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Publisher: Library of Congress (LOC) A Heavenly Craft: The Woodcut in Early Printed Books 
 This exhibition presents "the woodcut-illustrated books purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald at the Dyson Perrins sale, now part of the legendary Rosenwald Collection at the Library of Congress. These books were printed within the first century after Gutenberg mastered the art of printing with moveable type." Provides an exhibition overview, illustrated essays on woodcuts in books in the 15th and 16th centuries, and an object checklist. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/heavenlycraft/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Jul 4, 2005 1492: An Ongoing Voyage
This online exhibit "focuse[s] on "those people who were in this hemisphere before 1492 and on those from Europe and Africa who arrived in the 16th and early 17th centuries." The information is brief, but includes maps, art, an article on Christopher Columbus, and facsimiles of different manuscripts. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/1492/ Topics: Geography, History, Holidays and Observances Individually, Literary Movements and Periods Last updated Sep 2, 2004 The Nineteenth Century in Print: Books
"The books in this collection bear nineteenth century American imprints, dating mainly from between 1850 and 1880. They have been digitized by the University of Michigan. ... Currently, approximately 1,500 books are included." Searchable, or browsable by subject, author, title, or theme, such as the Civil War, slavery and abolition, religion, education, self-help and self-improvement, travel and westward expansion, and poetry. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/moahtml/mnchome.html Topics: Black Resources, Labor, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature & Books, Media, Nonfiction by Genre, Poetry, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts, United States History Last updated Apr 6, 2005 The Lewis Carroll Scrapbook Collection
This site presents "an original scrapbook that was kept by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson. Better known as Lewis Carroll, the Victorian-era children's author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' ... Dodgson was a lecturer in mathematics at the University of Oxford [England]. The scrapbook contains approximately 130 items, including newspaper clippings, photographs, and a limited number of manuscript materials." The site also includes an essay, portrait gallery, and timeline. Searchable and browsable. From the Library of Congress. http://international.loc.gov/intldl/carrollhtml/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature by Place Last updated Jul 27, 2004 Greece: Threat of Terrorism and Security at the Olympics
A Congressional Research Service (CRS) report dated April 30, 2004, covering security threats, planning, and aid. Opens directly into a PDF file. http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/32822.pdf Topics: The Olympic Games: Issues, The Olympic Games: Past, Present, Future Last updated Jun 2, 2004 Afghanistan: A Country Study
This publication has considerable detail on history through 1995, as well as a link to a 2006 update. Includes the country's rulers, the Taliban, politics, the natural environment, ethnic groups, religion, education, health, and refugees. From the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/frd/cs/aftoc.html Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Government, Government, Regions of the World, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Aug 15, 2006 Dresden: Treasures From the Saxon State Library
Companion to an exhibit from 1996 of items from the Saxon State Library. "The most precious holdings of the Saxon State Library were moved [in 1939]. ... Because of this, they largely survived the bombing raids of February and March 1945." The site features a brief chronology of Dresden, Germany, through 1919, photographic views (mainly 1930-1949), and images of materials, including medieval and Renaissance manuscripts and Romantic era items. From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/dres/ Topics: Art by Region, History By Place Last updated Nov 2, 2005 Slaves and the Courts 1740-1860
This searchable collection contains over a hundred items documenting legal cases "concerning the difficult and troubling experiences of African and African-American slaves in the American colonies and the United States." Materials include accounts from "some of the defendants and plaintiffs themselves as well as those of abolitionists, presidents, politicians, slave owners, fugitive and free territory slaves, lawyers and judges, and justices of the U.S. Supreme Court." From the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sthtml/ Topics: Black Resources, Crime, Judicial Process, Labor, United States History Last updated Feb 1, 2005 Witness and Response: September 11 Acquisitions at the Library of Congress
"In almost every section of the Library of Congress, staff have sought and received an abundance of original material including prints, photographs, drawings, poems, eye-witness accounts and personal reactions, headlines, books, magazines, songs, maps, videotapes and films." related to September 11, 2001. Includes children's artwork and audio reactions, posters and chapbook covers, and aerial views. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/911/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Mar 29, 2006 Spalding Base Ball Guides, 1889-1939
