Discover Archives on Tumblr

Looking for a new way to connect to archives, libraries, and historical organizations? Try Tumblr. The microblogging site offers a wealth of photographs, documents, and news from institutions around the word.

To get you started, I compiled a list of suggestions from our colleagues on Twitter. This list is by no means comprehensive; please share your favorite Tumblrs in the comments.

U.S. National Archives - http://usnatarchives.tumblr.com/ 

U.S. National Archives, Exhibits - http://usnatarchivesexhibits.tumblr.com/

U.S. National Archives, Preservation - http://preservearchives.tumblr.com/

U.S. National Archives, Presidential Libraries - http://ourpresidents.tumblr.com/

U.S. National Archives, Today’s Document - http://todaysdocument.tumblr.com/

AOTUS: Collector in Chief - http://aotus.tumblr.com/

University of Iowa Special Collections - http://uispeccoll.tumblr.com/

University of North Carolina at Greensboro University Archives - http://uncgarchives.tumblr.com/

University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives - http://uwmadarchives.tumblr.com/

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives - http://uwmarchives.tumblr.com/

Chicago Public Library - http://chicagopubliclibrary.tumblr.com/

Chicago Public Library YouMedia - http://youmedia.tumblr.com/

DC Public Library - http://dcpubliclibrary.tumblr.com/

New York Public Library - http://nypl.tumblr.com/

Chrysler Archives - http://chrysler-historical-archives.tumblr.com/

NPR Archives - http://nprchives.tumblr.com/

Smithsonian Archives of American Art - http://archivesofamericanart.tumblr.com/

Sundance Institute Archives - http://sundancearchives.tumblr.com/

Warner Archive - http://warnerarchive.tumblr.com/

Brooklyn Museum - http://brooklynmuseum.tumblr.com/

City of Boston Archives - http://cityofbostonarchives.tumblr.com/

Historical Society of Pennsylvania Digital Library - http://hspdigitallibrary.tumblr.com/

Recollection Wisconsin - http://wiscohisto.tumblr.com/

Cool Chicks From History - http://coolchicksfromhistory.tumblr.com/

Women of Library History - http://womenoflibraryhistory.tumblr.com/

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