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Primary Source Literacy : Digital Collections - United States

Digital Collections - United States History

Digital Public Library of America

Digital Public Library of America

A new project that seeks to link the thousands of Digital Collections on the web. Acts as both a portal to existing content and the platform for new content. Mission is to provide open access to the public and, "ensure that this critical, open intellectual landscape remains vibrant and broad in the face of increasingly restrictive digital options." 


 

Library of Congress Digital Collections

Library of Congress Digital Collections

Millions of resources - including the American Memory Project, photographs, advertisements, personal papers, government documents and historical recordings.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

New York Public Library Digital Collections

NYPL DIGITAL COLLECTIONS

"free and open access to over 800,000 images digitized from the The New York Public Library's vast collections, including illuminated manuscripts, historical maps, vintage posters, rare prints, photographs and more."