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Publisher: The Library of Congress 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 Freedom's Fortress: The Library of Congress, 1939-1953
This site "tells the history of the Library of Congress during a particularly important period ... [when] the Library underwent a myriad of changes that established the institution as one of America's foremost citadels of intellectual freedom." Search and browse thousands of images representing memoranda, letters, photographs, and other resources. Offers biographical sketches of key figures such as Archibald Macleish and Luther Harris Evans. From the American Memory project at the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/freedoms_fortress/ Topics: Correspondence, Librarianship, Libraries & Archives by Type, Social Issues Last updated Nov 16, 2004 Spain, the United States, and the American Frontier: Historias Paralelas
Reflecting the different perspectives of Spain and the United States, this site contains material which documents the history of Spanish expansion in North America through the South, the Southwest, and north to Alaska. Digital collections of texts, manuscripts, letters, maps, prints, photographs, films, and early edition books can be viewed online. Available in English and Spanish, the site is a collaboration of the Library of Congress and The National Library of Spain. http://international.loc.gov/intldl/eshtml/ Topics: Geography, History, History By Place, Photograph Collections: Regional, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Feb 12, 2003 American Folklife Center
The center's purpose is "to encompass all aspects of folklore and folklife from this country and around the world." Includes images, sounds (recordings and music), and written accounts. Also provides information about the center's programs, events, and internship opportunities, as well as links to ethnographic resources. Searchable. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/folklife/ Topics: Archaeology, Education, Musical Genres, Religion, Science, Science, Social Science Last updated Aug 29, 2004 The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers
This presentation of almost 50,000 images "documents the lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright and highlights their pioneering work which led to the world's first powered, controlled and sustained flight. Included ... are correspondence, diaries and notebooks, scrapbooks, drawings, printed matter, and other documents, as well as the Wrights' collection of glass-plate photographic negatives." Also features a timeline and family tree. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wrighthtml/ Topics: Correspondence, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Transportation Last updated Nov 20, 2009 Trails to Utah and the Pacific: Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869
A collection of "49 diaries, in 59 volumes, of pioneers trekking westward across America to Utah, Montana, and the Pacific between 1847 and the meeting of the rails in 1869. In addition to the diaries, the collection includes 43 maps, 82 photographs and illustrations, and 7 published guides for immigrants." From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/upbhtml/ Topics: Christianity, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, United States History Last updated Oct 8, 2002 The Library of Congress: Hispanic Reading Room
Collection of research materials for "the geographical areas [and cultures] of the Caribbean, Latin America, and Iberia ... and peoples throughout the world historically influenced by Luso-Hispanic heritage, including Latinos in the U.S., and peoples of Portuguese or Spanish heritage in Africa, Asia, and Oceania." Features exhibits and photo collections, genealogy resources, bibliographies and finding aids, and more. Some material available in Spanish and Portuguese. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/ Topics: Regions of the World, United States History Last updated Sep 26, 2006 The Civil War Through a Child's Eye
This lesson plan from the Library of Congress uses materials from the American Memory project to focus "on the use of historical fiction and primary sources to expand students' perceptions of the Civil War era. Literature and photographic images reflect, communicate, and influence human perspectives of historical events." The site features a teacher's guide, a slide show, and links to related information. http://memory.loc.gov/learn/lessons/99/civilwar/index.html Topics: History, Lesson Plans, Literature & Books, Literature: Fiction, Photograph Collections: History, United States History, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Sep 8, 2009 Saddam Hussein Trial
Background materials about the trial of Saddam Hussein, which started in October 2005. Features articles about the historical context of the trial, the tribunal, the legal process, and related legal topics such as "whether the death penalty is available under Iraqi law for the offense of crimes against humanity." Includes related readings and links. From the Law Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/law/help/hussein/ Topics: Crime, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Dec 1, 2007 Online Service Providers: Designation by Service Provider of Agent for Notification of Claims of Infringement
"The Digital Millennium Copyright Act, signed into law on October 28, 1998, amended the copyright law to provide limitations for service provider liability relating to material online." Features the full-text of the law, a directory of service provider agents, and information on how service providers can designate such agents. From the Library of Congress and the U.S. Copyright Office. http://www.copyright.gov/onlinesp/ Topics: Intellectual Property Last updated Dec 8, 2003 Today in History: July 4
A brief history of the holiday also known as Independence Day, which observes the day in 1776 when "the Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence." Includes speeches, music, photos, and links to related topics. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul04.html Topics: Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually, Holidays by Region, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Jun 27, 2007 Prints and Photographs Online Catalog
