Historical Objects

Finding Archival Collections

Find the locations of physical archives around the state, around the country, and around the world.

ArchiveGrid This link opens in a new window
Descriptions of special collections of primary source material housed in thousands of repositories across the U.S. and some worldwide.
Archive Finder This link opens in a new window
Descriptions of special collections of primary source material housed in thousands of repositories across the U.S., U.K., and Ireland.

Massachusetts Manuscripts, Archives, & Special Collections Directory
Special collection profiles from libraries, archives, & historical societies around the state.

John J. Burns Library
Home to more than 250,000 volumes, over 700 manuscript collections, and important collections of architectural records, maps, art works, newspapers, photographs, films, prints, and ephemera.
BC Sesquicentennial Digital Library
Digitized versions of The Heights (student newspaper), Sub Turri (yearbook), Alumni Magazine, and the Boston College Bulletin (course catalog).
Boston College Libraries Digital Collections
Access to many BC rare and unique collections in digitized form.

Digital Library for International Research (DLIR)
CRL has partnered with the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) to develop the Digital Library for International Research. DLIR provides bibliographic and full-text access to print collections and other media held at CAORC-sponsored overseas research centers and allied partners in Europe; the Near and Middle East; Inner, South, and Southeast Asia; North and West Africa; and the New World.
International Institute of Social History
An Institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, this group provides impressive digital collections as well as multiple useful datasets involving 19th and 20th century historical information from different spaces around the globe.
Institute of Historical Research (IHR) Digital Collections
The IHR is the UK's national centre for history. We create and provide resources to encourage, support and facilitate new research by historians. These resources range from digital resources, online events, Open Access publications, IHR Library collections and training courses

Calisphere
Provides free access to unique and historically important artifacts for research, teaching, and general exploration. Discover photographs, documents, letters, artwork, diaries, oral histories, films, advertisements, musical recordings, and more.
Parker Library
A digital exhibit designed to support use and study of the manuscripts in the historic Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. The Parker Library is a treasure trove of rare medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, as well as early printed books.
Villanova Digital Library
This initiative assembles, presents, and preserves digital collections that support the teaching and research of the campus and the global community of scholars.
Yale LUX
Find and connect with the cultural heritage collections across Yale's museums, archives, and libraries in new ways and all in one place.