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Internet Resources


The following list of Internet resources has been provided as a service to our visitors who are interested in learning more about archives, earth sciences, libraries, and public and Wyoming history.

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Wyoming State Historical Society

  • The WSHS is a non-profit organization made up of memberships from local chapters across Wyoming.  It promotes the public understanding and teaching of Wyoming history and publishes Annals of Wyoming: The Wyoming History Journal.     

20x20.gif (632 bytes) American Studies Crossroads Project

  • An international networking and curriculum innovation project of the American Studies Association with sponsorship from Georgetown University.

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Archives & Archivists

  • An electronic mail list and World Wide Web site for the international archival community.

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Buffalo Bill Historical Center

  • The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is a Western museum located in Cody, Wyoming, and  features four internationally acclaimed museums and a research library. 

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Colorado Digitization Program

  • The Colorado Digitization Project is a collaborative initiative involving Colorado's archives, historical societies, libraries, and museums. 

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Congressional Sources on the Internet

  • Hosted by the University of Delaware, this site provides information on Congressional collections, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, a Biographical Directory of the U.s. Congress, and a link to the Society of American Archivists Congressional Papers Roundtable. 

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Denver Public Library Photography Collection

  • This site provides access to images and catalog records from the photography collection of the Denver Public Library Western History / Genealogy Department.  The on-line collection contains a portion of the Denver Public Library's 600,000 photographs documenting the history of Colorado and the American West.

20x20.gif (632 bytes) A Guide to Uncovering Women's History in Archival Collections

  • This is a guide to websites of archives, libraries, and other repositories that have primary source materials by or about women. Over 130 repositories in 46 of the United States and 5 other countries are listed.

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Heart Mountain Digital Preservation Project at Northwest College

  • The Heart Mountain Digital Preservation Project features documents and photographs from the Heart Mountain Relocation Center Collection at the John Taggart Hinckley Library.

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Internet Resources in the Earth Sciences

  • Access to Internet resources by type of resource or subject, provided by the University of Wyoming's Geology Library.

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Library and Archival Exhibitions on the Web Guide

  • Hosted by the Smithsonian Institutional Archives, this site features links to more than 350 online exhibitions that have been created by libraries, archives, and historical societies, as well as to museum online exhibitions with a significant focus on library and archival materials.

20x20.gif (632 bytes) National Council for Public History

  • The National Council on Public History works to advance the professionalism of public history and to advocate enhanced public and governmental support for historical programs. The NCPH includes museum professionals, government historians, historical consultants, archivists, professors and students with public history interests, and many others.

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Records Management

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Repositories of Primary Sources

  • A listing provided by the University of Idaho's Special Collections and Archives of more than 5000 web sites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources.

20x20.gif (632 bytes)  Society of American Archivists

  • Founded in 1936, SAA is the national professional organization for archivists in the United States.

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Society of Rocky Mountain Archivists

  • The Society's purpose is to promote cooperation, communication, and professional development among individuals and institutions who are interested in the preservation and use of archival, photographic, manuscript and other historically significant research materials. 

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Special Collections Resources on the Web

  • The University of Houston's Libraries provides a home page of resources of use to scholars, archivists, and special collections librarians on the world-wide web. The sites include library exhibits, special collections in other libraries, and other special collections web resources.

20x20.gif (632 bytes) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO)

  • An international gateway to information for archivists and archive users.

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Wyoming State Archives

  • The Wyoming State Archives' web site introduces visitors to the services they provide through their units of Reference and Research, Records Management, and Technical Service.

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Wyoming State Historical Records Advisory Board

  • The Wyoming State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB) consists of public officials and private citizens who believe in the importance of preserving our state's records and in making them available for the public.

20x20.gif (632 bytes) Wyoming State Library

  • The Wyoming State Library's web site contains information on how to access its online database WYLDCat, links to Wyoming libraries on the world-wide web, and state of Wyoming web sites.

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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming, P.O. Box 3924, Laramie, WY 82071.  Phone:  307.766.4114,  Fax:  307.766.5511, E-mail: shelstad@uwyo.edu.  Copyright © University of Wyoming, 1999-2001.  Created on May 27, 1999.  Last modified on May 20, 2003.