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Heather Perez
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Heather Perez
Special Collections Librarian
Richard E. Bjork Library E-055
609-652-4532 (Reading Room)
Special Collections Librarian
Richard E. Bjork Library E-055
609-652-4532 (Reading Room)
609-652-4555 (Office)
About Digital Collections
This page lists digital collections available for online research, organized by geographical coverage. Most are open and freely available. Please remember that these are only some of the records that a site may offer for research. Most institutions cannot put everything they have in their holdings online. When you find digitized items of interest, you might wish to contact the site for more information and to see if there are additional holdings relating to what you are viewing.
International
- British Library Digital CollectionsCollections available online Include maps, manuscripts, photographs, and illuminated manuscripts.
- The British MuseumOnline views of than 4.5 million objects from around the world.
- ConstituteThe world's constitutions to read, search, and compare.
- Digital Bodleian (University of Oxford)Digital collections and exhibits including items from around the world.
- Global Middle AgesServes as a guide to link to digital projects about the middle ages.
- Harvard Digital CollectionsDrawing on Harvard University’s archival resources, this website includes a wide range of digital on-line collections with its focus ranging geographically and thematically from China to Latin America, Germany, Islam and Harvard’s own past
- Hathi TrustDigitized books and collections from around the world.
- Internet ArchiveDigitized books and other content, as well as access to historical websites.
- Perry-Castañeda Library Map CollectionCompiled by the University of Texas at Austin, this database contains digital maps from across the world.
- Wilson Center Digital ArchivesCollections contain selected sets of historical documents related to a specific topic, region, or event.
- The World Digital Library (WDL)The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.
- World History CommonsDigital resource with high quality, peer-reviewed content in world and global history.
- Biodiversity Heritage LibraryThe Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is a consortium of natural history and botanical libraries that cooperate to digitize and make accessible the legacy literature of biodiversity held in their collections and to make that literature available for open access and responsible use as a part of a global “biodiversity commons.” No password is required.
Africa
- African NewspapersLinks by referral service onlinenewspapers.com to newspapers published in African countries.
- Aluka Struggles for Freedom, South Africa This link opens in a new window
Consists of more than 180,000 pages of documents and images, including periodicals, nationalist publications, records of colonial government commissions, local newspaper reports, personal papers, correspondence, UN documents, out-of-print and other particularly relevant books, oral testimonies, life histories and speeches.
- BlackPast.orgThis 13,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and on the history of the more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.
- Electronic Tools and Ancient Near East ArchivesSources related to the study of the Ancient Near East and Ancient Mediterranean World
- Herskovits Library of African Studies (Northwestern)The Herskovits Library's collection includes photographs, maps, posters, videos, books in African languages, archival materials and manuscripts, as well as art objects, ephemeral materials and other artifacts, many of which are digitally accessible.
- In Motion: The African-American Migration ExperienceImages, texts, maps and documents relating to the forced migration of enslaved Africans to the Americas and the Caribbean.
- A Liberian JourneyOffers a look into the lives and landscapes transformed by the arrival of Firestone Plantations Company in Liberia.
Americas (other than US)
- Archives CanadaA joint initiative of Canadian Council of Archives (CCA), the Provincial and Territorial Archival Networks, and Library and Archives Canada (LAC). Contains digital exhibits and digitized collections of more than 800 repositories.
- Bracero History ArchiveThe Bracero History Archive collects and makes available the oral histories and artifacts pertaining to the Bracero program, a guest worker initiative that spanned the years 1942-1964.
- Calgary StampedeThe Calgary Stampede Archives collects and preserves materials that help tell the story of the Calgary Stampede and its role in the community from the late-1800s to present.
- The Canadian EncyclopediaCollection of primary and secondary sources on the political, social, economic, cultural, human rights, and legal history of Canada.
- Digital Archive of Latin American and Caribbean Ephemera (Princeton)Growing repository containing a previously unavailable subset of Princeton’s Latin American Ephemera Collection as well as newly acquired materials being digitized and added on an ongoing basis.
- Digital Library of the CaribbeanCooperative digital library for resources from and about the Caribbean and circum-Caribbean.
- History of Science in Latin America and the CaribbeanComprehensive database of primary sources on the history of science in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- In Motion: The African-American Migration ExperienceImages, texts, maps and documents relating to the forced migration of enslaved Africans to the Americas and the Caribbean.
