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Archive Finder - About Archive Finder

Archive Finder is available for purchase or annual subscription to institutions, libraries, archives, and historical societies. It is made up of several components including NUCMC (1959 to 2009), National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (NIDS), and the National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United Kingdom and Ireland (NIDS UK/Ireland). Locate a repository near you that has a subscription.

ArchiveGrid ^FREE

ArchiveGrid includes over four million records describing archival materials, bringing together information about historical documents, personal papers, family histories, and more. With over 1,000 different archival institutions represented, ArchiveGrid helps researchers looking for primary source materials held in archives, libraries, museums and historical societies.

FamilySearch Catalog - The American genealogical index

Also known as "Rider's Index," it is an every-name index to printed genealogies and other compiled sources housed at the Godfrey Memorial Library. This collection is digitized copies of volumes 1 to 48.

FamilySearch Wiki - American Genealogical Biographical Index (AGBI)

Also known as "Rider's Index," it is an every-name index to printed genealogies and other compiled sources housed at the Godfrey Memorial Library.

Harvard Library - Library Research Guide for Finding Manuscripts and Archival Collections New!

National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)

A free-of-charge cooperative cataloging program operated by the Library of Congress, the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) creates online records in OCLC WorldCat on behalf of eligible archival repositories throughout the United States

Social Networks and Archival Context

SNAC (Social Networks and Archival Context) is a free, online resource that helps users discover biographical and historical information about persons, families, and organizations that created or are documented in historical resources (primary source documents) and their connections to one another. Users can locate archival collections and related resources held at cultural heritage institutions around the world.

WorldCat

Search collections in libraries near you and worldwide.