Welcome to the MBC Collections Database

Access provided thanks to a generous donation from the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation.

Selected Collections

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Keyword Search

The Keyword Search button allows you to perform a general search across multiple fields for any catalog records online.

Browse

The Browse section provides a way to search catalog records without having to know exactly what terms are in the collection. Terms that appear in the catalog are collected into alphabetical lists that provide hyperlinks to records containing those terms.

Advanced Search

The Advanced Search button can help you be more specific with your search. You can search for a word or phrase within a particular search category or use multiple categories to further narrow down your search results.

Random

The Random (Random Images) button is a fun way to just browse the collection. The page displays a randomly generated assortment of images from our database. If something piques your interest, click the thumbnail to view a larger version of the image.

Catalog Searches

The catalog buttons (Television/Artifacts) can also help narrow down your search, by only searching within a selected catalog.

This database is a work in progress.