- Latin American, Caribbean, U.S. Latinx, and Iberian (LACLI)A Google Sheet listing online free e-resources focusing on Latin American, Caribbean, U.S. Latinx, and Iberian topics and content. Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
- Llilas Benson Latin American Studies and CollectionsThe underlying principle for these teaching materials is that students are able to understand, and then subvert dominant historical narratives in Latin American, U.S. Latinx, and African Diaspora history given the marginalized perspectives the lesson plans highlight.
- Luso-Hispanic New World in Early Prints and Photographs (NYPL)A rich sampling of the extraordinary variety of NYPL's pictorial holdings on Latin America from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- Mesoamerican ManuscriptsA miscellany of items digitized from Princeton University Library's three collections of Mesoamerican manuscripts.
- Our Americas Archive PartnershipA digital archive supported by search tools and teaching materials that provides open access to historical documents on the Americas, which are housed at collaborating institutions.
- Primeros Libros de las Américas: Impresos Americanos del Siglo XVI en las BibliotecasDigital collection of the first books printed in the Americas before 1601.
- South and Central American NewspapersList of newspapers from referral site onlinenewsppaers.com published in South and Central America.
Asia
- Amboyna Conspiracy TrialThis digital project focuses on a famous legal case from the 1623 Amboyna Conspiracy Trial. In this trial, Dutch authorities accused a group of English merchants and Japanese mercenaries of plotting to seize control of a castle on a remote island in modern-day Indonesia, killing anyone who resisted.
- Asian & Middle Eastern NewspapersList by referral site onlinenewspapers.com of newspapers published in Asia and the Middle East.
- HIroshima ArchiveAn interactive Digital Map with interviews and documents relating to the bombing of Hiroshima.
- Japan Disasters Digital ArchiveThe project seeks to collect, preserve, and make broadly accessible many forms of first-hand information and primary documentation of the earthquake of March 11, 2011 and its aftermath.
- Visualizing CulturesFocus on Japan in the modern world and early-modern China.
Australia/Oceania
- Oceania NewspapersList from referral site onlinenewspapers.com of papers published in Australia and Oceania
Europe
- Biblioteca Digital Hispanica (Biblioteca Nacional de Espana)Thousands of digitized documents, including books printed from the 15th to the 20th century, manuscripts, drawings, engravings, pamphlets, posters, photographs, maps, atlases, music scores, historic newspapers and magazines and audio recordings.
- Connected HistoriesBritish History Sources, 1500-1900, from University of Hertfordshire, University of London, University of Sheffield, and the Institute of Historical Research.
- Digital History Reader: European HistoryThe Digital History Reader (DHR) is comprised of two main content areas, each broken out into modules. The European History section, entitled "Modern Europe in a Global Context," explores links between European and world history in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
- Digital Vatican LibraryFree access to the Vatican Library’s digitized collections: manuscripts, incunabula, archival materials and inventories as well as graphic materials, coins and medals, printed materials (special projects).
- Eurodocs (BYU)Links connect to European primary historical documents that are transcribed, reproduced in facsimile, or translated.
In addition you will find video or sound files, maps, photographs or other imagery, databases, and other documentation.
The sources cover a broad range of historical happenings (political, economic, social and cultural). - European NewspapersList by referral service onlinenewspapers.com of papers published in Europe.
- German History in Documents and Images (GHDI)A comprehensive collection of original historical materials documenting German history from the beginning of the early modern period to the present. The project comprises ten sections, each of which addresses a discrete period in Germany's history
- Gulag: Many Days, Many LivesAn in-depth look at life in the Gulag through exhibits featuring original documentaries and prisoner voices; an archive filled with documents and images; and teaching and bibliographic resources that encourage further study.
- Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite: Exploring the French RevolutionIncludes hundreds of source documents relating to the Enlightenment and French Revolution.
- Making the History of 1989These primary sources are drawn from the emergence of resistance movements in the 1980s, the events of 1989, and the immediate aftermath in Eastern Europe.
- Proceedings of the Old BaileyContains 197,745 fully searchable texts of criminal trials held at London's central criminal court from 1674-1913, detailing the lives of non-elite people.
