Believe it or not, many smaller institutions take great pride in one shelf or bookcase, or a hidden away spot in the basement where they keep a special collection. Always ask.
At the Getty Research Institute, a large and prestigious place,which focuses on art no doubt, I found that there were books on Native American culture, a massive Hungarian - English dictionary, and books on ethnic clothing - fashion and even burial customs.
So we cannot think of ART as only paintings or sculptures, but where DESIGN is. Fashion and the language of tombstones are very much part of our exploration into the society and culture that our ancestors lived in. I love that stuff!
Now here's the thing. If you've located your ancestor, say on a census, you should explore the schools and libraries around there. However, sometimes libraries hold collections that are about some other location because they were donated to that library for some other reason, such as that the donor retired in the area.
But with unlimited long distance cell phones, what's to stop you from calling and asking?
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