So many new collections!

We've been adding a ton of new collections in the past several weeks, thanks to the grant programs (Digital Services Mini-Contracts and Public Library Partnerships Program) that provided additional support for new digitization programs from the Digital Public Library of America, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Many MWDL partners were also adding new collections as part of their regular spring work as well! For a quick overview of what's been happening recently, you can take a look at the recently updated Ingestion Status page, scroll down for current activity.

I usually take the time to feature some of my favorite new items from new collections, but there are so many to post right now, I'm just going to list the collections individually. But I encourage you to click through and visit these great new digital resources!

Arizona Memory Project 

Robert Lenon Map Collection 
Posters and Artwork of the Federal Government - World War II

J. Willard Marriott Library

Utah Administration Code - with the Utah Division of Administrative Rules - Digital Services Mini Contract

Montana Memory Project

History of the Missoula (MT) Public Library - PLPP Project

Salt Lake Community College

Additional items added to Salt Lake Community College Photograph Archives - Digital Services Mini Contract

Southern Utah University PLPP Project 

Dwellings in the Bosom of Emery County (UT) with Emery County (UT) Public Library and Emery County (UT) Archives - PLPP Project

Additional items added to Emery County (UT) History Photographs - Digital Services Mini Contract

Weber State University

Ogden (UT) Buildings by Street 
Weber State Student Oral History Projects 
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Photos
Weber State University History in Your Attic Collection 
 Como Springs (UT) Resort with Morgan County (UT) Historical Society and Morgan County (UT) Public Library - PLPP Project
Tremonton Historical Photographs with Tremonton City (UT) Library- PLPP Project

Utah State University

Lewiston City (UT) History Collection with Lewiston City (UT) Public Library -  Digital Services Mini Contract Project
Newton and Cache Junction (UT) Historical Collection with Newton Town (UT) Library - Digital Services Mini Contract Project
Cache County (UT) Aerial Photograph Collection - Digital Services Mini Contract Project
North Logan (UT) History Collection with the North Logan City Library - Digital Services Mini Contract Collection  


Utah Valley University 

Utah Technical College Women's Association Scrapbooks 

New Collections from the Salt Lake City Library and the Lifestory Library Foundation

Today we have two more new collections to highlight. Both of these collections were supported by expanded funding offered to MWDL partners through DPLA, with one being a Public Library Partnerships Collection and the other from our recent round of Digital Services Mini Contracts.

Both of these partners worked with the great team in Digital Operations at the J. Willard Marriott Library.

The Salt Lake City Library collection features postcards, a historical reflex of Salt Lake City, and the Official Coat of Arms of Salt Lake City!

If you like oral histories, you will enjoy browsing the Life Story Library collection of audio files, photos, and documents that tell personal histories.

Congratulations to everyone who worked on these collections!

Recently Added Public Library Partnerships Project collections from Montana Memory Project

Working with Digital Public Library of America and Mountain West Digital Library service hubs to develop a curriculum and support for new collections from public libraries was a large focus of MWDL work for the past several months. It is great to celebrate the work that went in to creating these wonderful new collections, now available in the MWDL!

Here are new collections from the Montana Memory Project cohort of the Public Library Partnerships Project.

From the Hobson Community Library, Early Agriculture and Homesteading in Judith Basin County (MT)

As you would expect from the name of the collection, there are some great photos of agricultural work and homesteading families in this collection. Here is my favorite photo from the collection, because the description on the back of it is so wonderful:

Child Riding On Calf

 The description for the photo is,  "Jamie rides every calf we have regardless of how many times they throw him."

The Roundup School-Community Library partnered with the Musselshell Valley Historical Museum to curate a collection of historic photos that cover the range of activities for people living in the Musselshell Valley area. Browse photos of mining, ranching, and farming, as well as photos of local schools and events in the Musselshell Valley Historical Museum Photographs collection.

Oxen drawn Wagon in Parade on Main Street

The third collection from Montana that we have to highlight is from the Judith Basin County Free Library. This collection focuses on sheep ranching in the Judith Basin area.

Lambs Grazing in the Little Belt Mountains