Social History (Archives)

Social History Sites:

Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts: Microfilm copies of 90% of known Hebrew manuscripts, held in Jerusalem. (Social History) http://jnul.huji.ac.il/imhm/ American Jewish Archives American Jewish Archives: The Jacob Rader Marcus Center at Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati, Ohio documents Jewish life in the United States. It includes manuscripts, photographs, tapes, microfilm, and genealogical materials. (Social History) http://www.huc.edu/aja/ African American Collections African American Collections: This collection draws upon church minute meetings, extension bulletins, personal papers, photographs, and oral histories to document the history of blacks in Alabama. Some documents may be viewed online. (Social History) http://www.lib.auburn.edu/archive/find-aid/afam.htm Atlanta University Center Archives Atlanta University Center Archives: Documents African Americans, particularly in the southeastern United States as well as the records of professional associations. (Social History) http://www.auctr.edu/arch.htm Archives of Women in Science and Engineering Archives of Women in Science and Engineering: Includes personal papers of women scientists and engineers and the records of related organizations, held at Iowa State University. (Social History) http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/wise/wise.html The Amistad Research Center The Amistad Research Center: Art and manuscripts charting African-American history and race rlations, located at Tulane University. Includes a digital photograph collection. (Social History) http://www.amistadresearchcenter.org/ The Caribbean Collection The Caribbean Collection: An archival survey of the records of the Jamaican and Trinidadian communities of Brooklyn, New York, held at Brooklyn College. (Social History) http://library.brooklyn.cuny.edu/records_survey/ American Life Histories American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940, deposited in the Library of Congress Manuscripts Division. The collection can be viewed online. (Social History) http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: Documenting people of African descent around the world, concentrating on the Americas and the Caribbean. Includes manuscripts, sheet music and rare books, located in New York City. (Social History) http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/scm/marb.html International Institute of Social History International Institute of Social History: Based in the Netherlands, it is one of the world's largest research centres in the field of social history. Services, collections, online catalogue. (Social History) http://www.iisg.nl/ The American Jewish Historical Society Archives The American Jewish Historical Society Archives: About 1,000 collections of personal papers and institutional records related to Jewish life in the Americas. (Social History) http://www.ajhs.org/research/Archives.cfm Black Archives of Mid-America Black Archives of Mid-America: Documents African-Americans in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Oklahoma, including diaries, newspapers, records and oral histories. In Kansas City, Missouri. (Social History) http://www.blackarchives.org/ Texas Women's University: The Woman's Collections Texas Women's University: The Woman's Collections: Includes manuscripts, photographs, and periodicals on the history of American women, as well as the University Archives covering women's education in Texas, and an international cookbook collection. (Social History) http://www.twu.edu/library/woman/ Victoria Women's Movement Archives Victoria Women's Movement Archives: Collection documenting the history of women's movement groups in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Social History) http://gateway1.uvic.ca/archives/featured_collections/vwma/index.html National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives: A collection of anthropological materials, including manuscripts, field notes, photographs, correspondence, maps, sound recordings, film and video, dating to 1846, held at the National Museum of Natural History. (Social History) http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/