CONTENTdm Collection of Collections

- Copenhaver Collection
- James Albert Copenhaver and his brother, H. H. Copenhaver, were union members who worked in Springfield, Missouri's milling industry in the 1920s and 1930s. James Albert was a bookkeeper and cashier for the Missouri Farmers Association, whose Mill...
- Labor unions; Mills and mill-work; Floods
- Cleveland Disasters
- Part of the constantly growing Cleveland Memory Project, this collection features images of the fires, explosions, floods, and other calamities that have left their mark on the city over the years. Included are the infamous Cuyahoga River fires,...
- Urban life; Fires; Natural disaster; Industrial history; Ohio
- City of Pullman and the Palouse
- This collection contains photographs and postcards of Pullman, Washington. First settled in 1874, the city endured fires and floods and eventually became the home of Washington State University. The effects of the natural disasters, as well as the...
- Pullman; Palouse; Washington; Washington State University; College athletics; Buildings; Architecture; Baseball; Tennis; Sports; College; Campus; Flood;
- Digital Shoebox Collections
- The Digital Shoebox Project brings historical treasures together in a searchable online scrapbook. Originally created to celebrate Ohio's Bicentennial in 2003, the project provides a gateway to primary source materials, including photos, maps,...
- Southeastern Ohio; Farm life; Family histories; Kate Love Simpson Library; Barns; Floods; Civil War; Industry; Transportation; Birth Certificates; Biographies; Cemetary records; Mail Pouch Barn;
- Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections
- Kentucky Historical Society Digital Collections provides access to digital images, sound, video, and text from the KHS collections. For over one hundred years the Kentucky Historical Society has been collecting, preserving, and sharing...
- Advertisements; African Americans; Agriculture; Art; Automobiles; Campaigns & battles; Carriages & coaches; Carts & wagons; Children; Churches; Cities & towns; Civil rights; Civil War, 1861-1865; Clothing & dress; Coal mining; Commerce;...
- Digital Library of Appalachia
- The Digital Library of Appalachia seeks to provide online access to archival and historical materials related to the culture of the southern and central Appalachian region. Multiple organizations have collaborated on this collection which provides...
- Religion; Art; Education; Music; Politics; Government; Domestic life; Minorities; Work; Civil War; Fiddle tunes; Regional music; Folk music; Hymns; Spirituals; Gospel songs; Amnesty Proclamation; President Andrew Johnson; Amnesty letters; Domestic...
- Iowa City Flood Digital Collection
- In June 2008, the Midwest experienced one of its most severe floods on record, causing the closure of highways and the evacuation of homes and businesses. Compiled in this collection are over 3,400 photographs taken by the University News Services...
- Iowa River; Flooding; University of Iowa
- Photo Gallery of the Institute for Regional Studies
- The visual images in the Institute for Regional Studies’ Photo Gallery cover almost every aspect of life in North Dakota and beyond. This sampling is only a small portion of the over 100,000 photographs preserved at the Institute. Particular...
- Fargo (N.D.); Agriculture; Bonanza farms; North Dakota - Politics and government; Women homesteaders; Sod houses; Frontier and pioneer life; Social life and customs; Architecture; Northern Great Plains; North Dakota; Minnesota; Floods; Red River of...
- Digital Horizons
- Digital Horizons is an online treasure of thousands of images, documents, video, and oral histories depicting life on the Northern Plains from the late 1800s to today. Here you'll find a fascinating snapshot of the lives, culture, and history of...
- North Dakota; Minnesota; Northern Great Plains; Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.); North Dakota State University; North Dakota - Politics and government; Bismarck (N.D.); Fargo (N.D.); Williston (N.D.); Agriculture; Bonanza farms; Architecture;...
- State Historical Society of North Dakota Collection
- As part of the Digital Horizons consortium, the State Historical Society of North Dakota has included items from its photograph, film, publications, and map collections that document the history of the entire state of North Dakota, as well as the...
- Indians of North America; Agriculture; History; Military; North Dakota - Politics and government; North Dakota; Frontier and pioneer life; Floods; Architecture; Maps;
- Milton Rafferty Slide Collection
- This digital collection includes 259 images selected from the slide collection of Dr. Milton Rafferty. Dr. Rafferty, a native of Kansas, was a professor of Geology at Missouri State University until retiring in 1997. During his time at Missouri...
- Ozark Mountains Region; Missouri; Arkansas; Aerial photographs; Buildings; Religion; Parks; Silver Dollar City (Branson, Mo.); Plazas; Stores, retail; St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company; Hotels; Automobiles; Sepulchral monuments; Cemeteries;...
- Central Wisconsin Digitization Project
- Central Wisconsin Digital Project (CWDP) is a consortium of libraries, historical societies, genealogical societies and museums committed to preserving and disseminating the history of Marathon and Lincoln Counties through the digitization of...
- Bridge/Trestle; Chicago & NorthWestern; Coal shed; Common carrier; Freight car; Freight train; Junction; Locomotive: Diesel; Locomotive: Steam; Log loader; Logging; Milwaukee Road; Passenger station; Passenger train; Passenger train car; Railroad...
- The Historic Landscape of Nevada: Development, Water, and the Natural Environment
- The LSTA-grant funded digital collection, Historic Landscape of Nevada documents the historic role of water resource management in Southern Nevada. From the natural springs that attracted the earliest inhabitants and travelers, to the wells that...
- Water; Water supply; Water use; Artesian wells; Wells; Reservoirs; Deserts; Droughts; Floods; Irrigation; Sewerage; Public utility companies; Railroads; Las Vegas; Nevada;
- William E. (Bill) Shemorry Collection
- Williston State College Foundation received the William E. Shemorry Collection from Shemorry's family following his death. The Foundation entered into an agreement with the State Historical Society to house the collection and funded a Project...
- North Dakota; Williston (N.D.); Agriculture; Architecture; Missouri River; Weather; Winter; Floods; Shemorry, Bill, 1914-2004; Frontier and pioneer life; Oil wells; Petroleum industry; World War II; Portraits; Firefighting; Fires;