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A central search portal for digital collections about the Mountain West region.

Since 2001, MWDL has provided free access to over 1,000,000 digitized historical resources from a trusted network of partners in Utah, Nevada, Oregon, and other parts of the U.S. West. We are celebrating our 25th year in operation!

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  • Black and white cityscape of Salt Lake City with the Utah State Capitol in the center, framed by the Wasatch Mountains under a partly cloudy sky.
  • Seven women in military uniforms and a woman in a fur-collared coat stand smiling in front of a vintage train car labeled "Grande," conveying camaraderie.
  • A cowboy is bucked off a fiercely rearing horse in a dusty rodeo arena. Onlookers watch; the scene captures action and suspense.

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From the blog

  • Howdy MWDL Pardners (forgive us)! It’s mid-June, summer is upon us, and we have a batch of new collections to introduce. Uta...

    18 June, 2026

  • We’ve got a veritable spring thunderstorm of open Calls for Proposals/Participation right now! Be sure to check out our Even...

    08 May, 2026

  • Spring has arrived here in the Mountain West, and with it, a windfall of new collections we’d love you to get to know. Read ...

    23 March, 2026