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Individuals' Papers
 Websites presented in alphabetical order American Literary Studies: John Steinbeck Collections 
 "Stanford has significant holdings of Steinbeck materials, including manuscripts, notes, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera" in the Department of Special Collections, Green Library. This Stanford University site describes the collections and provides links to databases of bibliographic information about their contents, as well as a brief biography and bibliography. http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/hasrg/ablit/amerlit/steinbeck.html Topics: Archives, Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Apr 13, 2005 The Churchill Papers
The papers of Sir Winston Churchill from "childhood letters and school reports to his final writings" have been indexed, and the over 70,000 entries are searchable or browsable by time period. Note that while this is an index, the search results are quite detailed and include abstracts. The site also provides a brief biography of Churchill and an overview of his papers. From Churchill College at the University of Cambridge. http://www.chu.cam.ac.uk/archives/collections/churchill_papers/ Topics: Archives, Correspondence, Heads of State, Notable People: Government Last updated Dec 19, 2008 Digital Fritz Lang Papers
A collection of 20 short films by German-American film director Fritz Lang from 1938-1953, taken "as he toured around the American Southwest, capturing images of Tombstone Arizona, Death Valley California, a Hopi Native American Village and what is now the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona and the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. All of the films are without sound." From the American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming. http://ahc.uwyo.edu/onlinecollections/digital/lang/motionpictures.htm Topics: Archives, Film, Movies, & Video, Recreation Last updated Nov 3, 2004 Drucker Archives and Author Interviews
Archives of the life works of Peter Drucker, who has been called the "father of management" because he helped create and articulate "the concepts that have made management a field of legitimate academic inquiry and professional practice." The site features a searchable catalog of the archive's holdings and some digitized items, including correspondence and filmed interviews. From Claremont (California) Graduate University. http://www.druckerinstitute.com/DruckerArchives.aspx Topics: Archives Last updated Feb 14, 2009 Einstein Archives Online
"The first online access to Albert Einstein’s scientific and non-scientific manuscripts held by the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and to an extensive Archival Database, constituting the material record of one of the most influential intellects in the modern era." The Finding Aid includes "Einstein's Biographical Timeline." A joint project of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the California Institute of Technology. http://alberteinstein.info/ Topics: Archives, Mathematics, Notable People, Physics Last updated Oct 1, 2004 George Orwell Materials at Brown University Library
This site presents information about "one of the largest and most important gatherings of ... material in private hands" relating to author George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair). The site features commentary about and images from texts by Orwell, including "Down and Out in Paris and London," "Animal Farm," and "Nineteen Eighty-Four." From Special Collections at Brown University Library. http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/libs/hay/collections/orwell/ Topics: Archives, Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature by Place Last updated Jan 26, 2005 The Glenn Gould Archive
This site highlights the life and work of "Canada's most renowned classical musician [pianist] of the 20th century." Contains selected audio clips, photos, documents, and artifacts, as well as writings by and about this "recording artist, radio and television broadcaster and producer, writer and outspoken apologist for the electronic media." Search the databases for his papers and recordings. Available in English and French. From the National Library of Canada. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/glenngould/ Topics: Archives, Musicians, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Aug 13, 2008 Guide to the Mary McCarthy Papers, 1925–1990
American novelist, essayist, and critic Mary McCarthy was born in Seattle on June 21, 1912. Her papers are housed in the Vassar College Libraries Manuscript Collections. This site includes a biographical sketch and register of the boxes that contain the McCarthy Papers; the items themselves are not on the site. The collection includes scrapbooks, letters to her from readers, clippings, and audiovisual material. From the Vassar College Libraries. http://specialcollections.vassar.edu/findingaids/mccarthy_mary.html# Topics: Archives, Correspondence, Literature & Books Last updated Apr 12, 2009 The Julius Axelrod Papers
This site spotlights the Nobel Prize-winning scientist Julius Axelrod, whose pioneering work in neurotransmitters formed the foundation for the development of antidepressants. The exhibit includes photographs, laboratory notes, speeches, and articles. From the National Library of Medicine's Profiles in Science series. http://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/HH/ Topics: Archives, Drugs & Medications by Type, Notable People, Photograph Collections, Science, Science Last updated Feb 1, 2006 Margaret Thatcher Foundation
This site provides access to documents relating to Margaret Thatcher, prime minister of Great Britain from 1979 to 1990. Find declassified Falklands War documents, letters and correspondence with foreign leaders, and handwritten notes. Also includes a chronology of important events, an overview of her political and personal life, and texts of many of her speeches. Searchable. http://www.margaretthatcher.org/ Topics: Archives, Correspondence, Heads of State Last updated Dec 15, 2004 Mark Twain Papers & Project
"The Mark Twain Papers contain the private papers of Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) that he himself segregated and made available to his official biographer, Albert Bigelow Paine." The site includes a brief description of holdings, a bibliography of works published by the Mark Twain Project, searchable databases listing all known letters to and from Mark Twain, and links to online exhibits. From the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/MTP/ Topics: Archives, Correspondence Last updated Jul 25, 2006 The Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies
This site contains background information on author John Steinbeck, his works, and the locales he lived in and wrote about. Includes a chronology of his life, the text of his Nobel Prize acceptance speech, descriptions of his homes, lists of his works, and a list of film and theater adaptations. From the San Jose State University Martha Heasley Cox Center for Steinbeck Studies. http://www.steinbeck.sjsu.edu/ Topics: Archives, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Oct 15, 2005 Niels Bohr Archive
The Tony Award-winning play Copenhagen has brought new attention to the famed 1941 meeting between Danish physicist Niels Bohr and his one-time protegé Werner Heisenberg. Was Heisenberg expressing qualms about building atomic weapons or pumping Bohr for information on the allies' efforts? This site contains all eleven documents, which have been translated into English, pertaining to this meeting. The archive's library maintains an online catalog; there are links to related sites. http://www.nba.nbi.dk/ Topics: Archives, Notable People, Physics Last updated Oct 2, 2004 The Papers of Sir Joseph Banks
This site contains images of the complete holdings of the papers of naturalist Sir Joseph Banks, who served as botanist on the first Pacific voyage of Captain James Cook's Endeavor . Find brief biographical information and see "approximately 10,000 manuscript pages," including letters from William Bligh, captain of H.M.S. Bounty . A full transcript of Banks' Endeavor Journal is available. From the State Library of New South Wales and the Joseph Banks Memorial Fund. Searchable. http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/banks/ Topics: Archives, Correspondence, Nonfiction by Genre, Notable People, Science Last updated Oct 4, 2004 The Rothschild Archive
This London archive "was established in 1978 to preserve and arrange the record of a family that is widely recognised for the major contribution it has made to ... economic, political and social history." The site provides an overview of the holdings and annual reviews that include illustrated articles. Also features a Rothschild family timeline and history, a bibliography, and links to related material. Searchable. Research forum only available to registered users. http://www.rothschildarchive.org/ta/ Topics: Archives, Charity & Nonprofit Resources Last updated Oct 18, 2004 |
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