HIST 1301 - Mendiola - Fall 2024: Primary Sources

The Digital Public Library of America amplifies the value of libraries and cultural organizations as Americans’ most trusted sources of shared knowledge. We do this by collaborating with partners to accelerate innovative tools and ideas that empower and equip libraries to make information more accessible.

The Library of Congress is the largest library in the world, with millions of books, films and video, audio recordings, photographs, newspapers, maps and manuscripts in its collections. The Library is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office.

ARC includes more than 78,000 digital government resources including photographs, maps, drawings, sound recordings and more. Topics include presidents, African Americans, native Americans, Japanese Internment Camps, civil rights, the military and others.

The Smithsonian Collections Search Center is an online catalog containing most of Smithsonian major collections from our museums, archives, libraries, and research units. There are 18.1 million catalog records relating to areas for Art & Design, History & Culture, and Science & Technology with over 8.1 million images, videos, audio files, podcasts, blog posts and electronic journals.