Library: HIST 315: Post-War America 1945-2000: Selected Digital Archives

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Ad Access
Over 7,000 U.S. and Canadian advertisements covering five product categories - Beauty and Hygiene, Radio, Television, Transportation, and World War II propaganda - dated between 1911 and 1955. Also, notice the source of the image; other databases may include additional content.
AdViews: A Digital Archive of Vintage Television Commercials
The AdViews digital collection provides access to thousands of historic commercials created for clients or acquired by the D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B) advertising agency or its predecessor during the 1950s - 1980s. All of the commercials held in the DMB&B Archives will be digitized, allowing students and researchers access to a wide range of vintage brand advertising from the first four decades of mainstream commercial television.

American Song (now known as Music Online: American Music) This link opens in a new window
American Song is an eclectic collection of music from Americans of diverse origins and all walks of life, from America’s past and present.
Archives Unbound This link opens in a new window
Presents topically-focused digital collections of primary, unpublished historical documents. Go to "Browse Collections" to see the specific collections, which include U.S. State Dept. files on Afghanistan, the Liberation Movement in Africa and African American, and documents on Middle East relations, among others

Billy Ireland Cartoon & Museum - Ohio State University
A large digital collection of cartoons, from nearly 20 creators. See also USC Visual Culture guide and the PFW Bob Englehart collection.
Fashion and Costume History
This is a resource guide from Wellesley. A few of the links (such as Vogue) are subscription-only, but most are open access.
Internet Archive
A digital archive that includes items digitized in collaboration with U.S. public libraries, museums and academic institutions. Try also their homepage and Advanced Search.
Library of Congress
Search across the Library of Congress' vast collections. After searching, you can narrow by format, collection, subject and more. Includes digitized photos, manuscripts, web exhibits and more.
National Archives Catalog
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) holds the historical records of the U.S. federal government. The catalog searches both digitized items and physical items held by NARA.
Political Posters -- OMCA
Over 20,000 political posters, from the Oakland Museum of California.
Political Posters, Labadie Collection
From the University of Michigan, with over 2,000 images, with the majority from the 1960s and later.
President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection
From the National Archives (NARA). See also the Warren Commission Hearings.
Pulps and Comics
A guide from Cornell University Libraries.

Sixties: Primary Documents and Personal Narratives 1960-1974 This link opens in a new window
Provides full-text access to more than 36,000 primary documents relating to the historical events and social movements of the 1960s.

Yale Library Guide to 20th Century America
While a number of the resources are subscription-only, the "Digital Archives from Other Institutions" section also includes open-access resources. See also the Bowling Green guide.