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Wielkopolska Digital Library
An initiative of both academic and public libraries of Poznań, Poland, to digitize hundreds of archival documents, manuscripts, literary works, educational material (including course notes and handbooks), and musical scores and notes. It is the largest such digitized consortium in Poland, -- offering a wealth of rare and modern publications devoted to Polish Studies.
Polona: the National Digital Library, National Library of Poland
A digitization project created under the auspices of the National Library of Poland (Biblioteka Narodowa). The digitized material is from the holdings of the National Library, covering the history, literature and culture of Poland. The interface of Polona is for the most part available in both Polish and English, -- allowing for easier navigation thru the site for non-Polish speakers (although a working knowledge of Polish would be a benefit to the user).

North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories This link opens in a new window
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories provides a personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada. It includes hundreds of thousands of pages of personal narratives, including letters, diaries, pamphlets, autobiographies, and oral histories. The materials begin around 1840 and extend to the present, focusing heavily on the period from 1920 to 1980.
Bibliotheca Augustana : litteraturae et artis collection This link opens in a new window
As part of Bibliotheca Augustana, Ulrich Harsch provides an index to full-text versions of literary works dating from the eighth century to the 20th century. Users can perform searches by date, genre, or author. Biographical sketches and photographic images of selected authors are available.