Beyond UGA

A world of special collections

Hard-core researchers will travel any distance to pursue primary sources related to their topic. Before you make this trip, check out these databases in GALILEO@UGA that will help you identify libraries and archives around the state and around the country that have the materials you seek [get GALILEO password]:

• National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC)
• WorldCat
• ArchivesUSA
  

A few of the major research archives, libraries, and museums with national holdings are:

• Library of Congress - collections and exhibitions of the rarest, most interesting, or significant items relating to the history of the United States.
  
  
• National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - oversees the management of federal government records, including presidential libraries.
  
  
• Smithsonian Institution - the world's largest museum complex and research organization with sixteen museums and galleries and extensive online exhibitions and collections.
  
  
• UC Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE - digital collections of texts and images as well as a comprehensive list of links to other online archives and sources.