Research Guides: ARH 349: Architecture & Sustainability in American Post-Industrial Cities: Find Archival Materials

Digital Archives

There are so many digital archives out there, these are just a small sampling of those that may be relevant to your work in this class. Feel free to reach out to me if you're having trouble finding something you want and either myself or one of our archivists can help you out.

Digital Archives Collections (UMass Dartmouth)
Search or browse through the digitized material from our archives and special collections.
Digital Black History
A free, searchable directory for online history projects that can help further Black History research.
Digital Commonwealth
Digital collections from museums, libraries and archives across Massachusetts. The New Bedford Whaling Museum and the New Bedford Public Library contribute to this.
Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) Exhibitions
The DPLA brings together digital archives from throughout the US. This page highlights topical exhibitions they created. You can also just search the whole collection at the top of the screen.
Library of Congress Digital Collections
The Library of Congress is *the* library of the US. Feel free to browse or search their digital collections.
New Bedford Public Library Special Collections Catalog
Here's the bare-bones interface to search the special collections of the New Bedford Public Library. Here you can search their holdings of art and historic objects, graphics, manuscripts, and printed collections.
New Bedford Whaling Museum - Digital Collections
This is the home page for all of the digital collections associated with the New Bedford Whaling Museum.