A collection of 20 Official Indoor Baseball Guides and 15 Spalding's Official Base Ball Guides, which "featured editorials from baseball writers on the state of the game, statistics, photographs, and analysis of the previous season for all the Major League teams and for many of the so-called minor leagues across the nation." Searchable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/spalding/ Topics: Baseball, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 16, 2009 Early Baseball Pictures, 1860s - 1920s
"Library of Congress staff selected this sampler of thirty-four images related to early baseball (1860s-1920s) from various files and collections in the Prints and Photographs Division. The factors that guided image selection included showing interesting games, some famous players, a variety of teams, different types of pictorial formats, and images with no copyright restrictions." Searchable, and browsable by subject. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/robinson/jrgmabout.html Topics: Baseball, Photograph Collections, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Oct 9, 2004 "I Do Solemnly Swear ... ": Presidential Inaugurations
"Approximately 400 items or 2,000 digital files from each of the 54 inaugurations from George Washington's in 1789 to George W. Bush's inauguration of 2001. This presentation includes diaries and letters of presidents and of those who witnessed inaugurations, handwritten drafts of inaugural addresses, broadsides, inaugural tickets and programs, prints, photographs, and sheet music." From the Library of Congress American Memory Collection. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/pihtml/ Topics: Correspondence, Photograph Collections: History, The United States Presidency Last updated Apr 27, 2005 The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820
This collection of "original historical material documenting the land, peoples, exploration, and transformation of the trans-Appalachian West" features materials on Native Americans, blacks, women, leaders, industry, agriculture, and more. Includes books, periodicals, pamphlets, scientific publications, broadsides, letters, journals, legal documents, financial records, maps, artifacts, and pictorial images -- all from the holdings of the University of Chicago Library and the Filson Historical Society of Louisville, Kentucky. From the Library of Congress American Memory Project. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/icuhtml/fawhome.html Topics: Agriculture, Black Resources, Correspondence, Geography, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place, United States History, Water Last updated Feb 4, 2005 Blondie Gets Married!: Comic Strip Drawings by Chic Young
"Presents twenty-seven drawings" of the comic strip Blondie by its creator, Chic Young. Browsable by topic (courtship, wedding, family, mailman, work, love, homemaking, food, naps, and baths). Includes background essay. From the Library of Congress, Swann Gallery of Caricature and Cartoon. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/blondie/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Literature: Fiction, Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Oct 1, 2004 THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet
Databases providing access to the full texts of bills and laws from the United States Congress, the daily Congressional Record, relevant proceedings and proposed legislation, committee reports, and roll call votes, variously available from the present back to the 93rd Congress (1973). The site includes links to major U.S. legislative Web sites. http://thomas.loc.gov/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Sep 7, 2003 Report of the Independent Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives
The 1998 report that Whitewater independent counsel Kenneth W. Starr sent to Congress, alleging that it held "substantial and credible information" that could constitute grounds for the impeachment of President Clinton. Includes a chronology and dramatis personae. http://www.gpo.gov/congress/icreport/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Sep 9, 2009 The Section 108 Study Group
This group "of copyright experts, [was] convened by the Library of Congress [in 2005], and charged with updating for the digital world the Copyright Act balance between the rights of creators and copyright owners and the needs of libraries and archives." The site provides information about section 108 (which "permits libraries and archives to make certain uses of copyrighted materials ... [to] ensure the availability of works over time"), background papers, and news. http://www.section108.gov/ Topics: Film, Movies, & Video, Intellectual Property, Libraries & Archives by Type, Media Last updated Sep 15, 2009 Portugal
Part of the Country Studies/Area Handbook series "describing and analyzing [Portugal's] political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, and examining the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors." Research completed January 1993. From the Federal Research Division of the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/pttoc.html Topics: Country Studies by Continent, Government, Government, History By Place, Regions of the World, Regions of the World Last updated Oct 26, 2004 The Business of Tennis
Overview, selected data, and listings for resources for researching men's and women's professional tennis. Includes links to general and organizational tennis websites, and selected print resources. Part of a series of business research guides prepared by Business Reference Services of the Science, Technology & Business Division of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/BERA/issue3/tennis.html Topics: Sports Last updated May 9, 2007 Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents
