Got this from one of my lists. Interesting Patti http://archivegrid.org/web/jsp/index.jsp The Research Libraries Group has launched ArchiveGrid. "ArchiveGrid contains nearly a million archival collection descriptions held by hundreds of libraries, archives and museums." "A search result page includes a list of archive collections, a summary of the archives and archive locations that are represented in the collections, as well as a search box that enables the user to limit a search to a particular date range, an archive and/or the location of the archives. The description of each collection includes a title, the name of the archive, and some brief information from its description. Each entry also shows the users' search terms in context. The user can discover what archives have material on the topic by reviewing the summary of archives and archive location. Researchers who want more information about the archive or who want to contact it can click on the name of the archive in the collection description. The archive's name is linked to the ArchiveGrid database of archive information." Access is free until May 31st. http://archivegrid.org/web/jsp/ index.jsp