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ArchivesUSA
ArchivesUSA is a current directory of 5,596 repositories and 154,678 collections of primary source material across the United States. Using ArchivesUSA, researchers can read descriptions of a repository's holdings to determine whether a collection contains material relevant to their work as well as find the information they need to contact the repository directly. C19 Index contains 61,647 records detailing the collections and repositories in the United States that hold 19th century research materials.
ArchivesUSA draws from three major information sources: the Directory of Archives and Manuscript Repositories in the United States (DAMRUS), the National Union Catalogue of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC), and the National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (NIDS).
Primary source material represented includes:
- Collections of original manuscript materials such as family papers, personal
papers, and collections about a person or subject. This can include printed
material, maps, and photographs if it is part of a larger manuscript or
archival collection.
- Single item manuscripts such as diaries, logbooks, account books, or letters
- Collections of private company or government archives provided that they
are regularly available to the public
- Collections consisting entirely of handwritten, typewritten, or photo-reproduced
copies of manuscripts or archives
- Oral history records consisting of tapes and/or transcripts of interviews.
Collection descriptions are submitted to ArchivesUSA by archivists at contributing repositories. There are a growing number of links to online finding aids, and new collection and repository information is added on an ongoing basis. Collection information includes detailed NUCMC and NIDS subject indexing.
If you would like to submit new collection and repository information for inclusion in ArchivesUSA, please access our submission information page within the ArchivesUSA website.
