Archival Research: Identifying/Locating Archival Collections

Regional Finding Aids Collections

• RMOA (Rocky Mountain Online Archive) is no longer updating (as of 2021) but includes links to major regional collections http://rmoa.unm.edu/
• Archives West https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ (Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming)

National/International Archival Collections

• WorldCat (UCCS access only) https://kfl.uccs.edu/ in the Books/Catalog tab, select WorldCat
• ArchiveGrid https://researchworks.oclc.org/archivegrid/
• ArchivesFinder (Subscription service with trial available) http://archives.chadwyck.com
• The International Directory of National Archives (print in Reference)  ebook https://library.uccs.edu/record=b2679687 2018 Ed.
• Archival Consortium (Society of American Archivists, some links out of date, search names) https://www2.archivists.org/groups/regional-archival-associations-consortium-raac/guide-to-archives-consortia

Pikes Peak Library District

• Special Collections/Archives/Regional History and Genealogy https://ppld.org/regional-history-and-genealogy
• Digital Collections https://cdm15981.contentdm.oclc.org/

Colorado College

• Special Collections and Archives https://www.coloradocollege.edu/library/special-collections/
• Digital Collections https://digitalccbeta.coloradocollege.edu/pid/coccc:5454

Colorado Springs Pioneer Museum

• Special Collections and Archives (Starsmore Center for Local History) https://www.cspm.org/collections/archives-collection/  
• Digital Collections https://cspm.pastperfectonline.com/

Air Force Academy, McDermott Library Special Collections and Archives

• Special Collections and Archives https://usafa.libguides.com/spc

Old Colorado City Historical Society Library, Archival and Artifact Collections  https://occhs.org/

Directory of online finding aids

Single institution finding aid collection