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Archives and Manuscript Repositories



National Archives
The National Archives is the U.S. Government's collection of documents that records important events in American history. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is the Government agency that preserves and maintains these materials and makes them available for research.

Archives & Archivists List
A list of archival resources that is maintained at Miami University, Ohio.

The Plymouth Colony Archive Project at the University of Virginia
This valuable Website offers a wealth of documentary materials from the original Plymouth Colony settlement. The archive presents an extensive collection of searchable, online texts, including "court records, Colony laws, biographical profiles of selected colonists, probate inventories, wills," and analyses of these primary materials. The Website also has photographs and a description of the ongoing archaeological and reconstruction work at the settlement site, historical illustrations from the 1911 text by Albert Christopher Addison, The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims, a walking tour of the colony courtesy of a link to ArchNet at the University of Connecticut, and a list of links to a number of related Websites. The Archive is searchable.

The World War I Document Archive
Compiled by volunteers of the World War I Military History List (WWI-L) and provided by Brigham Young University, this site offers a large number of primary documents related to the First World War. The main body of documents is sorted chronologically and includes government papers, memoranda, letters by significant figures, reports, and agreements. Other documents include Conventions, Treaties, Memorials, and Personal Reminiscences. Additional resources at the site include a biographical dictionary, an image archive, commentary articles, and a collection of related links.

U.S. Department of State Electronic Research Collection
The ERC Electronic Research Collection (ERC) is a partnership of US State Department, the University of Illinois at Chicago Library and the Federal Depository Library Program. The ERC collection mainly includes the archived electronic documents from the US State Department website and US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. 

Link to American History page