Research
Looking to conduct further research on the history of Northern Colorado and Colorado? We have compiled the list below of helpful digital archives and collections. If you have additional suggestions, please contact us.
Colorado (General)
- History Colorado Online Collection
- Denver Public Library Archives Collection
- Colorado Historic Newspapers
- Collection covers over 845 newspaper titles published in Colorado from 1859 to 2024; powerful search engine.
- Colorado Virtual Library
- Plains to Peaks Collective
- Features a section for educators with prebuilt resource kits, activities, and objects.
- Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame
Northern Colorado
- Fort Collins History Connection
- Highlights include a spotlight of 37 women in the history of Fort Collins and Northern Colorado
- Fort Collins Historic Preservation Sources
- Historic Larimer County
- Poudre Landmarks Foundation
- CSU Archives & Collections
- Poudre Heritage
- Highlights include an interactive timeline, information about history heritage and culture tours, and an archive of videos
- CU Boulder Digital Collections
- Highlights include a section for historic Colorado maps, a Chicanx/Latinx collection, and a Japanese/Japanese American collection
Western Slope
- Colorado Mesa University Digital Archives
- Highlights include a CMU campus photographs collection
- 970 West Digital Collection by Mesa County Libraries
- Highlights include a collection of videos on Western Colorado and Mesa County history
- Mesa County Libraries Archives
- This collection includes 15,000+ images as well as postcards, videos, documents, and more
- Western Colorado University Digital Collection
- This collection features photographs from 1910-2005 from Western Colorado University
Colorado (Miscellaneous)
- Aurora History Museum Online Collection
- Pikes Peak Library District
- Pueblo City-County Library District Digital Collections
- Highlights include a collection on Colorado State Fairs, a collection on Southern Colorado youth, and an “Outlaw Scrapbook” of wanted posters from Pueblo Police Department