick Theological Seminary, Reformed Church in America [127]
- Princeton - Princeton University Index of Christian Art project [128]
- Speer Library, Princeton Theological Seminary, Presbyterian Church (USA) [129]
- South Bound Brook - Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA [130]
New York[edit]
- Keuka Park - Keuka College, American Baptist Churches USA [131]
- New Platz - Huguenot Historical Society, Huguenots [132]
- New York City - American Bible Society [133]
- Ecmenical Library of Interchurch Center [134]
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America Archives [135]
- Huguenot Society of America, Huguenots [136]
- New York Public Library Black Religious Heritage Project [137]
- St. Mark's Library at General Theological Seminary, archives of the Episcopal Church [138]
- St. Nerses Shnorhali Library [139]
- Rochester - Kenneth B. Keating Library at University of Rochester, papers of the founder of the Free Methodist Church[140]
- Syosset - Orthodox Church in America Archives [141]
North Carolina[edit]
- Charlotte - Billy Graham Library [142]
- Durham - Duke Divinity School Library, Methodism [143]
- Elon - Primitive Baptist Library [144]
- Lake Junaluska - World Methodist Council [145]
- Montreat - Presbyterian Heritage Center at Montreat, Presbyterian Church (USA) [146]
- Raleigh - Shaw University, American Baptist Churches USA [147]
- Salisbury - W. J. Walls Heritage Hall Archives at Hood Theological Seminary, archives of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion church [148]
- Winston-Salem - Moravian Church Archives - Southern Region [149]
Ohio[edit]
- Bluffton - Bluffton University Mennonite Historical Collections [150]
- Cincinnati - Nippert Memorial Library of the Cincinnati Historical Society German Methodist Collection, [151]
- Dayton - Center for United Evangelical Brethren Studies, United Theoloical Seminary, Methodism [152]
- University of Dayton Marian Library - world's largest collection of Marian literature [153]
- Delaware - United Methodist Historical Society of Ohio Library at Ohio Wesleyan University [154]
- Fidnley - Winebrenner Theological Seminary Library, Church of God General Conference [155]
- Springfield - Wittemburg University, Lutheranism [156]
- Wilberforce - R. C. Ransom Memorial Library at Payne Theological Seminary - including material on the African Methodist Episcopal Church [157]
Oklahoma[edit]
- Muskogee - Bacone College, American Baptist Churches USA [158]
- Tulsa - Oral Roberts University Library Holy Spirit Research Center, Pentecostalism [159]
Oregon[edit]
- McMinnville - Linfield College, American Baptist Churches USA [160]
- Salem - Oregon Mennonite Historical and Genealogical Society [161]
Pennsylvania[edit]
- Bethlehem - Moravian College and Theological Seminary Reeves Library [162]
- Blue Bell - Reformed Episcopal Church Theological Seminary [164]
- Gettysburg - Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Lutheranism [165]
- Gladwyne - Deaconess Community of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Deaconess movement
- Grantham - Messiah College Brethren in Christ Historical Library and Archives [166]
- Harleysville - Mennonite Heritage Center Historical Library and Archives [167]
- Haverford - Haverford College Library, Quakers [168]
- Huntingdon - Beeghly Library at Juniata College [169]
- Intercourse - The People's Place, Mennonite [170]
- Lancaster - Lancaster Theological Seminary [171]
- Langhorne - Philadelphia Biblical University, Cyrus Scofield Biblical studies collection [174]
- Myerstown - Evangelical Congregational Church Center, also deals with Evangelical Association and United Evangelical Church [175]
- Philadelphia - Archives of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Catholic Church [176]
- Lutheran Archives Center at Philadelphia, Lutheran Theological Seminary, Lutheranism [177]
- Presbyterian Historical Association, Presbyterian Church (USA), [178]
- Temple University Center for African American History and Culture Black Women in the Church 1780-1970 [179]
- Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Historical Collection [180]
- Westminster Theological Seminary Montgomery Library - special collection on Reformed theology [181]
- Pittsburgh - Reformed Presbyterian Theological Library, Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America, [182]
- Richfield - Lauvers Mennonite Church [183]
- St. Davids - Eastern University, American Baptist Churches USA [184]
- Scranton - Polish National Catholic Church Archives, Old Catholicism [185]
- Swarthmore - Friends' Historical Library at Swarathmore College, Quakers [186]
Rhode Island[edit]
- Providence - Rhode Island Historical Society, Unitarian Universalism [187]
South Carolina[edit]
- Charleston - Huguenot Society of South Carolina, Huguenots [188]
- Columbia - Benedict College, American Baptist Churches USA [189]
- Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, Lutheranism [190]
- Greenville - Bob Jones University for material on Christian fundamentalism and Christian music [191]
- Summerville - Cummins Memorial Theological Seminary, archives of the Reformed Episcopal Church [192]
South Dakota[edit]
- Freeman - Freeman Academy Historical Library, Mennonites [193]
- Sioux Falls - Sioux Falls Seminary, Kaiser-Ramaker Library, archives of the North American Baptist Conference [194]
- University of Sioux Falls, American Baptist Churches USA [195]
Tennessee[edit]
- Cleveland - Lee University, Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) [196]
- Memphis - Harding Graduate School of Religion [197]
- Historical Foundation of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church [198]
- Nashville - Disciples of Christ Historical Society, history of the Disciples of Christ and of the Stone-Campbell Movement [199]
Texas[edit]
- Abilene - Abilene Christian University [204]
- Austin - Archives of the Episcopal Church [205]
- Dallas - Bridwell Library Center for Methodist Studies at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University [206]
- Turpin Library at Dallas Theological Seminary, Christian fundamentalism [207]
- Fort Worth - Texas Christian University [208]
- Waco - Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary [209]
Utah[edit]
- Provo - Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University, Mormonism [210]
- Salt Lake City - Archives of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints [211]
Virginia[edit]
- Alexandria - Salvation Army National Archives and Research Center [215]
- Harrisonburg - Menno Simons Historical Library at Eastern Mennonite University [216]
- Richmond - Library of the Union Theoligical Seminary in Virginia, Presbyterian Church (USA) [217]
- Virginia Union University, American Baptist Churches USA [218]
West Virginia[edit]
- Philippi - Alderson-Broaddus College, American Baptist Churches USA, [219]
Wisconsin[edit]
- Janesville - Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society [220]
- Mequin - Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod [221]