EOA is a collaborative effort involving many institutions that have shared their archives with the project and whose staffs have provided invaluable help. The partners include:
- Alabama A&M University Library
- Alabama Commission on Higher Education
- Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Alabama Department of Economic & Community Affairs
- Alabama Folklife Association
- Alabama Heritage
- Alabama Historical Association
- Alabama Humanities Alliance
- Alabama Media Group
- Alabama Mosaic
- Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences
- Alabama Music Hall of Fame
- Alabama Public Library Service
- Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
- Alabama State Council on the Arts
- Alabama State Department of Education
- Alabama Tourism Department
- Auburn University Libraries
- Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
- Birmingham Museum of Art
- Birmingham Public Library
- Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Huntingdon College Archives & Special Collections
- Jacksonville State University
- Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
- History Museum of Mobile
- Network of Alabama Academic Libraries
- Samford University Library Special Collection
- Southern Museum of Flight
- Spring Hill College Archives
- Troy University
- Tuskegee University Archives
- The University of Alabama, W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library
- The University of Alabama at Birmingham Archives
- The University of Alabama Center for Public Television & Radio
- The University of Alabama Press
- University of Alabama Museums
- University of North Alabama
- University of West Alabama