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Wilson Center Digital Archive

The Digital Archive is a resource where students, researchers and specialists can access once-secret documents from governments and organizations all over the world.

Wilson Center Digital Archive

Name of Archive:

Wilson Center Digital Archive

Link to Archive or Database:

https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/

About:

The Digital Archive is a resource where students, researchers and specialists can access once-secret documents from governments and organizations all over the world.

Constructed and maintained by the Wilson Center’s History and Public Policy Program, the Digital Archive contains newly declassified historical materials from archives around the world—much of it in translation and including diplomatic cables, high level correspondence, meeting minutes and more. The historical documents presented in the ever-expanding Digital Archive provide fresh, unprecedented insights into recent international history. By making new sources available and easily accessible, the Digital Archive serves to deepen and enrich international scholarship, history education, and public policy debate on important global issues and challenges.

– taken from the Wilson Center Digital Archive website

Time Period:

1866-Present

Content Type(s):

Government and Official Records, Personal Correspondence and Writing

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What Are Digital Archives?

A digital archive is a system for storing and preserving digital information, such as historical documents and contracts for long-term access and retrieval. The goal of digital archiving is to ensure the integrity and availability of digital assets by protecting them from loss and degradation.