The Connecticut Digital Archive is a collaborative member organization that supports digital preservation and access for all Connecticut’s people. Established in 2013, the CTDA has become the digital repository for multiple cultural heritage institutions across the state, including Archives & Special Collections (ASC). 

As one of the inaugural members of the CTDA, the ASC digital collections have grown and expanded over the years. The original seven categories have expanded to ten but the addition of thousands more resources has pushed the limits of these categories.

In the intervening years, ASC has also enhanced access to our collection finding aids and the ability to create direct links between the finding aids and the digitized collection materials has expanded discoverability, access, and availability of materials to researchers across Connecticut and beyond.

With the historic upgrade of the CTDA undertaken in 2022-2023 and expanded capabilities, ASC will also be revamping its space and collection presentation in the CTDA. All the content currently available digitally will retain their URLs (handles) but the categories in which they “live” will be expanded to mirror the collection areas under which our finding aids are categorized (https://archivessearch.lib.uconn.edu/classifications ).

We believe this restructuring will make it easier to identify and locate our digital and digitized collections and ask for your patience as this migration unfolds in the New Year.

If you have any questions or have difficulty locating our digital content during or after this transition, please contact us at archives@uconn.edu for assistance.