Research Guides: *Social Sciences: Digital archives and image collections

Digital archives and image collections

Digital archive and image collections

Below are accessible archives and image collections that can help with your studies.

Archives Unbound - Gale Primary Sources This link opens in a new window
A portal to an archive of primary documents, organized by topics
Slavery & Anti-slavery Archives Parts 1-4 - Gale This link opens in a new window
Part 1: Debates; Part 2: Slave Trade; Part 3: Institution; Part 4: Emancipation
Archives Unbound: Federal Surveillance of African Americans, 1920-1984 - Gale This link opens in a new window
A collection of FBI files on prominent African American individuals and organizations provided by Gale Cengage. Files include documents on Thurgood Marshall, Malcom X, Jesse Jackson, W.E.B. Du Bois, NAACP and others. Date range: 1920-1984.
Archives West This link opens in a new window
Archives West provides access to descriptions of primary sources in the western United States, including correspondence, diaries or photographs. Digital reproductions of the materials are available in some cases.

Pacific Northwest digital archives

National and institutional digital image collections

Open access digital image collections

Although most images in these collections are available for use, you should always check the copyright status of any images you use and always give appropriate citation and credit for images.

Flickr Creative Commons
Life Photo Archive
Some images may still be in copyright.
New York Public Library digital gallery
Wikimedia Commons
Freeimages
Although these images are made available royalty-free, you still must register (free) with the service and give appropriate credit for images used.
FreeDigitalPhotos.net
A collection of free-to use images.

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*Social Sciences: Digital archives and image collections