HST 210: American Social History
Designed to help the HST 210 students find American historical & cultural artifacts for their research projects
About the class
The assignments in this course require looking for things a bit differently. You may have to look for articles on the events or people to find articles on the artifact.
You may start with the OneSearch box on the ASU Library's home page just to get started, but we recommend the sources listed on this guide.
Institutions housing American cultural artifacts
Note: These collections are not necessarily restricted to objects from the Americas. Please use appropriate geographic keywords and/or filters when conducting your searches.
- ASU Community Driven ArchivesThe Community Driven Archives (CDA) at ASU contain the Black Collections, Chicano/a Research Collection, Greater Arizona Collection, and University Archives. An appointment is required to view the items in person.
- Digital Arizona LibraryThis library includes digitizations of artifacts and works associated with the state of Arizona, its history, and its peoples.
- Digital Public Library of AmericaThis digital library contains many digitizations of art works and artifacts.
- Georgia O'Keefe MuseumThis museum displays art works and personal items associated with the artist, Georgia O'Keefe.
- The GettyAs one of the largest museums in the U.S., this museum holds many art works and artifacts associated with American cultures and history.
- Hartman Center Digitized CollectionsDuke University's Rubenstein Library hosts multiple digital collections of American advertisements.
- Heard MuseumLocated in Phoenix, this museum displays art and artifacts created by Indigenous Americans from the past to the present.
- Library of CongressThe Library of Congress houses multiple digital collections, many of which are associated with key periods and cultural movements in American history.
- Metropolitan Museum of ArtThis link leads to the collections associated with the Metropolitan Museum's American Wing.
- Mountain West Digital LibraryThis link draws together digital collections from a variety of cultural institutions within the American West.
- National Library of MedicineThese digital collections display objects related to the history of medicine and healthcare within the Americas and elsewhere.
- Smithsonian InstitutionThis repository contains one of the largest collections of American cultural artifacts.
- Tempe History Society MuseumA visit is required to view the items on display at this museum.