The Archival Collection Database provides access to basic information on the Society's collections of manuscripts (papers of families and individuals, and records of businesses and organizations), photographs, moving images, and sound recordings.

Currently, only a portion of the Society's total archival holdings are represented on this database, but more records are added regularly. For other resources relating to the archival collections, see our Research Materials page.

There are two ways to search this database:

1. SEARCH BY COLLECTION NAME.
Click on the button below to view a list of archival collections included in this database.
From there, you can go to the information on each collection.

2. SEARCH BY KEYWORD AND DOCUMENT TYPE.
This method allows you to enter terms and names you're looking for. You can also specify that your search covers any format, or one or more specific document types. After you complete the search form below, and click the "Search" button.

SEARCH TIPS:

• Enter more than one Keyword. The database will search for records that contain all the terms you enter.
• Reset the search form to blank by clicking the "Reset" button.

Search by Keyword and Document Type
Enter Keyword:
Document Type:	Any Manuscript Photograph Moving Image Sound Recording Multi-Media

INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU FIND?
If you find something of interest, print the collection number and name, and contact the Society's Library/Archives Reference Services to go further. Also see Services We Provide.

TO ALL NEBRASKA HISTORICAL AGENCIES

To make this a statewide archival resource database, the Nebraska State Historical Society is asking other Nebraska repositories to survey their collections and send us their completed data forms. This information will be added to the Archival Collection Database with a unique identifier for each participating repository. Click on the following link for access to survey forms and guidelines.

Send your completed forms to:

Andrea Faling, State Archivist
Nebraska State Historical Society
P.O. Box 82554
Lincoln, NE 68501-2554

For questions about the survey project, please contact:

Tom Mooney, Curator of Manuscripts
Nebraska State Historical Society
P.O. Box 82554
Lincoln, NE 68501-2554
(402) 471-6396
tmooney@nebraskahistory.org

 

 

 

This document last updated Thursday July 17, 2003

This database was created with the help of a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission