I searched Google to find a good website for a special collections or archive in an academic or public library. I found a great website entitled The Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library of the Duke University Libraries. What was particularly interesting was the Research Guides and Pathfinders section. The description of this section is "Staff members have compiled a variety of guides and pathfinders based on topics that may provide helpful direction if you are beginning a research project. Please note that these guides provide highlights, not comprehensive lists."
The URL for the website is http://library.duke.edu/specialcollections/
The website also includes excellent archival finding aids, guides to manuscript collections, and information about their digitized collections. This of course is not an exhaustive or extensive list but rather the highlights I found interesting. There were plenty of other websites that were interesting but I loved the pathfinders that Duke provided.
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