Sunday, August 16, 2009

Libraries and Archives

Make use of the resources from the Library of Congress, World Digital Library, Smithsonian and other archives and libraries.

  1. The Fathom Archive: Columbia University’s archive collection is full of learning resources from the University of Chicago, New York Public Library, and a lot more.
  2. Thomas Jefferson Digital Archive: The University of Virginia Library has posted electronic texts, The Jeffersonian Cyclopedia, and other resources.
  3. American Memory from the Library of Congress: View collections from the Library of Congress in areas like religion, music, maps, advertising, African American history, and more.
  4. World Digital Library: This project, which involves the support of the Library of Congress and other organizations, has thousands of learning materials from all over the world.
  5. Primary Sources on American Art and Artists: The Smithsonian Archives of American Art supports this online collection.
  6. Internet Archive: The Internet Archive boasts texts, audio, posts and more for exploring history, pop culture and beyond.
  7. Russian Archives Online: This site links to film, photo and other archives and exhibitions at state museums and other organizations.
  8. The National Archives: Archives.gov is an immense resource for learning about U.S. history.
  9. Library of Congress Digital Collections: The LoC also provides public access to historic newspapers, American history collections, poetry and literature, and more.
  10. OSA Archivum: Look up archived materials about the Cold War and Eastern European culture, politics and society.
  11. The Rosetta Project: The Rosetta Project holds archives of every human language in the world.
  12. U.S. Census Bureau: Here you can look up maps, economic census reports, projections, and a lot more to analyze U.S. history and society.

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