An exhibit about the drafting of the Declaration of Independence. Includes a chronology of events, a brief history, and images of key documents, such as a "fragment of the earliest known draft of the Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson in June 1776." From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Presidents by Name Last updated May 29, 2003 The Kraus Collection of Sir Francis Drake
"Sir Francis Drake, English explorer and naval strategist, circumnavigated the earth from 1577-1580. During these travels, Drake visited the Caribbean and the Pacific. ... This collection comprises important primary and secondary materials accumulated about Drake’s voyages throughout the then Spanish territory of the Americas. Texts are in English, Latin, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and French." Also includes a timeline and information about the collection. Searchable and browsable. From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://international.loc.gov/intldl/drakehtml/ Topics: Geography, History Last updated Mar 2, 2005 Life of the People: Realist Prints and Drawings from the Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Collection, 1912-1948
Sixty annotated "prints and drawings informed by a sympathy for the condition of working people" from the collection of "labor advocate and garment manufacturer Ben Goldstein." Browsable by topic ( Art of the People , The Radical Impulse , City Life , Capital and Labor , The American Scene ). Includes works by Diego Rivera, Stuart Davis, Thomas Hart Benton, and others. Also features brief information about Goldstein and his collection. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/goldstein/ Topics: Arts and Humanities, Arts and Humanities Last updated May 23, 2004 Today in History: Flag Day
A brief history of Flag Day, which honors "June 14, 1777, [when] the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag." Also provides discussion of the Supreme Court decisions related to compelling students to salute the flag (reversed in 1943) and a variety of entertaining facts and links, including an audio recording of the "True to the Flag March." From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jun14.html Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, September 11 & Beyond Last updated Jun 3, 2004 The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention
Dedicated to Charles and Ray Eames, designers of "furniture, toys, buildings, films, exhibitions, and books aimed to improve society--not only functionally, but culturally and intellectually as well." Includes brief biographical information and images of works. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/eames/ Topics: Notable People: Arts & Humanities Last updated Oct 4, 2004 Handbook of Federal Librarianship
A resource "for librarians new to the federal community and a quick reference guide for established federal librarians. The Federal Librarians Handbook is written for professional librarians and ... focuses on the federal angle of other-wise standard practices and procedures of good librarianship." Covers reference, acquisitions, weeding, depository libraries, contracting out services, copyright, and other matters. Opens directly into a PDF file. From the Federal Library and Information Center Committee (FLICC). http://www.loc.gov/flicc/pubs/federalhandbook.pdf Topics: Librarianship, Social Science Last updated Jun 9, 2004 American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States
This site "contains a slightly expanded and fully searchable version of the print publication 'American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States' ... with added illustrations and links to existing digitized material located throughout the Library of Congress Web site." Includes books, maps, manuscripts, music, images, and other research materials. Browsable and searchable. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/ Topics: History, Libraries & Archives by Type, Musical Genres, Social Science, United States History, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 The LOC.gov Wise Guide
The Library of Congress introduces "the many fascinating, educational and useful resources available from the nation's library and one of the most popular Web sites of the federal government. The 'Wise Guide' will be refreshed monthly, much like a magazine, offering links to the best of the Library's online materials. Each of these 'articles' is based on items contained in a collection, database, reading room or other area" of the site. Includes an archive. http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Jul 8, 2008 Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures
"The collection includes an illustrated history of World War I selected from newspaper rotogravure sections that graphically documents the people, places, and events important to the war." Includes a gallery of selected images, a timeline, essays about the war and the rotogravure process, and searchable and browsable rotogravure pages from newspapers. From the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/rotogravures/ Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, Technology, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Nov 15, 2004 Quilts and Quiltmaking in America 1978-1996
