Other Collections - U.S. and Worldwide

• Repositories of Primary Sources (University of Idaho)
  Links to over 1,800 Web sites of libraries, archives, and other repositories inthe United States, Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Near East.
• American Institute of Physics: International Catalog of Sources (ICOS)
  Catalog containing brief descriptions of archival and manuscript collections held in repositories worldwide related to physics. Maintained by the AIP Center for History of Physics.
• Archives Hub: United Kingdom Universities and Colleges (Consortium of Research Libraries)
  Access to collection-level descriptions and finding aids of archives held in universities and colleges in the United Kingdom.
• Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE (University of California, Berkeley)
  This omnibus site provides access to the California Heritage photographs; Emma Goldman Papers; Jack London Collection; the Online Medieval and Classical Library; and other digital image and electronic text projects. The Online Archive of California contains online archival and manuscript finding aids at the University of California, Berkeley, and other University of California campuses; Duke University; the Hoover Institution; Stanford University; and the University of Virginia. Links also offer access to additional online finding aids at Harvard University/Radcliffe College, Iowa Women's Archives, Library of Congress, and Yale University, among others.
• Directory of Corporate Archives in the United States and Canada (Society of American Archivists Business Archives Section)
  Listings for companies that maintain internal archives or contract with historical consulting firms to maintain their archives. Also includes archives of professional associations documenting industries and companies.
• Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web (Smithsonian Institution Libraries)
  Links to online exhibitions created by libraries, archives, and historical societies, as well as to museum online exhibitions with a significant focus on library and archival materials.
• Library of Congress: Home Page
  Links to Library of Congress resources, including its online catalog, databases on special topics, the Thomas legislative information service, online exhibitions, and the Center for the Book.
• Library of Congress: Manuscript Division
  Links to Manuscript Division holdings of forty million items in ten thousand separate collections through catalog records, finding aids, online exhibitions, divisional publications, and an illustrated guide to the collections. Holdings include papers of U.S. presidents and government officials; records of the NAACP, National Urban League, and other non-governmental organizations; and papers of reformers, scientists, and scholars such as Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, Margaret Sanger, Robert Oppenheimer, and Margaret Mead.
• Library of Congress: National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
  The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) is a free-of-charge cooperative cataloging program operated by the Library of Congress. Links to online descriptive records of manuscript and archival collections, descriptions of the NUCMC program, information about archives and manuscript repositories, and topics of interest to manuscripts and archives researchers.
• Library of Congress: Rare Book and Special Collections Division
  Links to descriptions of Library of Congress special collections holdings, including rare books, photographs, dime novels, panoramic city maps, sound recordings, music manuscripts, architectural drawings, posters, and other primary sources.
• National Archives and Records Administration: Home Page
  Links to National Archives resources, including federal government records at NARA facilties in Washington, D.C., and at NARA regional archives centers; Presidential libraries; the Federal Register; online exhibitions; and the John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection.
• National Archives and Records Administration: NARA Archival Research Catalog (ARC)
  Searchable online catalog of federal government records holdings in NARA facilties across the United States, including more than 400 record groups and more than 300,000 file units.
• UNESCO Archives Portal (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
  International gateway to information for archivists and archive users, including links to web sites for archives of all types, online primary sources, preservation and conservation guidelines, and professional associations and conferences.

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