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Site Name: Repositories of Primary Sources

Type of Resource
A repository of primary sources.

Description
A listing of over 5000 websites describing holdings of manuscripts, archives, rare books, historical photographs, and other primary sources for the research scholar. All links have been tested for correctness and appropriateness. This list of Repositories of Primary Sources is solely of web sites that describe physical collections of rare books, manuscripts, archives, historical photographs, oral histories, or other primary sources. The list focuses on actual repositories; therefore virtual collections and exhibitions are excluded.

Uses
The links are sorted by location, therefore this is a great resource primarily for research. If you are looking for something form a particular state, country, or continent, you can click the corresponding link and get a variety of links that help lead you in the correct direction. While there are some links that are not yet connected you can usually find other links that wil help you find what you need or you can search within the dropped link for the library or source associated with the corresponding website.

Quality
There are a few links that do not connect to university libraries. But most links are very useful and of high quality.

Authorship
The website was compiled by Terry Abraham.
Helped maintained by Selicia Gregory Allen, Leah Donnelly, Terri Fisher, and Peter Nelson.

Point of View or Bias
None

Referral to Other Sources
This website is an information source for primary sources. He compiles different primary source resources (Mostly collegiate libraries) and makes tehm available in one central location.

Currency
Last updated July 1, 2011

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Grade is a 95
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Moz Rank: 4.0
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Traffic Rank: Top 0.11%

Google Page Rank
7/10

Etre Accessibility Check
1 should fix problem
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WAVE
There are no accessibility errors

Citations:
Repositories of Primary Sources. (n.d.). University of Idaho. Retrieved July 8, 2011, from http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html

Repositories of Primary Sources: Acknowledgements. (n.d.). University of Idaho. Retrieved July 8, 2011, from http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/special-collections/ack.htm

Repositories of Primary Sources: Guidelines. (n.d.). University of Idaho. Retrieved July 8, 2011, from http://www.uiweb.uidaho.edu/special-collections/criteria.htm

Accessibility Check - Etre. (n.d.). Etre - Get Results.. Retrieved July 8, 2011, from http://www.etre.com/tools/accessibilitycheck/

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