Research Guides: Special Collections &amp; University Archives at Rod Library: Find Other Primary Sources and Archival Collections beyond UNI

Other Primary Sources and Archival Collections beyond UNI

Special Collections & University Archives at Rod Library is just one of thousands archives and special collections with primary sources! Below is just a sample of other institutions available to you, including many collections of digitized archives and manuscripts.

UNI Museum

UNI Museum
UNI Museum holds thousands of items in collections highlighting campus history, rural schools across Iowa and the midwest, biology, anthropology, and other areas. Many of their items are cataloged and photographed online.

Iowa

Fortepan Iowa
Fortepan Iowa is a digital, community-driven archive of images depicting everyday Iowa life in the 19th and 20th centuries
U of Iowa Special Collections
The University of Iowa Library Special Collections Department maintains a variety of manuscripts, rare books, maps, university archives, the international Dada archive, and other special collections and primary sources. Many of their materials have been digitized and are available online.
Iowa Women's Archives
The Iowa Women's Archives, located in the University of Iowa Library, maintains collections of material related to women's roles and achievements in Iowa history.
Iowa State University Special Collections and University Archives
The Iowa State University Special Collections and University Archives maintains a number of collections which focus on the university's scientific and technological roles.
State Historical Society of Iowa
The State Historical Society of Iowa offers many programs, services, and publications, including grants administered by the Society. Their collections range from photographs, vital records, books, and manuscripts, and many are available online.
Drake University Archives and Special Collections
Drake University Archives and Special Collections houses a political papers collection, including those of former Senator Tom Harkin.
Wartburg
Wartburg College is home to the the Wartburg College Archives and the Archives of Iowa Broadcasting about television and radio in the state.

United States and International

University of Illinois Archives
The University of Illinois Archives has numerous collections spanning student life and culture, music, and professional organizations.
State Historical Society of Wisconsin
The Archives Division of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin maintains a wide-ranging website of information from throughout the state.
National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections
The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections of the Library of Congress has information available online about holdings at archival repositories across the country.
LOC Digital Collections
The Library of Congress also offers hundreds of digital collections across subject, era, and format.
NARA
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) offers digital access to many federal records in areas such as founding documents, family history, and the military, as well as resources on preservation, genealogy, and education.
Online Archive of California
The Online Archive of California (OAC) provides public access to listings of materials from over 200 institutions across California.
Smithsonian
A great deal of collections about art, natural science, culture, and more held at the Smithsonian Institution Libraries are available online.
UNC-Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill holds hundreds of collections in Southern History and Southern Folklife, many of which are available in digital form online.
New Roots
New Roots is a digital oral history collection, in both English and Spanish, of Latin American migrants to the U.S. South.
Fortepan Hungary
Fortepan Hungary, a sister site to Fortepan Iowa, depicts everyday Hungarian life through digitized photographs from ordinary individuals
U of Washington
The University of Washington has compiled guides for primary sources in American history from the 17th and 18th century, the 19th century, and the 20th century. Many of these point to digitized materials that are freely available online.
HathiTrust
HathiTrust provides access to books published before 1923.
Open Education Database
The Open Education Database provides a list of over 250 online libraries and archives, organized by state.

Specialized Interest Sites

SAA
The Society of American Archivists maintains a directory of archival organizations in the United States and Canada.
Holocaust Memorial Museum
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum has extensive archives and special collections, including oral histories.
Joconde
Joconde provides access to the collection records and a limited number of images in over 60 French museums. The database includes records of designs, prints, paintings, sculptures, photographs, and art objects representing over 130,000 art works and 10,000 artists.
Europeana
Europeana is an online portal to a vast number of cultural heritage sites' holdings across Europe.