Digital Collections

The broadcast archives contain wide-ranging collections documenting the history of both commercial and public broadcasting in the United States. Materials cover the business of radio and television, the histories of corporations and trade organizations, the operations and programming of stations and networks, and the careers of executives, writers, performers, producers and engineers.

Featured and curated collections brought together from across the University of Maryland Libraries. Discover unique images, archival material and more from our STEM Library, Special Collections and beyond.

Includes historical records and personal papers related to labor and social justice movements in America from the late 19th century to today, including a large collection of photographs, audio recordings, video, posters, and artifacts.

Literary special collections include book and manuscript holdings that document the lives and work of significant literary figures, encompassing artists, editors, journalists, poets, and writers. Notable archival holdings include the literary archive and personal library of American Modernist Writers Katherine Anne Porter and Djuna Barnes.

The rare books collections contain books, pamphlets, and ephemera dating from the 15th century to the present day. These works span multiple languages, with subjects encompassing the humanities. Collection strengths include modernist literature, fine press works, and the history of the book.

Here you'll find archival visual and audio materials from UMD Libraries' collections focusing on music, dance, and theatre. Researchers can immerse themselves in recordings of performances, lectures, and interviews or browse through photographs, zines, programs, and other images that help illustrate the history of the performing arts.

Peek into a window of presidential and political history via presidential pool reports and digitized records and audiovisual materials documenting the political lives and work of Marylanders on the state and national stages.

Discover digitized photographs and records documenting the history of postwar Japan via personal archival collections and through the Gordon W. Prange Collection, the most comprehensive archive in the world of Japanese print publications issued between 1945 - 1949, the first four years of the Occupation of Japan.

We collect a variety of items to support the study of the state of Maryland. Whether interested in historical research or the current state of the state, you can find a multitude of resources to support your needs. Our collections cover a broad range of subjects and are contained within a variety of formats including state documents, literature, cookbooks, maps, newspapers, photography and much more.

University Archives is the primary repository for records that capture over a century of university history and its many facets, including academics, administration, athletics, discoveries, social movements, and student activities. Researchers can access chancellor and presidential papers, student life records, papers of alumni, oral histories, athletic memorabilia, maps, and records of campus buildings. It serves as a key resource for the day-to-day activities, and history of the University of Maryland, especially the College Park campus.