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Architecture, Design and Engineering Collections in the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division

Related Resources

The reference works, divided into the following four sections, discuss visual materials as well as general scholarship and research on architecture, design, and engineering:

Resources related to specific collections are included underneath specific listings in the Collections section of this guide.

Where to Find Related Resources

Collections related to architecture, design, and engineering can be found at the following divisions in the Library of Congress.

Architectural depositories outside of the Library of Congress can be found through the following links.

Published Works (General)

The following reference works discuss visual materials as well as general scholarship and research on architecture, design, and engineering.  Books, periodicals, dissertations and theses, articles and blogs, exhibitions, and webcasts related to specific collections are listed along with each collection in Primary Archives, Selected Projects, Thematic Collections, Photogarpher Archives and Other Collections.

Published Works: Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebook in Architecture, Design, and Engineering

A series launched by the Library of Congress in collaboration with W. W. Norton in 2003.

Useful databases for Architecture, Design, and Engineering research

The following databases are accessible from anywhere where the Internet connection is available.

The following databases are searchable only at the Library of Congress or an institution which subscribes to the Databases.