The Americana Collection and the NSDAR Archives are two separate collections managed by the NSDAR Department of Archives and History. To search the collections, you will need to select the collection you wish to search. You are not able to search both collections at the same time.
Americana Collection: DAR’s imprint and manuscript collection that spans Colonial America through the early Republic.
The entire catalog of the Americana Collection is searchable, however only select items from this collection have been digitized. The digitized images will be displayed in the catalog records. Check back frequently, we are continuously adding digitized images to the catalog.
Search the Americana Collection here
NSDAR Archives: Documents and photographs that document and represent NSDAR’s history.
The entire Photograph Collection is searchable through this catalog, however only select photographs have been digitized and these images will be displayed in the catalog records. In addition to this, digitized images from other collection can be found on this online catalog. Check back frequently, we are continuously adding digitized images to the catalog.
Search the NSDAR Archives here
Obtaining and using an image: The online catalog contains low resolution access copies of scanned images. Please inquire about obtaining high resolution images at [email protected]. When using an image, please cite the NSDAR Archives as the source. The NSDAR Archives does not make guarantees on the copyright status of items.
