Online Archives

South Dakota Archives

  1. South Dakota State Library Online South Dakota Resources – Online research database with South Dakota–specific resources, including newspapers, maps, publications, and regional data.
  2. South Dakota Digital Archives – Digital archive of photographs, manuscripts, and government documents dating back to 1891.
  3. South Dakota State Historical Society – Digital newspaper archive featuring South Dakota newspapers from the 1880s onward, with some access limitations.
  4. South Dakota State University Manuscript Archives – Collection of manuscripts, personal papers, business records, and publications focused on 20th-century rural South Dakota.
  5. Northern State University Library Archives and Special Collections – Digital collection of newspapers, photographs, oral histories, and other primary sources on South Dakota history.
  6. Association of South Dakota Museums – Directory of museums across South Dakota, with links to archives and historical resources.
  7. South Dakota Legends & Learning – Educational resource featuring biographies, multimedia, games, and teacher materials about notable South Dakotans.
  8. Hall of Fame Inductees Online Archive – Searchable collection of biographies highlighting influential South Dakotans.
  9. Siouxland Heritage Museums – Archive of documents, photographs, artifacts, and local history resources related to the Siouxland region.
  10. Center for Western Studies – Repository of archival collections, books, artwork, and artifacts focused on the American West and Northern Plains.
  11. National Music Museum – Collection of over 15,000 musical instruments, with many available through an online database.
  12. Homestake Adams Research and Cultural Center Archival Collections – Extensive archive documenting the history of the Black Hills, including mining, community, political, and cultural records, with an on-site research library and archivist.

Other Online Resources

  1. United States Department of Agriculture – USDA's online finding aid brings together both primary and secondary sources from all over. Unique and rare materials are highlighted throughout the finding aid.
  2. Chronicling America –  Partnership of the National Digital Newspaper Program, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Library of Congress providing access to historic newspapers and digitized newspaper pages through a searchable database.
  3. Umbra Search African American History – Brings together digitized materials from archives across the country focused on African American history, with search training tools, related images, and keyword suggestions.
  4. Archives Unbound – Contains topically focused digital collections of historical documents covering a broad range of subjects selected based on requests from scholars, archivists, and students.
  5. Avalon Project  – Yale Law School's digital collection of historical documents related to law, history, economics, politics, diplomacy, and government.
  6. Digital Public Library of America – Extensive online database of primary and secondary sources spanning a wide variety of educational fields.
  7. HathiTrust Digital Library – Partnership of academic and research institutions providing millions of digitized titles from libraries around the world.
  8. Marist College's James A. Cannavino Library 19th Century Periodicals –  Online archive of digitized 19th-century periodicals categorized by date, publication location, and subject.
  9. ArchiveGrid – Interactive global archive directory with millions of collection records linking users to institutions and their online archives.
  10. JSTOR – Digital archive with more than 10 million academic journal articles, books, and primary sources across 75 disciplines, widely available through university subscriptions.
  11. Artstor – Digital image library offering over 2 million high-quality images from museums, archives, and scholars, along with extensive teaching resources.
  12. The Internet Archive and Open Library – Provides access to over 11 million books and texts, including more than 550,000 modern e-books available for borrowing or download.
  13. Early U.S. History 19th Century Newspapers Free and Available Online – Directory of online newspaper archives and historical resources related to early U.S. history.
  14. Digital Library of Georgia – Collection of more than one million digital objects from over 200 collections contributed by libraries, institutions, and government agencies.
  15. The Freedmen's Bureau Online – Searchable collection of Freedmen's Bureau records organized by topic and state.
  16. Civil Rights Digital Library – Provides primary sources, archival materials, news footage, educator resources, and contextual materials documenting the Civil Rights Movement.
  17. Photogrammar – Digital archive of 17,000 Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information photographs from 1935–1945, searchable by location and photographer.
  18. Europeana Collection: Europe's Digital Library – Multimedia digital library offering books, photographs, maps, manuscripts, newspapers, films, audio, artwork, and archival materials from across Europe.
  19. American Journeys: Eyewitness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement  – Digital library documenting the exploration and settlement of North America through geographical, cultural, and chronological primary sources.
  20. Washington University in St. Louis Department of History Online Archives List – Directory of online archives organized by geographic location and subject, maintained by the university's History Department.
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South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum
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977 11th St.
Brookings, SD 57007
Mailing Address
SAGM 103, Box 601
Brookings, SD 57007
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