Online Exhibitions

Archival collections that are available on the Web.

Resources in this category:

Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
http://www.aaa.si.edu/

Archive of "letters, diaries, and scrapbooks of artists, dealers, and collectors; manuscripts of critics and scholars; business records of museums, galleries, and associations; photographs; works of art on paper; and oral history interviews." Digital collections can be browsed by theme or searched by keyword.

Archives of Development
http://archivesofdevelopment.org/

Provides primary source material on over one hundred developing economies. Hosted by the World Bank.

Early Manuscripts at Oxford University
http://image.ox.ac.uk/

Online images of manuscripts dating from the 9th to the 19th centuries from institutions affiliated with Oxford University.

Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian
http://curtis.library.northwestern.edu/index.html

Twenty volumes of photogravure images of native North Americans produced by Edward Sheriff Curtis between 1907 and 1930. Accompanied by narrative text.

Irish Script on Screen
http://www.isos.dias.ie/

Images and descriptions of early manuscripts from Ireland.

Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web
http://www.sil.si.edu/SILPublications/Online-Exhibitions/

Features a searchable list of links to online exhibitions created by archives, historical societies, libraries and museums worldwide. Managed by the Smithsonian Institution.

National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/exhibits.htm

Provides access to historical and contemporary anthropological materials on the world's cultures and the history of anthropology.

National Archives Online Exhibit Hall
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/

Multimedia features from our nation's past! The National Archives publishes historic documents like the Louisiana Purchase, Nixon's resignation letter, posters from World War II, Portrait of Black Chicago (a photo exhibit), and lots more!

Treasures from the National Archives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/museum/

Provides online access to some collections of the National Archives of the United Kingdom.

UNESCO Archives Portal
http://www.unesco.org/webworld/portal_archives/

Provides catalogs and online exhibitions from archives around the world in addition to a collection of professional resources.