This site "showcases materials from two American Folklife Center collections, the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project Collection (1978) and the All-American Quilt Contest." The collection includes nearly 200 segments from recorded interviews with quiltmakers and over 400 images. Also provides a glossary and selected bibliography. Searchable. From the Library of Congress American Memory Project. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/qlthtml/ Topics: Crafts Last updated Mar 17, 2005 Selections from the Naxi Manuscript Collection
This site "features ceremonial writings of the Naxi people of Yunnan Province, China. ... The Naxi use a unique pictographic writing system that is similar to the ancient Egyptian and Mayan writing systems. It is the only living pictographic language in the world today. This online presentation features 185 manuscripts, a ... funerary scroll and an annotated catalog of the entire collection." Browsable and searchable. From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://international.loc.gov/intldl/naxihtml/ Topics: Language, Languages, Regions of the World Last updated Jun 9, 2004 BBQ History: A Guide to Selected Resources
Bibliography of books, representative journal articles, and links to websites about the history of barbecuing and of barbecuing practices in the U.S. Compiled by Alison P. Kelly of the Science Reference Section, Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/bbqhistory.html Topics: Recipes & Food Preparation Last updated May 10, 2007 Library of Congress Blog
Keep up with what's happening at the Library of Congress (LC) with this official blog covering LC news, events, collections, and other announcements by and about the library. Includes photos, links to exhibitions and podcasts, and related material. From the Library of Congress Director of Communications. http://www.loc.gov/blog/ Topics: Blogs & Podcasts by Subject Last updated Sep 16, 2008 Today in History: August 24
Descriptions of two events on this date in history, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1857, and the 1682 acquisition by William Penn of the "three 'lower counties' in the American colonies which later became the state of Delaware." Accompanied by images and many related links to Library of Congress materials. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/aug24.html Topics: Finance, U.S. History By Place Last updated Aug 22, 2007 The Library of Congress: Digital Preservation
This website features background and news about the National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program (NDIIPP), a collaborative initiative of the Library of Congress, which collects, archives, and preserves digital content. The site includes a number of tools and publications of interest to librarians and archivists, and a section on personal archiving. Includes links to related Library of Congress resources. http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/ Topics: Librarian Specialties, Librarianship, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Feb 10, 2009 Exploring the Early Americas
This site "features selections from the more than 3,000 rare maps, documents, paintings, prints, and artifacts. ... It provides insight into indigenous cultures, the drama of the encounters between Native Americans and European explorers and settlers, and the pivotal changes caused by the meeting of the American and European worlds." Topics include pre-contact America, explorations and encounters, and aftermath. Also includes interactive features. From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/earlyamericas/ Topics: United States History Last updated Oct 28, 2008 The American Founders Online: An Annotated Guide to Their Papers and Publications
"The digital resources described in this guide provide online access, in varying degrees, to the personal papers and/or publications of the major founders of the American Republic -- that is, those men who served in roles of national political leadership between 1765 and 1815 -- and members of their families." Included are John Adams, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, and others. From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/founders/ Topics: Notable People: Government Last updated Jun 3, 2008 America's Pastime: Historic Baseball Resources From the Library of Congress
Collection of features about baseball. Topics include Jackie Robinson, historic baseball cards (1887-1914), the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game," the origins of baseball in the English children's game of rounders, important dates in baseball history, and news (such as the March 30, 2008, opening of a new stadium for the Washington, D.C., Nationals). From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/topics/baseball/ Topics: Baseball Last updated Apr 3, 2008 Library of Congress Experience
This website, launched in April 2008, "offers 'hands-on' interaction with rare cultural treasures ... like the Waldseemüller map (the first to include the name 'America'), the rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, the Gutenberg Bible and original volumes from Thomas Jefferson's Library." Features the individual collections, and accompanying material for teachers and librarians. From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/experience/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated May 6, 2008 John Adams: A Resource Guide
Guide to resources from the Library of Congress and other sources on John Adams (October 30, 1735 - July 4, 1826), the second U.S. president. The collection includes exhibitions, "Today in History" features, reference guides, and more. Also provides a selected bibliography of works by and about Adams. From Kenneth Drexler, Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/adams/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Oct 27, 2008 Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
