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	Archives of Women in Science and Engineering URL: http://www.lib.iastate.edu/spcl/wise/wise.html ODP description: Documents the history of women in these fields, individually and collectively, with excellent links to related sites. Page title: WISE maintest
	The American Jewish Historical Society Archives URL: http://www.ajhs.org/reference/archives.cfm ODP description: About 1,000 collections of personal papers and institutional records related to Jewish life in the Americas. Page title: AJHS Archival Collections
	Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture URL: http://www.nypl.org/research/sc/scm/marb.html ODP description: Documenting people of African descent around the world, concentrating on the Americas and the Caribbean. Includes manuscripts, sheet music and rare books, located in New York City. Page title: NYPL, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division Page description: The Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division collects, preserves and makes available for research purposes rare, unique and primary materials which document the history and culture of peoples of African descent throughout the world.
	The Education and Research Institute URL: http://education-research.org/ ODP description: Washington-based organization with an archive of formerly top-secret FBI files obtained via FOIA. List of holdings. Searchable finding aid for the 26,000+ page Silvermaster file. Page description: Formerly top-secret FBI files on Soviet and Communist infiltration, subversion and espionage
	Victoria Women's Movement Archives URL: http://gateway.uvic.ca/archives/featured_collections/vwma/ ODP description: Collection documenting the history of women's movement groups in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Page title: Archives: Victoria Woman's Movement Archives Page description: These archives are a collaborative effort of feminist groups in Victoria, the University of Victoria Archives, and the Department of Women's Studies.
	Black Archives of Mid-America URL: http://www.blackarchives.org/ ODP description: Documents African-Americans in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa and Oklahoma, including diaries, newspapers, records and oral histories. In Kansas City, Missouri. Page description: A repository of photographs, letters, oral histories, and other materials documenting the history of African Americans in Kansas City, Missouri, and the Midwest United States.
	Florida Atlantic University Judaica Sound Archives URL: http://faujsa.fau.edu/ ODP description: Dedicated to rescuing, preserving and sharing Jewish voices and music from the past. Search the archives and listen to their recordings here. Page title: FAU Judaica Sound Archives Home Page
	American Life Histories URL: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html ODP description: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940, deposited in the Library of Congress Manuscripts Division. The collection can be viewed online. Page title: American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 - 1940 Page description: The American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 - 1940, collection contains typescript interviews from the Federal Writers' Folklore Project offering the recollections of Americans from many walks of life.
	National Anthropological Archives and Human Studies Film Archives URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/ ODP description: A collection of anthropological materials, including manuscripts, field notes, photographs, correspondence, maps, sound recordings, film and video, dating to 1846, held at the National Museum of Natural History. Page title: National Anthropological Archives / Home Page Page description: The NAA collects and preserves historical and contemporary anthropological materials that document the world's cultures and the history of anthropology
	Texas Women's University: The Woman's Collections URL: http://www.twu.edu/library/wom/wm_index.htm ODP description: Includes manuscripts, photographs, and periodicals on the history of American women, as well as the University Archives covering women's education in Texas, and an international cookbook collection. Page title: Woman's Collection Page description: Texas Woman's University, with campuses in Denton, Dallas, and Houston, offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees to its students in the health sciences, the liberal arts, the fine arts, the sciences, and business.
	Institute of Microfilmed Hebrew Manuscripts URL: http://jnul.huji.ac.il/imhm/ ODP description: Microfilm copies of 90% of known Hebrew manuscripts, held in Jerusalem.
	Tamiment Institute Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives URL: http://www.nyu.edu/library/bobst/research/tam/ ODP description: A center for scholarly research on labor history and radical political movements Page title: NYU Libraries \| Tamiment Library & Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
	African American Collections URL: http://www.lib.auburn.edu/archive/find-aid/afam.htm ODP description: This collection draws upon church minute meetings, extension bulletins, personal papers, photographs, and oral histories to document the history of blacks in Alabama. Some documents may be viewed online. Page title: AU Archives--AFRICAN AMERICAN COLLECTIONS
	American Jewish Archives URL: http://www.americanjewisharchives.org/aja/index.html ODP description: The Jacob Rader Marcus Center at Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati, Ohio documents Jewish life in the United States. It includes manuscripts, photographs, tapes, microfilm, and genealogical materials. Page title: American Jewish Archives :: Index
	The Amistad Research Center URL: http://www.amistadresearchcenter.org/ ODP description: Art and manuscripts charting African-American history and race rlations, located at Tulane University. Includes a digital photograph collection. Page title: Amistad Research Center :: Where Heritage Meets Vision