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National Libraries, Archives & Directories

American Library Association (ALA)
Archival and Manuscript Repositories in the United States --list from the Library of Congress
Bainbridge Island Historical Society
History, Genealogy, and Archives: Databases and E-Resources
The International Federation of Film Archives --has members from more than 60 countries that are collecting and preserving old film footage relating to their heritage and culture
Internet Public Library: History --links to history-related sites vetted by librarians, a mix of various types of sites
Librarians' Internet Index: History --links to history-related sites vetted by librarians, a mix of various types of sites
Library of Congress --home page includes access to the library's catalogs
The Moving Image Collection --includes hundreds of US member archives as well as more than 30 foreign archives and has a union catalog allowing users to search across all collections at once
NARA Archival Research Catalog--directory for locating sources at the National Archives
NASA Historical Archive for Manned Missions
National Agricultural Library
National Anthropological Archives
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
National Library Service for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
Newspaper Archive
Presidential Libraries --guide to libraries, web sites, museums, etc. related to the presidents
United States Historical Societies Directory
World Wide Web Virtual Library --an online history index