General Reference Resources  

Locate archives (manuscripts, letters, wills, family, corporate, and civic records, etc.) held in over a thousand libraries around the world.

Find descriptions of archives and manuscripts in 13 Virginia libraries. Searchable by keyword, search can be limited to one location, i.e., only documents at UVA. Currently includes over 3500 finding aids. The first phase of the project emphasizes access

Manuscript collections in hundreds of libraries, archives, historical societies, museums in the United States. This database covers approximately 200,000 collections catalogued from 1986-1993.

A listing of over 4100 websites from all over the world describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. From the University of Idaho.

The Council of State Archivists (CoSA) is a national organization comprising the individuals who serve as directors of the principal archival agencies in each state and territorial government.