With approximately 300 collections composed of over 2.5 million images (and growing), scholars can examine wide-ranging material such as Native American art from the Smithsonian, treasures from the Louvre, and panoramic, 360-degree views of the Hagia Sophia in a single, easy-to-use resource.

Photographs, 3D models, GIS data, site plans, aerial and satellite photography, images of rock art, excavation reports, manuscripts, traveler's accounts, historical and antiquarian maps, books, articles, and other scholarly research.

Contributed collections of more than 300 herbaria from around the globe

Pamphlets, newspapers and periodicals, correspondence, official records, reports and in-depth oral histories, revealing the prevalent challenges of racism, discrimination and integration, and African American culture and identity.

Books, pamphlets, almanacs, broadsides, and ephemera from the Caribbean Collection of the Library Company of Philadelphia

Primary source materials highlighting the historical experiences, cultural traditions and innovations, and political status of indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada. Includes monographs, manuscripts, newspapers, periodicals and photographs. Access is to Parts I and II.

The largest, most comprehensive resource for the study of human culture and behavior – more than 750 hours and 1,000 films at completion. The collection covers every region of the world and features the work of many of the most influential documentary filmmakers of the 20th century, including interviews, previously unreleased raw footage, field notes, study guides, and more. Includes music and dance.

Accounts and narratives from early North American history

Collection of films curated to promote an understanding of the link between environmental issues and human rights and to support the search for solutions to complex global problems.

Collection of music, dance, and speech from around the globe, recorded by ethnographers at times when mass communications were less pervasive than they are now.

A virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions.

Discography of world music recordings in the Vassar College Music Library.