A selection of links provides access to organizations involved in archives and records management, history, historic preservation and museums. It is not a comprehensive list. It's a starting point to obtain information (some of which might be helpful in conceptualizing grantprojects) and access additional homepages.

The Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations provides up-to-date directories for Pennsylvania's Museums and Historical Organizations and Pennsylvania's County Historical Societies.

Archives and Records

• National Archives and Records Administration
• National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators
• Society of American Archivists

Art, Archaeology and Science

• Archaeological Institute of America
• Archaeology on the Net
• Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania
• National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Science Foundation
• Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
• Society for American Archaeology
• Society for Commercial Archaeology
• Society for Historical Archaeology
• Society for Industrial Archaeology

Conservation

• American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
• Conservation on Line
• Getty Conservation Institute
• Heritage Preservation
• National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
• Northeast Document Conservation Center
• National Film Preservation Foundation
• Preserve/Net

Demographics

• U.S. Census Bureau

Historic Preservation

• Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
• Allegheny Heritage Development Corporation
• American Institute of Architects
• American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Center for Rural Pennsylvania
• Certified Local Government Program
• Cultural Heritage Resources for Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
• Cultural Resources Mapping and Geographic Information Systems
• Heritage Preservation
• Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
• Internet Resources for Heritage Conservation, Historic Preservation and Archaeology
• National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
• National Historic Landmarks
• National Main Street Center
• National Park Service
• National Register of Historic Places
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Path of Progress National Heritage Tour Route
• Pennsylvania Downtown Center
• Pennsylvania Environmental Council
• Pennsylvania Heritage Parks Program
• Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation
• Preservation Action
• Preservation Pennsylvania
• Preservation Sourcebook
• Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission
• Steel Industry Heritage Corporation
• White House Millennium Council
• 10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania

History

• American Association of State and Local History
• Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums
• National Council for History Education
• National Council on Public History
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations
• Pennsylvania Heritage Parks Program
• Pennsylvania Heritage Society
• Pennsylvania Humanities Council
• Pennsylvania Main Homepage

Libraries

• American Library Association
• Association of Research Libraries
• Coalition for Networked Information
• Digital Library Federation
• U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science

Museums

• American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta
• American Association of Museums
• American Zoo and Aquarium Association
• Association of Science-Technology Centers
• Association of Systematics Collections
• Center for Museum Studies
• Consortium for the Computer Interchange of Museum Information
• Institute of Museum and Library Services
• International Council of Museums
• Museum Computer Network
• Museum Loan Network
• Museum Security Network
• Museum Trustee Association
• National Conference of State Museum Associations
• National Initiative for a Networked Cultural Heritage
• National Park Service
• Pennsylvania Federation of Museums and Historical Organizations
• Smithsonian Institution
• Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
• Yahoo: Museums and Exhibits

Nonprofit Directories

• AOL Foundation
• GuideStar
• Internet Nonprofit Center
• The Nonprofit Resource Center
• Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations
• Pennsylvania Department of State: Bureau of Charitable Organizations
• Society for Nonprofit Organizations