- Stalin Digital Archive (Yale)Explore the vast collection of 28,000 documents through curated selections based on topic or era.
Middle East
- American School of Oriental Research Photo CollectionsA resource for the ASOR community to share images of the Middle East, North Africa, and the wider Mediterranean world. The photos in this Collection have been submitted by ASOR members and celebrate the rich heritage of the regions in which the ASOR community works.
- Asian & Middle Eastern NewspapersList by referral site onlinenewspapers.com of newspapers published in Asia and the Middle East.
- Electronic Tools and Ancient Near East ArchivesSources related to the study of the Ancient Near East and Ancient Mediterranean World
- Inscriptions of Israel/Palestine (Brown U.)seeks to collect and make freely accessible all of the previously published inscriptions (and their English translations) of Israel/Palestine from the Persian period through the Islamic conquest (ca. 500 BCE - 640 CE).
New Jersey
- Atlantic County Library Digitized CollectionThis collection includes ten newspapers from 1860-1923, wills, guardianships and minutes from Orphans Court 1837-1920 (County Surrogate's Office) indexed by last name, immigration records indexed by last name and local Civil War "mustered out" records.
- Camdenbase"CamdenBase contains selected citations of journal, book and newspaper articles about the city of Camden, New Jersey."
- Chinese Exclusion in New JerseyThis exhibit focuses on the period of Chinese Exclusion that lasted from 1882-1943.
- Stockton University Digital CollectionsDigital Collections provides open access to the University's publications and historical documents, unique and specialized library collections and the intellectual and artistic work of the College community.
- Digital Jerseyana CollectionFrom the New Jersey State Library. Publications about New Jersey, including books, photographs and postcards.
- Historical Maps of New JerseyMost of the map images on these webpages are from Rutgers' Special Collections.
- Hurricane Sandy Oral History Project (The College of New Jersey)The Hurricane Sandy Oral History Project aims to preserve the memories of people whose lives have been affected by the storm and its aftermath.
- Kean Digital CollectionsIncludes items from some of the Special Collections, including the New Jersey Public Policy collection and Holocaust Resource Center Oral History Program.
- Miss America Protests (Duke)Part of the Women's Liberation Movement Print Culture collection, documents the 1968 Atlantic City protest.
- New Jersey Digital HighwayMultiple historical organizations in New Jersey contribute to the digital collections on this site.
- NJ Health Statistics (Rutgers)Published annual reports from 1877 to 2000 on the health of New Jersey's population.
- NJ Weather Network (Rutgers)Data and maps about weather in New Jersey.
- Rutgers University Libraries Digital CollectionsIncludes New Jersey focused collections, as well as some from the Institute of Jazz Studies Research, the art gallery, and the Roman coins collection.
- Stories of Atlantic CityStories of Atlantic City is a collaborative project focused on telling restorative, untold stories about the city and its people.
- Topographical MapsOnline map tool with options to view bathymetric, USGS quad maps, and public land maps.
- Voices from Atlantic CityVoices from Atlantic City tells the story of the rise and fall of this gambling and entertainment mecca through the unique perspectives of local stakeholders – once prosperous card dealers, cocktail waitresses, construction workers and others.
United States
- 100 Milestone DocumentsThe following is a list of 100 milestone documents, compiled by the National Archives and Records Administration, and drawn primarily from its nationwide holdings. The documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965.
- Accessible Archives Complete This link opens in a new window
Provides vast quantities of archived historical information, previously furnished only in microformat, hard copy form or as images only. Primary source material has been selected to reflect a broad view of the times.
- AMDOCSDocuments for the study of American History
- American Panorama (U. of Richmond)Digital Humanities projects offering interactive atlases based on American history. Projects include maps of redlining, westward migration, urban renewal displacements, forced migration of enslaved people, and US politics.
- American Historic Newspapers, 1789-1925 This link opens in a new window
Free access to over 1,680 American historic newspapers from 1789-1925, hosted by the Library of Congress.
- Avalon Project at Yale Law School: Documents in Law, History, & DiplomacyProvides digital documents relevant to the fields of Law, History, Economics, Politics, Diplomacy and Government. Coverage includes documents from ancient history to the present.
