Archival Organization 

The bulk of Archives & Collections staff time is dedicated to the organization of our large archival collection including, books, diaries, photographs, financial records, letters, etc. 

The Archives & Collections holds three collections: House of David, Local History, and Communal Studies. Archival work is slow but meaningful work to preserve an important part of Benton Harbor's history. 

Archives & Collections Online Database 

The Israelite House of David Archives & Collections has recently started to utilize the collection software CatalogIt, an online cataloging system.  The process of adding all of our collection will take years [if not decades], but we are hoping to launch a portion of the archival collection by the end of 2026.  Once live, the public will be able to search by person, date, place, or tag to explore the items we steward.