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| Collection Name | Ohio Memory |
| View Collection at | http://www.ohiomemory.org |
| Description | Established in 2000, the mission of the Ohio Memory Project is to provide access to historical treasures of Ohio, bringing together primary sources from all parts of the state in an digital library that celebrates state and local history, encourages cooperation between archives, historical societies, libraries, museums, and other cultural organizations, and allows the global community to discover and explore Ohio's rich past. The project includes materials contributed by more than 330 institutions from all of Ohio's 88 counties. |
| Topics Included | Ohio Memory focuses on documenting the history of the State of Ohio and its local communities. Broad topics such as Ohio Citizenship, Culture, Economy, Presidents and Politics, People, and Environment are represented. |
| Organization | Ohio Historical Society; State Library of Ohio |
| Type of Organization | Not-for-profit; Archive; Historical society; Cooperative; Museum; State library |
| City | Columbus |
| State | Ohio |
| Country | United States |
| Language | eng |
| Primary Sources | Ohio Memory includes primary source from more than 330 historical societies, libraries, museums, and archives in Ohio. Primary sources include: government documents, web sites, state archives materials, manuscripts, diaries, account books, photographs, glass plate negatives, printed materials, newspapers, history objects, textiles, buildings, natural history specimens, archaeological artifacts, and fossils. |
| Format of Digital Files | url; jpg; jp2; pdf; tif |
| Project Support | Ohio Memory is supported by operating funds from the Ohio Historical Society, the State Library of Ohio, and partner institutions. Previous grant funding from the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences, Library Services Technology Act, Ohio Public Library Information Network and Ohio Bicentennial Commission contributed to the development of the project. |
| Date Published | 2009-03-01 |
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