Digital History

Digital Commonwealth

Explore historical collections from over 160 libraries, museums, and archives across Massachusetts. This site provides access to thousands of images, documents, and sound recordings that have been digitized by member institutions so that they may be available to researchers, students, and the general public.

Digital Public Library of America

An all-digital library that aggregates metadata — or information describing an item — and thumbnails for millions of photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images, and more from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States.

Massachusetts Archives Digital Repository

The Massachusetts Archives Digital Repository provides access to permanent digital records of Massachusetts state government. These records comprise born-digital materials, or records that were produced electronically, and digitized reproductions of originals at the Archives.

The National Archives and Records Administration

An independent agency of the United States government charged with the preservation and documentation of government and historical records. Learn more about how to do research at the National Archives.

University of Massachusetts Special Collections and Archives

Collects materials of enduring historical and cultural value relating to four major thematic areas: the history and experience of social change in America; the histories and cultures of New England with an emphasis on Massachusetts; innovation and entrepreneurship; and the broad community associated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst.