In 2001 The Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) was awarded a grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the 2001 National Leadership Grants for Libraries program.  WRLC's Digital Collections Production Center (DCPC) is a collaborative facility to provide digital conversion services in a production environment for WRLC member universities. The DCPC provides staff and systems to manage digitizing projects, scan materials, and enter descriptive information developed in conjunction with library staff.

Each member University Archives was asked to provide materials from their collections for consideration as possible materials for digitization.  As of September 2007, ACUA has eight collections digitized so far.

ACUA Photograph Collection
Selected Images and Prints of The Catholic University of America

This collection includes photographic collections from the American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives at the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC. These collections contain images and prints of the Catholic University of America buildings and grounds, faculty, students, and University community from different periods of it's history. So far, this collection contains images from the 1890's and 1917 - 1921; additional images will be continually added to this collection.
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The Brooks-Queen Family Collection

The Brooks - Queen Family Collection (1773-1979) documents the activities of members of two Washington families of the nineteenth century.
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Catholic Educational Exhibit, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago

Consists of 50 photographs documenting the building, hall, and alcoves where Catholic educational institutions displayed objects and printed material from 1892-1893 during the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois.
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Fenian Brotherhood Collection

A collection consisting of mostly letters which touch upon major conflicts and points of debate within the Fenians in the 1860s. To view the WRLC digital project, click here.

NCWC Lantern Slide Collection

A collection of slides detailing NCWC's work with veterans of the First and Second World Wars in the United States. To view the WRLC digital project, click here.

Terence Vincent Powderly Photographic Prints

Labor leader Powderly was also an avid and talented amateur photographer.
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Treasure Chest of Fun & Fact

A Catholic comic book fondly remembered by generations of parochial school students.
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The Ursuline Convent, Charlestown, Mass., Collection

This collection documents the ministry of the Ursulines of Quebec in Boston area during the years 1833-1903.
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There are currently other collections under production, and several others are under consideration for future projects.