Welcome to SNAC!
A free, online historical research tool
What is SNAC?
SNAC is a free, online resource that helps users discover primary source documents, such as photographs, letters, and sound recordings, from all over the world and connections across time and place.
How does SNAC work?
Using what archivists call “linked data,” SNAC members create, edit and link historical people, families and organizations and connect them to one another. This makes is easier for a user to identify archives, libraries and museums near and far that may possess primary source documents that are relevant to their historical figure or topic.
Why is SNAC important?
Descriptive practices can differ from one institution to another. Beyond that, historical records for the same person, family or organization are often dispersed across vast distances and other barriers, making it difficult to access them. SNAC seeks to integrate these descriptions into one online database in order to provide convenient access to historical collections held by multiple institutions around the world. The editing aspect of SNAC also allows for descriptive flexibility as standards and guidelines change, and as new resources become available.
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