Search Our Collections
Explore our collections—including books, journals, archival materials, art, objects, and digital versions of many of these item. Due to the varied nature of our collections, there is no single tool that searches everything we have at once. We encourage you to use all four of the links below in your search.
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Digital Collections
Can’t come to the Institute to use our collections in person? Need a high-quality digital image for a presentation or project? Find digitized items from our archives, library, museum, and oral history collections.
Archival Collections
Find the records of individuals, businesses, and scientific organizations. Our archives contain unique, unpublished materials such as correspondence, personal and professional files, photographs, and audio-visual items.
Library Collections
Search for rare books and manuscripts; books and journals; and hard-to-find sources like sample books, technical reports, conference proceedings, and more.
Museum Collections
Find art works, scientific instruments and equipment, and all manner of cultural artifacts related to the history of science.
Featured image: Set of powder paint pigments in leather case, ca. 1880–1899.