A project of the UNH Library Digital Collections Initiative
http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/
From 1907 to 1930, Edward S. Curtis recorded his research and observations related to traditional North American Indian cultures. Comprised of twenty volumes of text and a wealth of images, Curtis’ work is an ambitious effort to document one American’s perspective on Indian life during the early twentieth century.
Footnote is a unique digital project that provides access to original historical documents and incorporates the growing trend of online social networking. Users are invited to upload content and to offer interpretations. As a result, available materials cover a wide variety of subjects ranging from major historical figures and events to lesser-known personal stories, genealogy, and community histories. Requires member registration - basic membership is free, but offers limited functionality and access.
http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/col/lsc/
Claremont Colleges have digitized the personal scrapbooks of the prominent physician and philanthropist, Dr. Walter Lindley (1852-1922). Lindley was an early resident of Los Angeles who contributed to the development of the city through his pioneering medical work and his civic achievements. The scrapbooks include clippings, correspondence, and photographs, and users may browse or search the collection.
Mark Twain set a number of his best-known works in the Mississippi River Valley. Using Twain’s own works, his personal papers, and supplementary information about the setting, scholars have constructed a fascinating view of the region during the nineteenth century. Together, Twain and the scholars behind this digital project offer a unique perspective on the developments and challenges of the era including Westward Expansion, racial and ethnic conflict, industrialization, the Civil War, and its aftermath.
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/pubpapers/index.html
The U.S. Government Printing Office has begun to digitize the public papers of the American presidents, including public writings, addresses, and remarks. Still a work in progress, the site currently provides access to public papers for the current president, as well as presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush. Each president’s papers are divided into six-month segments with tables of contents, photographic portfolios, and both name and subject indices. Users may browse the collection or conduct specific searches by subject, document type, name, or country.
http://oralhistory.rutgers.edu/
The Rutgers Oral History Archive focuses on the achievements and perspectives of Rutgers University and Douglass College alumni/ae who served at home and abroad during World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the Cold War. The project’s creators sought to understand the impact of these wars on higher education in America and to highlight the contributions made by the university’s alumni/ae to the history of the state and the nation. The project currently provides access to over 450 oral histories.
http://ecssba.rutgers.edu/index.html
The archivists at Rutgers University have begun to digitize and edit the papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, who were the foremost advocates of women’s suffrage (right to vote) in the United States. This digital collection is a work in progress with a relatively limited selection of documents and texts. But as they work, the project’s creators have also provided some insight into the process of documentary editing. Users will likely come away with a great deal of knowledge about how such a collection is chosen, edited, and presented.
http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/
The University of Tennessee has provided online access to a “definitive and comprehensive” encyclopedia of the history and culture of Tennessee. As users might expect, this is a secondary source with fairly minimal primary source content; though, articles on selected topics are accompanied by one or more related images. Users will find articles about the Volunteer State on such wide-ranging topics as African-Americans, conservation, medicine, and sports.
http://www.lib.byu.edu/online.html
Brigham Young University hosts a number of digital collections on a wide variety of topics. Many collections relate to the history and culture of BYU and the contributions of its students, faculty, and alumni/ae. Others focus on topics of regional interest including Mormonism, frontier settlement, and Western ecology. Still others have broader appeal, touching on subjects as diverse as Italian tourism, children’s literature, World War II, John Donne, the Pacific Islands, and the Sudan. Interested users may search or browse the various collections.
http://digital.library.northwestern.edu/
The libraries of Northwestern University provide access to a wide variety of digital collections. The collections have especially strong coverage of Africa, Chicago, Europe, and science. Users may browse or search collections.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/
British History Online provides access to a wealth of primary and secondary sources on the medieval and modern history of the British Isles. Using manuscripts, scholarly works, images, reference works, and maps, the digital library covers a wide variety of subjects. Users may browse the materials or search by topic, region, period, or source type.
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/d/did/index.html
Enlightenment thinker, Denis Diderot, along with 140 fellow scholars, compiled Encyclopedie in the mid-eighteenth century. The work was designed to be a compendium of human knowledge and an example of Enlightenment values. Recently, the University of Michigan has partially digitized the original French version and translated a number of the articles into English. This digital project is a work in progress and new translations are periodically added.
Gallica represents a wealth of primary source materials drawn from the holdings of the National Library of France (BNF). Resources include 90,000 texts and 80,000 images, as well as audio content. Users should note that most sources pertain to the history and culture of France and the Francophone world, and all introductory, explanatory, and editorial information is provided only in French.
http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/UW/subcollections/MeuerAlbumsAbout.html
From 1888 to 1935, photographer William J. Meuer captured a visual history of campus and community life at the University of Wisconsin. This digital collection showcases thousands of his photographs of university students, faculty, alumni, and campus guests. Included in the collection are depictions of academic, athletic, and social events at the university; images of visits from political dignitaries and other noted celebrities; and photographs of local landscapes and historic sites.
http://content.lib.washington.edu/donaldsonweb/
Between 1946 and 1964, the United States conducted nuclear weapons testing in the South Pacific, primarily on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The resulting radiation had a tremendous impact on local ecology and along with several colleagues, Lauren R. Donaldson of the University of Washington surveyed the damage. This digital collection showcases Donaldson’s personal papers, photographs, and surveys.
