Fullerton Union High School International Baccalaureate: Open Web Archives

OAC provides free public access to descriptions of primary collections maintained by more than 200 contributing institutions throughout California.

More than 200,000 digitized items including photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, art, diaries, oral histories, advertising.

Searches the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. Helpful for locating newspapers held locally.

The Smithsonian's collections represent our nation's rich heritage, art from across the globe, and the immense diversity of the natural and cultural world.

HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.

Digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form providing free access to materials.

Contains federal government websites in the Legislative, Executive, or Judicial branches at risk of changing (i.e., whitehouse.gov) or disappearing during government transitions.

The California State Library is the state's information hub, preserving California's cultural heritage. Online catalog available.

This resource provides primary sources and other materials concerning some of the 20th Century's key trials.

AIISF has created an online repository of stories entitled “Immigrant Voices" preserving first hand accounts of immigration to the U.S.

Direct testimony in the words of ex-slaves collected from the late 18th century to the 1930s. Edited by Steven Mintz, Univ. of Houston.

Approximately 5,000 links in 31 categories. Especially strong on Native American art and on contemporary political and commercial issues.

Contains illustrations, cartoons, editorials, news stories, advertisements, and poems.

Digital archive of diverse stories of South Asian Americans. Includes those from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and more.

Full digital images of the Las Vegas Age digitized from the Special Collections of the Las Vegas-Clark County Library District.

Documents from Messages & Papers of the Presidents, The Public Papers of the Presidents, and materials provided by the White House media office, GPO, and NARA.

Online primary sources covering the Slavery & Abolition Era, Civil War & Reconstruction Era, Jim Crow Era, the New Deal & WWII, Civil Rights & Black Power Movements, and more.

National Archives digital collection of WWII records, including finding aids.

Captures eyewitness accounts and diverse opinions following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and United Flight 93.

Search all the images in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs division.

Compilation of 100 milestone U.S. documents by the National Archives and Records Administration. The documents chronicle United States history from 1776 to 1965.

Presents 396 pamphlets published from 1822 through 1909, by African-American authors and others.

Features immersive exhibits and an expansive collection of artifacts and first-person oral histories.

UC Berkeley repository containing carefully researched, audio/video-recorded oral histories and historical materials.

Over 700k items digitized with new materials added every day, featuring prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.

Keyword searchable digital collection including the Chicago Tribune, historical photographs, and more!

BPL links to online collections, government documents, historical newspapers, and special collections material.

List of resources including historical records and maps, works of art and culture, JFK material, diaries and local history.

300,000 images. The Advanced Search screen lets you search all collections, or limit to one or a few.

Search all the digital collections of the U. of Washington. Particularly useful for Northwest history.

Digital images of drawings, illuminated manuscripts, maps, photographs, posters, prints, and more.