Digitized collections, prints, photographs, maps, manuscripts, streaming video, and more.
When searching ExploreUK, here are some examples of keyword searches that could be helpful in getting started.
ExploreUK also has several years of the Kentucky Kernel digitized. The student newspaper may be a good source to search as well.
Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History
Oral history interviews focusing on focuses on 20th century Kentucky history; Appalachia; agriculture; African American history; the history of education, politics, and public policy; the arts; Kentucky writers; gender; diversity; the Civil Rights Movement; veterans; the University of Kentucky; healthcare; and industries such as the coal, equine, and bourbon industries.
Kentucky Historical Society - Digital Collections
Discover resources related to over two hundred years of Kentucky history. Resources include archival collection finding aids and digitized materials selected from the Kentucky Historical Society's archival and library collections, sound recordings from the Kentucky Oral History Commission and more.
Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition (Brown University Library)
The digitized items in the Alcohol, Temperance and Prohibition Collection are from the Alcoholism and Addiction Studies Collection, as well as from various collections in the Brown University Library — broadsides, sheet music, pamphlets and government publications.
Calisphere (University of California)
Discover over one million photographs, documents, letters, artwork, diaries, oral histories, films, advertisements, musical recordings, and more. Calisphere aggregates digital collections from libraries, archives, museums, historical societies, and other cultural heritage organizations in California.
Alcohol Liquor and Saloons (The City of San Diego)
Regulations, licenses and communications relating to the sale and consumption of alcohol have been a common theme in American cities since the 1630s, and San Diego is no exception. These historical documents pertain to various San Diego public interests including some of the records related to Saloons, the Stingaree District and the regulation of alcohol.
Indomitable Spirits: Prohibition in the United States (Digital Public Library of America)
Digital exhibition created by the Kentucky Digital Library and presented on DPLA.
Access 17+ million digitized items from a variety of sources, including Google, the Internet Archive, Microsoft, and in-house member institution initiatives. Items in the public domain are in full-view for everyone and items held in copyright are searchable.