Related Guides
Archival Collections & Manuscripts
- AM Explorer This link opens in a new window AM Explorer is a cross-collection search of the entire corpus of Adam Matthew's digitized arts and cultural heritage material in subjects including Area Studies, Cultural Studies, Empire and Globalism, Ethnic Studies, Gender and Sexuality, History, Politics, Literature, Theatre, and War and Conflict.
- Archives Unbound This link opens in a new window Presents topically-focused digital collections of historical documents. Topics include U.S. foreign policy, U.S. civil rights, global affairs and colonial studies, and modern history. Select Additional Info for access to specific collections.
- Accessible Archives This link opens in a new window Eyewitness accounts of historical events, ads and genealogical records published in popular 19th century newspapers including African-American publications.
- ArchiveGrid This link opens in a new window ArchiveGrid includes over 5 million records describing archival materials, including information about historical documents, personal papers, family histories, and more. Over 1,000 different archival institutions are represented. ArchiveGrid helps researchers looking for primary source materials held in archives, libraries, museums and historical societies.
- Smithsonian Institution Research Information System ibrary Catalog, Art Inventories Catalog, Archives & Manuscripts Catalog, Research/Bibliographies Catalog, and the Smithsonian Chronology Catalog.
- Manuscript Reading Room, Library of Congress Catalog records of manuscripts pertaining to American history and culture. Links to special online exhibits and digitized historical material.
- National Archives and Records Administration Historical records of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the federal government.
- National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections Library of Congress. Archives and manuscript repositories throughout the United States.
- Building Technology Heritage Library "...primarily a collection of American and Canadian, pre-1964 architectural trade catalogs, house plan books and technical building guides."
- Indigenous Peoples of North America This link opens in a new windowThis collection covers the history of American Indian tribes and supporting organizations from the sixteenth century well into the twentieth century. Part I contains primary sources including manuscripts, monographs, newspapers, photographs, motion pictures, and images of artwork. Part II contains records of the Indian Rights Association, 1882-1986.
- Baker Library Historical Collections (Harvard University) Manuscript material and a collection of over 30,000 photographs and engraved images documenting U.S. industrial history.