Search for gorgeous, high-quality images from the Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC) of the Library of Congress. This resource "provides access through group or item records to about 65% of the Division's holdings, as well as to some images found in other units of the Library of Congress. Many of the catalog records are accompanied by digital images — about one million digital images in all." http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/catalog.html Topics: Photograph Collections Last updated May 5, 2005 The Library of Congress
Site of the "largest library in the world, with [over one hundred million] items," including books, recordings, photographs, maps, and manuscripts. Contains searchable Library catalogs, guides to research centers, and introductary overviews of the Library designed for researchers, law researchers, librarians and archivists, children and families, publishers, and persons with disabilities. Includes a FAQ, exhibit information, and a brief history of the "nation's oldest federal cultural institution." Searchable. http://www.loc.gov/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Presidents by Name Last updated Feb 1, 2006 World Treasures of the Library of Congress: Beginnings
"The Library of Congress international gallery starts with 'Beginnings,' an exploration of how world cultures have dealt with the creation of the universe and explained the heavens and the earth." The exhibition is divided into four sections: Introduction , Creating , Explaining and Ordering , and Recording the Experience . Click on the thumbnail images to view the exquisite details and workmanship of featured objects and documents. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/world/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Dec 27, 2002 The Atlantic World: America and the Netherlands/De Atlantische Wereld: Amerika en Nederland
This searchable site "explores the history of the Dutch presence in America and the interactions between the United States and the Netherlands from Henry Hudson's 1609 voyage to the post-World-War-II period." It is browsable by theme, such as the sale of Manhattan, or by type of material, including books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, and prints. A joint project of the Library of Congress and the National Library of the Netherlands. Available in English and Dutch. http://international.loc.gov/intldl/awkbhtml/ Topics: History By Place, International Governments Last updated Dec 3, 2003 Women's Words of Wisdom: Thoughts Over Time
This interactive presentation features quotations from women such as Nellie Bly, Rachel Carson, Amelia Earhart, Ella Fitzgerald, Mary Harris Jones, Annie Oakley, and Harriet Tubman. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/womens-words/ Topics: English Language, Language, Literature & Books, Ready Reference & Quick Facts, Women Last updated Sep 22, 2009 World War II Military Situation Maps, 1944-1945
This site "contains maps showing troop positions beginning on June 6, 1944 to July 26, 1945. Starting with the D-Day Invasion, the maps give daily details on the military campaigns in Western Europe. ... Some of the sheets are accompanied by a declassified 'G-3 Report' giving detailed information on troop positions." Also includes an interactive essay about the Battle of the Bulge. From the American Memory project at the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/maps/wwii/ Topics: Wars & Conflicts Last updated Feb 15, 2006 "Tinker to Evers to Chance!"
Small presentation about "Chicago Cubs infielders Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance [who] formed the most memorable double-play combination in the history of baseball." Includes baseball card images for all three, and a short poem about the three baseball players ("Baseball's Sad Lexicon"), written in 1910 by a New York newspaper columnist. Portion of a larger exhibit from the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/bbhtml/bb1.html Topics: Baseball Last updated Mar 15, 2006 Market Segmentation: A Guide to Sources of Information
"This guide includes books and other resources that discuss marketing to particular segments of the population along with other sources that are important in determining the size and power of a particular market segment." Some of the market segments covered include generational (such as baby boomers and Generation X), ethnicity, geographic, gender, gay and lesbian, and lifestyle. From the Library of Congress, Business Reference Services. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/marketing/ Topics: Advertising & Marketing Last updated Apr 4, 2006 Zoom Into Maps: Unusual Maps
Features images of caricature maps from the 1868 book "Geographical Fun" and other humorous and fictitious maps, such as the Kingdom of France (1796) represented in the form of a ship and the "Gerry-Mander" (Essex County, Massachusetts in the form of a salamander). From a Library of Congress educational feature on maps. http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/maps/unusual.html Topics: Maps Last updated Sep 17, 2009 United States Money: A Guide to Information Sources
"This guide covers selected resources on the history of money in the United States from colonial times to the present." Topics include paper money, coins, associations and government agencies, pages for children, and museums and exhibits. Most listings are for websites; includes a few print suggestions. From the Library of Congress, Business Reference Services. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/money/money_index.html Topics: Money Last updated Apr 18, 2006 Poet at Work: Walt Whitman Notebooks 1850s-1860s
"This collection offers access to the four Walt Whitman Notebooks and a cardboard butterfly that disappeared from the Library of Congress in 1942. They were returned on February 24, 1995." Includes related essays about the location of the missing notebooks and the preservation of the notebooks, and a gallery showing the conservation process. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/whitman/ Topics: Notable People, Poetry Last updated Apr 4, 2006 Business & Economics Research Advisor (BERA): The Oil & Gas Industry