This collection, compiled for Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month (May), features collections and exhibitions, photos, audio and video, and other Library of Congress material about these populations. Also includes announcements about related Library of Congress events and links to other library resources. http://asianpacificheritage.gov/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually, United States History Last updated Sep 4, 2009 American Choral Music, 1870-1923
This collection, "a collaboration of the American Choral Directors Association and the Library of Congress, provides access to significant choral music in the public domain by the leading American composers of the time." Browse illustrated essays by composers Amy Beach, Dudley Buck, George W. Chadwick, Mabel Daniels, R. Nathaniel Dett, William W. Gilchrist, Margaret R. Lang, and Horatio W. Parker. Also includes a select print bibliography. From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/choralmusic/choralmusic-home.html Topics: Musical Genres Last updated Jun 4, 2008 Jewish American Heritage Month
Material related to the celebration of Jewish American Heritage month in May. Features stories of Jewish Americans, links to online exhibits and collections, and event listings. A collaborative project of the Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. http://www.jewishheritage.gov/ Topics: Judaism Last updated May 6, 2008 Creating the United States
"This exhibition offers a remarkable opportunity to learn in a fresh new way how the [U.S.] founding documents ... were forged out of insight, invention, and creativity, as well as collaboration and much compromise." Includes interactive features that "reveal the source documents and the careful crafting of language" in the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Also provides related links. From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/creatingtheus/ Topics: United States History Last updated Jun 3, 2008 A Guide to Finding Business Information at the Library of Congress: Guide to Business History Resources
Guide for "researchers seeking historical information about an old company or an extinct firm." Topics include general works, directories, periodicals, and finding information about obsolete securities. Also includes links to Internet resources. From Richard F. Sharp of the Library of Congress (LOC) Business Reference Services. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/guide/guide1/sharp13.html Topics: Business, Investing Last updated May 18, 2008 Library and Information Science: A Guide to Online Resources
"This guide is intended for individuals without ready access to print resources and subscription databases in the field of library and information science. It compiles free, full-text resources available on the Web. ... In addition, the Frequently Asked Questions page provides answers to a number of the most common library and information science questions received by the Library of Congress." From the Virtual Services Digital Reference Team of the Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/libsci/ Topics: Librarianship Last updated May 13, 2008 Today in History: September 11
This site provides annotated links to Library of Congress resources on the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, noting that "Today in History ordinarily presents events that happened at least twenty-five years in the past, but this day is an exception." Also includes links to material on Swedish soprano Jenny Lind, who "made her American debut at the Castle Garden Theatre in New York City on September 11, 1850." From the Library of Congress. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/sep11.html Topics: September 11 & Beyond Last updated Sep 2, 2008 Woodrow Wilson: A Resource Guide
Links to resources from the Library of Congress and other sources on Woodrow Wilson, the 28th president of the U.S. Some of the resources include digital collections, exhibitions, photos, and webcasts. Also includes a selected bibliography with works for a general audience and for younger readers. Created by Kenneth Drexler, Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/wilson/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Dec 2, 2008 The Business of Professional Football
Overview of the professional football industry, with annotated listings of related print and electronic resources. The introductory essay discusses the National Football League (NFL), the NFL revenue system, NFL salary caps, and NFL Europe. From the Library of Congress (LOC) Business Reference Services. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/BERA/issue3/football.html Topics: Sports Last updated Sep 9, 2008 Monstrous Craws & Character Flaws: Masterpieces of Cartoon and Caricature at the Library of Congress
Companion to an exhibition of historical cartoons and caricatures, some of the most lasting and effective "images that demonstrate the power of art as a vehicle for social and political commentary." Includes annotated images by James Gillray (a British satirist from the 18th century), Charles Dana Gibson, Miguel Covarrubias, Garry B. Trudeau, Thomas Nast, John Held Jr., Peggy Bacon, and others. From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/craws/ Topics: Art, Media Last updated Mar 26, 2009 Everyday Mysteries: Who Invented Electric Christmas Lights?
