USAFA Library Guides: History: USAFA / Local History

Local and State History

Colorado Encyclopedia
Leading online reference work on Colorado, with more than 700 main entries on the state’s history and culture
Colorado State Archives
Collections available on Colorado history, genealogy, legal, legislative and military records
History Colorado: Researchers
Collections of books, manuscripts, artifacts and photographs on Colorado state history plus research tools
Pikes Peak Genealogical Society
Historic and genealogical information for the El Paso county area of Colorado
Pikes Peak Library District: Regional History and Genealogy
Special collections focused on the history of the Pikes Peak region plus family history research materials

MWDL: Mountain West Digital Library Portal
Free access to digital collections from museums, colleges, historical societies in the Mountain West region
Rocky Mountain Online Archive
Information about archival collections in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming

McDermott Library: Fairchild Hall; 6th Floor, Room 6A52

Opening Hours: Monday-Friday, 0730-1630

Special Collection Holdings: - Aeronautical history collection; - Air Force Academy histories; - Building / Architectural plans; - Manuscripts, Diaries; - Oral histories; - Photographs; - Yearbooks

Special Bibliographies: High Flight: History of the US Air Force Academy (Sep 2009)

USAFA Bibliographies: USAFA: A Bibliography 2011-15; USAFA: A Bibliography 2006-10; USAFA: A Bibliography 2001-05; USAFA: A Bibliography 1996-00; USAFA: A Bibliography 1990-96; USAFA: A Bibliography 1983-89; USAFA: A Bibliography 1972-82; USAFA: A Bibliography 1968-72; USAFA: A Bibliography 1964-67; USAFA: A Bibliography 1954-64; USAFA Yearbooks; Polaris Yearbooks