Archives

Links

Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives

http://www.alba-valb.org/

A non-profit organization devoted to the preservation and dissemination of the history of the North American role in the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). Collections held at New York University's Tamiment Library

American Library Association Archives

http://www.library.uiuc.edu/archives/ala/

Searchable, browsable listings of the archives and documents of the American Library Association from the 1920s to the present.

Archive Grid

http://archivegrid.org/

Searchable database of nearly a million collection descriptions provided by libraries, museums, and archives around the world.

Archives of the History of American Psychology

http://www3.uakron.edu/ahap/

Holdings include primary materials from American psychologists, antique instruments used by psychologists, and outdated testing materials.

Maritime Archives and Collections Society

http://www.aandc.org/collections/index.html

Materials related to marine history and conservation, maritime research, and nautical education.

National Sound Archive Catalogue

http://www.bl.uk/collections/sound-archive/cat.html

A searchable online catalog of almost 2.5 million sound recordings held by the British Library National Sound Archive (NSA).

Providence Archives

http://www.providence.org/phs/archives/default.htm

Records of the Sisters of Providence, and the Providence Health System of the Northwest United States.

Repositories of Primary Sources

http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html

A listing of thousands of websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. Maintained by Terry Abraham at the University of Idaho.

Standards for Archival Description: A Handbook

http://www.archivists.org/catalog/stds99/index.html

Describes technical standards, conventions, and guidelines used by archivists in describing holdings and repositories.

The Schøyen Collection

http://www.nb.no/baser/schoyen/

Comprised of manuscripts from around the world, spanning 5000 years, held in Norway.

UNESCO Archives Portal

http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=5761&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Directory of archives worldwide and resources related to records and archives management and to international co-operation in this area.