Guide to researching topics related to the oil and gas industry, covering history, cartels and organizations, production, refining, transportation and storage, marketing and distribution, trends, and alternative energy sources. Includes resources for company research, statistical sources, and news and analysis. From the Library of Congress Business Reference Services. http://www.loc.gov/rr/business/BERA/issue5/issue5_main.html Topics: Oil & Gas Last updated May 2, 2006 Today in History: May 30, Soldiers' Memorial Day
Collection of resources about this holiday, "[established] in 1868, [when] Commander in Chief John A. Logan ... issued General Order Number 11 designating May 30 as a memorial day 'for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country.'" Includes links to sheet music and to photos of veterans, memorials, cemeteries, and more. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may30.html Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated May 9, 2006 Emancipation Proclamation
Small exhibit on the Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln at the beginning of 1863 during the Civil War. Includes an essay about Lincoln and slavery, timeline, and images of versions of the document. Part of a Library of Congress American Memory Project presentation about the papers of Abraham Lincoln. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/almintr.html Topics: Black Resources, United States History Last updated May 23, 2006 Maps In Our Lives
The online companion to this 2006-2007 library exhibit "explores surveying, cartography, geodesy, and geographic information systems." Includes annotated images from the exhibit; for example, the online surveying section "features maps illustrating the historical evolution in surveying with maps of George Washington's farm executed between 1760 and 1999." Also includes images of all objects, and a video clip. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/maps/ Topics: Geography, Maps Last updated May 31, 2006 MINERVA
The MINERVA Web Archiving Project is a program to collect and preserve primary source material from the Internet. (The acronym means Mapping the Internet Electronic Resources Virtual Archive.) MINERVA's archives include "Election 2002" and "September 11, 2001." Also find a list of anticipated topics for archives and presentations about the operation of this project. From the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/cocoon/minerva/ Topics: Internet, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated Jun 6, 2006 The Library of Congress: Web Capture
A project to collect and preserve primary source material from the Internet. Features a FAQ and a list of individual projects (some with links to relevant content, such as for Hurricane Katrina and the 107th Congress). From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/webcapture/ Topics: Internet, Libraries & Archives by Type Last updated May 31, 2006 The Magazine Program of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS)
"This document lists all magazines produced or distributed by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, for its free reading program. These magazines are available at no charge through cooperating libraries." Listings include descriptions of the publications and format (press and digital braille, audio cassette, large print, and digital text). Includes listings for publications about cooking, music, games, hobbies, sports, health, and more. From the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/magazines.html Topics: Disabilities, Magazines Last updated Aug 10, 2009 Book Fairs and Other Literary Events
Extensive listing of U.S. and international book fairs and other literary events (such as poetry and storytelling festivals). Provides contact phone numbers and websites, and month of the events. Listed alphabetically and by state. From the Library of Congress Center for the Book. http://www.read.gov/resources/ Topics: Literature & Books Last updated Oct 7, 2009 Today in History: February 22
This site celebrates George Washington's birthday with a presentation of materials about him in the Library of Congress. Includes a portrait, a discussion of the date of his birth (which was described as being on the "11th of February Old Style. ... When the Julian Calendar was 'corrected' to the Gregorian Calendar, February 11th became February 22nd."), and details about his life. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/feb22.html Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Feb 12, 2007 Miller NAWSA Suffrage Scrapbooks, 1897-1911
Digital collection of the scrapbooks of Elizabeth Smith Miller and her daughter Anne Fitzhugh Miller, which are filled "with ephemera and memorabilia related to their work with women's suffrage." Includes an overview, Smith/Miller family tree, and the essay "Catch the Suffragists' Spirit!" The scrapbooks are part of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) collection. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/millerscrapbooks/ Topics: Notable People, Politics, Women Last updated Nov 29, 2007 Presidents as Poets: Poetry Written by United States Presidents
This is "a guide to the poetic endeavors of U.S. presidents. Select a president from the list ... to learn about the context in which his poetry was written and to find samples of his poetry." Some of the presidents include George Washington, James Madison, Abraham Lincoln, Jimmy Carter, and president-elect Barack Obama. Includes a FAQ and links to other poetry guides. From Peter Armenti, Digital Reference Specialist at the Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/prespoetry/ Topics: Poetry, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 7, 2008 The Commons: The Library of Congress Pilot Project
Browse photos in this collection that is a collaboration between the Library of Congress and the online photo management and sharing application Flickr. Users are invited to view photos and help describe the photos by adding tags and comments. Free account required to comment or tag photos. Initial photo sets include "1930s-40s in Color" (with photos from the Farm Security Administration and the Office of War Information) and "News in the 1910s." http://www.flickr.com/commons Topics: Internet, Photograph Collections Last updated Mar 11, 2009 |
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