Notes from Ramsey

“SHAW-SHOEMAKER” NOW AVAILABLE AT RAMSEY LIBRARY

Ramsey Library is very pleased to announce the availability of the microfiche collectionEarly American Imprints, Series II: Shaw-Shoemaker, 1801-1819. The “Shaw-Shoemaker” collection is based on the classic American Bibliography, 1801-1819 compiled by Ralph R. Shaw and Richard H. Shoemaker and presents more than four million pages from more than 36,000 sources. This is considered one of the definitive resources for researching late 17th and early 18th century America.

We are very grateful to our generous and thoughtful colleagues at Appalachian State’s Belk Library for remembering us when they were able to upgrade to an online version of this collection which we, unfortunately, cannot afford. At least this valuable collection is now readily available for use in Asheville.
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