This essay explores the invention of electric Christmas lights, noting that "[w]hile Thomas Edison and Edward H. Johnson may have been the first to create electric strands of light in 1880/1882, it was Albert Sadacca who saw a future in selling electric Christmas lights [in 1917]." Includes historic images and links to related websites. From Science Reference Services, Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/christmaslights.html Topics: Christmas, Technology Last updated Nov 7, 2008 Native American Heritage Month
"The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans" by providing links to material on Native Americans. Features links to collections and exhibitions, historic places, images, audio and video sources, and related material. http://www.loc.gov/topics/nativeamericans/ Topics: Special Months Last updated Nov 7, 2008 Presidents of the United States: Resource Guides
These presidential resource guides "compile digital materials that are available throughout the Library [of Congress]'s Web site. In addition, each resource guide provides links to external Web sites and a bibliography containing selected works for both a general audience and younger readers. This site will be updated on a regular basis." As of early 2009, guides are available for 20 presidents, the most recent being Franklin D. Roosevelt. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/presidents/ Topics: The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 5, 2009 Congressional Information on the Library of Congress Web Site
"This guide provides access to Congressional information available on the Library of Congress Web site. The primary focus is to connect the user to full-text Congressional publications." Find annotated links to bills and resolutions, laws, debates, journals, reports and documents, the legislative process, and roll call votes. Includes a glossary. Prepared by Kenneth Drexler, Digital Reference Specialist, Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/congress/ Topics: Federal (U.S.) Government Last updated Nov 18, 2008 African American History Month
Collection of links to material in honor of African American History month in February. Includes links to collections, images, and audio and video sources for individuals such as Carter G. Woodson ("father" of African American History Month) and athlete Althea Gibson; and topics such as performing arts, civil rights, and slavery. From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.africanamericanhistorymonth.gov/ Topics: Black Resources Last updated Jul 29, 2009 Hebraic Collections: An Illustrated Guide
Introduction to the Hebraic holdings of the Library of Congress. Includes images and information about items such as "more than a half-dozen books that could be considered Judaica" from Thomas Jefferson, modern works, and the "Library's most important Hebrew illuminated manuscript [which] is known as the 'Washington Haggadah.' ... A haggadah ... is a liturgical work that is recited in the home at the festive evening meal of Passover." http://www.loc.gov/rr/amed/guide/hsillguide.html Topics: Judaism Last updated Mar 16, 2009 African American Science Books for Younger Readers
This guide, meant for younger readers, "lists sources chronicling the considerable contributions and achievements made by African Americans in the fields of science and technology." It includes Library of Congress subject headings, and lists of individual and collective biographies of scientists and inventors, and biographical reference tools. Also provides resources for teachers, "best book" sources, and a listing of relevant organizations. From Library of Congress Science Reference Services. http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/afri-scibookstb.html Topics: Black Resources, Children's Literature, Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Jan 13, 2009 African American Sites in the Digital Collections
This webliography's "primary focus is to connect the user to full text online resources regarding significant people, major institutions and events from an African American perspective, historically related to an era." Browse by time period. Includes resources on Brown v. Board of Education, and brief listings of printed resources for young and adult readers. Compiled by Sabrina C. Thomas, Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/afam/afam-home.html Topics: Black Resources Last updated Jan 13, 2009 New Deal Programs: Selected Library of Congress Resources
Starting point for researching the New Deal, which "refers to a series of domestic programs (lasting roughly 1933-39) implemented during the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat the effects of the Great Depression on the U.S. economy." Find resources from the Library of Congress and other institutions on New Deal programs such as the Farm Security Administration, Historic American Buildings Survey, and Works Projects (Progress) Administration cultural projects. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/newdeal/ Topics: United States History Last updated Jan 6, 2009 The Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers at the Library of Congress, 1862-1939
These online materials include over 50,000 images of "correspondence, scientific notebooks, journals, blueprints, articles, and photographs documenting Bell's invention of the telephone and his involvement in the first telephone company, his family life, his interest in the education of the deaf, and his aeronautical and other scientific research." Also includes a timeline, family tree, collection highlights, and related material. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bellhtml/ Topics: Notable People, Technology Last updated Dec 22, 2008 Presidential Food: Selected Resource Guide
