1. ArchiveGrid: http://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/about/ This is a great free database with collections from over one thousand institutions. And you can search any name organization etc. But it does not cover the AMA Historical Health Fraud and Alternative Medicine Collection;
2. Archive Finder, Includes National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC), ArchivesUSA and the National Inventory of Documentary Sources (NIDS) in the United Kingdom and Ireland (This covers the hard copy volumes of NUCMC, 1959- 2009;) Archive Finder is subscription based database provided by ProQuest.) Available at: JHU, Sheridan, Univ. of Toledo, Univ. of Michigan, Dearborn, MSU, Western Michigan Univ.;)
http://archives.chadwyck.com/home.do
Archive Finder integrates the following information into comprehensive collection records:
- The entire collection of NUCMC from 1959 to 2009. The National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) includes information gathered and indexed by the Library of Congress, covering 115,000 collections. Only Archive Finder makes all of the historical NUCMC fully searchable in electronic form.
- Names and detailed subject indexing of 72,000 collections whose finding aids have been published separately in ProQuest UMI's microfiche series, National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United States (NIDS).
- Names and detailed subject indexing of over 47,000 collections whose finding aids have been published separately in ProQuest UMI's microfiche series, National Inventory of Documentary Sources in the United Kingdom and Ireland (NIDS UK/Ireland).
3. National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC):
http://www.loc.gov/cgi-bin/zgate?ACTION=INIT&FORM_HOST_PORT=/prod/www/data/z3950/oclcmss2.html,zcat.oclc.org,210&AUTH=oclcmss&CI=085804%20 (This is the NUCMC?OCLC joint search site.)
The NUCMC Program is part of the Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division at the Library of Congress. NUCMC printed volumes 1-29 (1959-1993) include descriptions of approximately 72,300 collections located in 1406 different repositories with approximately 1,085,000 index references to topical subjects and personal, family, corporate, and geographic names. All NUCMC printed volumes are currently out of print. (On Jan 21, 2014, JHR wrote to NUCMC to ask if their catalogs are online anywhere; He also wrote to Archive Grid to ask if Archivegrid covers NUCMC.)
Are all NUCMC records accessible in one single online catalog?
Apparently Yes, according to Archive Finder above. The NUCMC cooperative cataloging project began in 1959. From 1959 to 1993, the NUCMC catalog was produced as printed volumes. In 1986, NUCMC staff began using the RLG Union Catalog (now defunct) to produce its published catalog — from 1986 - 1993, NUCMC records are available both online through OCLC WorldCat and in the printed volumes. Beginning in 1993, records created by NUCMC catalogers are only available in OCLC WorldCat.
Are all NUCMC records available in OCLC WorldCat?
No. Only records created since 1986 are included in OCLC WorldCat.
Are NUCMC records available anywhere as digitized or searchable? Yes!!!!
Publisher Chadwyck-Healey has made available NUCMC cataloging from 1959 forward in its publication, ArchivesUSATM. Chadwyck-Healey has also published an Index to Personal Names in the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, 1959-1984 (2 v., 1988), and an Index to Subjects and Corporate Names in the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections, 1959-1984 (3 v., 1994).
Contact the NUCMC Program:
- by email: nucmc@loc.gov
- by phone: (202)-707-7954
- by fax: (202)-252-2082
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by mail: Library of Congress
Cooperative and Instructional Programs Division
NUCMC Program
101 Independence Ave., S.E., Stop 4231
Washington, D.C. 20540-4231
Important information about mail delays: Due to delays with United States Postal Service mail in the Capitol complex, we ask that you do not use the U.S. Postal Service if you wish us to receive your correspondence in a timely manner.
NUCMC Program Staff and Individual Contact Information:
- Peter Goodman (202) 707-8229
- Roberto Sicre (202) 707-2858