Archives

Archivenet: Use this Netherlands-based site to access national and other archives throughout the world.
Corsair: This is the online research resource of digital images of the Pierpont Morgan Library's medieval and Renaissance manuscripts collection.
Directory of Corporate Archives for the U. S. and Canada: Use this site to access a list of U. S. and Canadian corporate archives and information regarding restrictions to access.
Electronic Records Archives: This NARA site provides a vast array of information regarding electronic records, including preservation issues, metadata, provenance, and much more.
Internet Archive: This site archives internet sites and cultural artifacts in digital form. Access databases on old radio shows, movies, the Wayback Machine, the Prelinger Archives, video games, and much more.
MALVINE: Use the Manuscripts and Letters via Integrated Networks in Europe to access information on the nature and location of post-medieval manuscripts held by a wide range of cultural heritage institutions in Europe.
National Archives of England, Wales, and the United Kingdom: An Anglophile's dream, use this site to search United Kingdom government documents from the Domesday Book of 1086 to the present. Search an online catalog, research guides, other archives, and online exhibits.
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA): The National Archives for the United States provides access to the major documents of the country's history. Read through the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and The Bill of Rights through links on this site. Access government agency records, the Federal Register, the Electoral College, military records, and Presidential Libraries.
National Security Archive: This non-profit is a research institute for international affairs and an archive for declassified U. S. documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act. The archive includes over two million pages in over 200 collections. It is located in the George Washington University's Gelman Library.
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections: This site provides bibliographic access to the nation's documentary heritage held in eligible repositories throughout the nation.
Online Archive of California (OAC): Use this site to access materials such as manuscripts, photographs, and works of art held in libraries, museums, archives, and other institutions across California. OAC is a component of the California Digital Library.
Presidential Libraries: Access information about Presidential Libraries, link to individual Presidential Libraries, and access archives and research materials and guides on this NARA web page.
Repositories of Primary Sources: This site lists over 5,000 web sites describing the holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources in repositories worldwide.
Small Town Newspapers: Use this site to search small town newspaper archives.
State Archives: Use this NARA site to link to state archives.
UNESCO Archives Portal: This is the United Nations gateway to information for archivists and archives users by region and subject matter. It is a very deep site.
Virginia Heritage: Guide to Manuscript & Archival Collections in Virginia: Use this site to access finding aids for historical materials from over sixty archives and repositories in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Wayback Machine: This site allows you to access and use versions of stored web sites. This may well be the largest database in the world, and is associated with the Internet Archive.