This bibliography features books and articles about food and cooking in the White House. It includes general White House cookbooks (such as "Presidential Cookies: Cookie Recipes of the Presidents of the United States"), cookbooks featuring recipes from specific presidencies ("Dining at Monticello: In Good Taste and Abundance"), books for younger readers, and related material. Also includes links to related online content. Prepared by Alison P. Kelly of the Science Reference Division, Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/presidentialfood.html Topics: Food & Cooking, The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 11, 2009 Library of Congress Poetry Resources
Guide to poetry resources at the Library of Congress, including webcasts, digital collections, exhibitions, learning materials, and other features. Also provides links to guides to finding a poem, locating poetry criticism, official state poems, poets laureate, and more. Compiled by Peter Armenti, Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/lcpoetry/ Topics: Poetry Last updated Mar 17, 2009 U.S. Army Field Manuals, Training Circulars, Technical Manuals, War Department/Department of the Army Pamphlets
This page compiles the "full text of selected U.S. Army Field Manuals (FMs), Training Circulars (TCs), and Technical Manuals (TMs), War Department Pamphlets (WD PAMs) and Department of the Army Pamphlets (DA PAMs)." Publications, which range in date from the early 20th century through the early 21st century, cover intelligence interrogation, land warfare, prisoners of war, and similar topics. Notes that content "will be added regularly to this site." From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/pamphlets_manuals.html Topics: U.S. Military Last updated Jun 10, 2009 The Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana
This digital collection "documents the life of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) both through writings by and about Lincoln as well as a large body of publications concerning the issues of the times including slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and related topics. ... This online release [of the collection] presents more than 1,300 items with more than 4,000 images and a date range of 1824-1931." From the American Memory project of the Library of Congress (LOC). http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/stern-lincoln/ Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Feb 17, 2009 With Malice Toward None: The Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibition
Website companion to a 2009 exhibition that "commemorates the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of the nation's revered sixteenth president," Abraham Lincoln. Features essays and digitized items on the themes of his rise to national prominence, his presidency, and his assassination. Also includes Lincoln vignettes and interactive presentations from the artifacts. From the Library of Congress (LOC). http://myloc.gov/exhibitions/lincoln/Pages/default.aspx Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Feb 17, 2009 Immigration: The Changing Face of America
This site introduces teachers and students to online collections of the Library of Congress related to U.S. immigration. "It is far from the complete story, and focuses only on the immigrant groups that arrived in greatest numbers during the 19th and early 20th centuries." Browse by country to find illustrated essays on selected immigrant groups. Also includes international recipes, interviews, and more. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress (LOC). http://memory.loc.gov/learn//features/immig/immigration_set2.html Topics: Emigration & Immigration Last updated Oct 5, 2009 Everyday Mysteries: Who Invented the Automobile?
This site answers the question "Who invented the automobile?" by concluding that while the question "does not have a straightforward answer ... [because there] are many different types of automobiles. ... If we had to give credit to one inventor, it would probably be Karl Benz from Germany." Includes a chart showing some of the automobile firsts (such as for steam, gasoline, and electric vehicles). From Science Reference Services, Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/auto.html Topics: Automobiles Last updated Mar 12, 2009 Sojourner Truth: Online Resources
Annotated links to resources on former slave, abolitionist, and suffragist Sojourner Truth, including historical collections, exhibitions, lesson plans and classroom activities, photos, and related materials. Also includes a brief bibliography with biographies and titles for younger readers. Compiled by Angela McMillian, Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/truth/ Topics: Black Resources, Notable People, Notable People: Women Last updated May 5, 2009 Science Tracer Bullets Online: Kitchen Gardens
"The focus of this [bibliographic] guide is on the practicalities and history of kitchen gardening," which is the practice of growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs for use in the home kitchen. Includes books on subjects such as container gardening and gardening with children, journal titles, dissertations, subject headings, and selected links to Internet resources. From Science Reference Services, Library of Congress (LOC). http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/kitchengardenstb.html Topics: Gardening Last updated Mar 23, 2009 Iraq War, 2003 Web Archive
This Iraq War Web archive contains historical "U.S. government sites, foreign government sites, public policy and political advocacy groups, educational organizations, religious organizations, support groups for military personnel, anti-war groups, sites that target children, and news sources." As of April 2009, archived material is available for March 13 through June 30, 2003. Later material will be added in phases. Searchable; or browse by subject, name, or title. From Minerva, Library of Congress Web Archives. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/lcwa/html/iraq/iraq-overview.html Topics: War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Apr 13, 2009 |
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