About the Internet Archive
The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
that was founded to build an Internet library,
with the purpose of offering permanent access
for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical
collections that exist in digital format. Founded
in 1996 and
located in the
Presidio of San Francisco, the Archive has
been receiving data donations from
Alexa
Internet and others. In late 1999, the organization
started to grow to include more well-rounded collections. Now the Internet Archive includes
texts,
audio,
moving images,
and
software
as well as
archived web pages in our collections.
clipped from: www.archive.org 
The Internet Archive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
that was founded to build an Internet library,
with the purpose of offering permanent access
for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical
collections that exist in digital format. Founded
in 1996 and located in the
Presidio of San Francisco, the Archive has
been receiving data donations from Alexa
Internet and others. In late 1999, the organization
started to grow to include more well-rounded collections. Now the Internet Archive includes
texts,
audio,
moving images,
and
software
as well as archived web pages in our collections.