For the first time in its history, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is making a collection of its historic records and photographs from the Holocaust period available online. The website enables the public, especially Holocaust survivors and their families, to ...
The quest for the “real thing” is not always satisfied. Among the most beautiful and sought after objects of antiquity are the books and manuscripts created hundreds of years ago, and carefully preserved in libraries. Unfortunately, these are not always ...
Begun in 1863, the collection has not had a secure, permanent home until the Governor announced in 2001 that the historic armory in Saratoga Springs, NY would be renovated to house the collection. The museum houses over 10,000 artifacts dating ...
Years ago, hundreds of ships manned by hundreds seafarers carried cargo from around the world what was once the busiest port in the world. Greeting the seafarers was the Seamen’s Church Institute (SCI), a 177-year-old maritime service organization affiliated with ...
Chronicling America is a Website providing access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages, and is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). NDNP, a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the ...
The Library of Congress has released 700 portraits of Americans taken during the Civil War. In remembrance of the Union and Confederate soldiers who served in the American Civil War (1861-1865), the Liljenquist Family donated their collection of almost 700 ...
BU Special Collections is featuring the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives at the National Museum for African Art as its Cool Site for this month! This outstanding photographic archives is a “research and reference center devoted to the collection, preservation and ...
NewYorkHeritage.org is a research portal for students, educators, historians, genealogists, and others who are interested in learning more about the people, places and institutions of historical New York State. The site provides immediate free access to more than 160 distinct ...
World War II Sketchbooks from the Victor A. Lundy Archive Photo: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print A visual diary with 158 pencil sketches brings to life the wartime experience of noted architect Victor ...
The New York State Library offers a website entitled Information Lifelines provides access to library and statewide e-resources to help patrons access online support services. The Lifelines site supports civic engagement in a digital world and provides a reason for ...