- Digital History Reader: US HistoryThe Digital History Reader (DHR) is comprised of two main content areas, each broken out into modules. The United States History section provides materials covering important themes and issues from the colonial era to the present.
- Digital Public Library of AmericaThe Digital Public Library of America brings together the riches of America’s libraries, archives, and museums, and makes them freely available to the world.
- Disability History MuseumCollections aim to reveal the rich possibilities and directions disability history offers as a means to study our collective human experience.
- Early American Newspapers, College Edition This link opens in a new window
Search using either the timeline or topic search to find news, eyewitness accounts and pro/con articles of events, issues and daily life from the colonies to World War I and other eras. Also included are illustrations, advertisements, classifieds, birth and marriage announcements, obituaries, stories about historic people and other articles exactly as they appeared in print .
- Folkstreams - A National Preserve of Documentary Films about American Roots CulturesProvides streaming access to a large collection of documentary films about American folk cultures. Includes transcriptions, study and teaching guides, suggested readings and links to related websites. The website provides simple keyword and advanced searching, as well as ability to browse by subjects, regions, titles, filmmakers and other categories. Video displays include links to related films.
- Historical, Demographic, Economic, and Social Data: The United States, 1790-1970Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. Detailed county and state-level ecological or descriptive data for the United States for the years 1790 to 1970 are contained in this collection.
- Histories of the National MallExplore historical maps, discover stories you never knew, find people and historical events related to the Mall's past.
- IDA Treaties Explorer (Indigenous Digital Archive)While treaties between Indigenous peoples and the United States affect virtually every area in the USA, there is as yet no official list of all the treaties. The US National Archives holds 374 of the treaties, where they are known as the Ratified Indian Treaties. Here you can view them for the first time with key historic works that provide context to the agreements made and the histories of our shared lands.
- Latin American, Caribbean, U.S. Latinx, and Iberian (LACLI)A Google Sheet listing online free e-resources focusing on Latin American, Caribbean, U.S. Latinx, and Iberian topics and content. Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources.
- Library of Congress Digital CollectionsSelected from the holdings of the Library of Congress.
- LIFE photo archive hosted by GoogleSearch millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today.
- Making of America (Cornell)A digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. (Collaborative effort with the University of Michigan; see below.)
- Making of America (Michigan)Digital library of primary sources in American social history, particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. (Created in conjunction with Cornell.)
- National ArchivesThe US National Archives is the keeper of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. It also holds records from federal agencies, the military, and the presidents.
- National Historical Geographic Information SystemProvides easy access to summary tables and time series of population, housing, agriculture, and economic data, along with GIS-compatible boundary files, for years from 1790 through the present and for all levels of U.S. census geography, including states, counties, tracts, and blocks.
- New York Public Library Digital CollectionsImages digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more.
- New York Times.com This link opens in a new window
Access current news as well as historical news from 1851 to today. Read breaking news, watch videos, listen to podcasts and more. View content on a cell phone, tablet, or computer.
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More Registration Details - Oral History Online This link opens in a new window
Oral History Online is an index to free oral history information on the Web. Working with archives, repositories and individuals, it indexes oral histories held by organizations around the world.
- POWER Library (Pennsylvania Digital Collections)Explore thousands of digitized documents and photographs from unique collections in libraries across Pennsylvania.
- Probing the Past: Virginia and Maryland Probate Inventories, 1740-1810Researchers at Gunston Hall Plantation, the colonial home of George Mason (1725-1792), collected 325 probate inventories from the Chesapeake region of Maryland and Virginia for the period of 1740 to 1810.
- State Digital ResourcesList from Library of Congress by state of Memory Projects, Online Encyclopedias, and digital Historical & Cultural Materials Collections
- Statistical Abstract of the United States (2012 and prior years)Statistics on social and economic conditions in the United States to October 2011. To access the most current data, please refer to the organizations cited in the source notes for each table of the Statistical Abstract.
- US History SceneMultimedia history education website composed of historians and educators at over fifty universities dedicated to providing students and teachers with easy access to premier digital resources, live digital curriculum, and cutting-edge history scholarship.
- Voices of Democracy: The US Oratory Project (U. of Maryland)The Voices of Democracy project promotes the study of great speeches and debates in U.S. history. It includes the text of speeches from the 1700s to present.