American Memory Historical Collections
The
African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920
This collection of manuscript, printed text, and images
drawn from the collections of the Ohio Historical Society
illuminates the history of black Ohio from 1850 to 1920. Search the
bibliographic records and use the full-text option to
find items related to William McKinley's presidency
and his service as governor of Ohio, including
an 1899 article in the Cleveland
Gazette attacking McKinley's position
on a lynching bill.
African
American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P.
Murray Collection, 1818-1907
This collection presents a panoramic and eclectic review
of African-American history and culture, spanning almost
one hundred years from the early nineteenth through the early
twentieth centuries. It includes two pamphlets on the assassination
of William McKinley.
An American
Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed
Ephemera
The Printed Ephemera collection comprises 28,000 primary
source items dating from the seventeenth century to the
present and encompasses key events and eras in American
history.
Among the collection’s McKinley-related materials
are:
Search the
bibliographic records and the full-text options to find
additional items related to McKinley.
By
Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies,
1789-Present
This collection presents portraits of U.S. presidents
and first ladies, including four
images of William
McKinley and one image of Ida
Saxton McKinley.
The
Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
This collection documents the historical formation and
cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect
America's natural heritage through books, pamphlets, government
documents, manuscripts, prints, photographs, and motion
picture footage drawn from the collections of the Library
of Congress. It includes twelve
conservation-related proclamations issued by President
William McKinley.
The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress
This collection presents the papers of the nineteenth-century
African-American abolitionist who escaped from slavery
and then risked his own freedom by becoming an outspoken
antislavery lecturer, writer, and publisher. The Douglass
papers contain the full text of an 1888
speech on tariff legislation delivered by McKinley
while serving in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Historic
American Sheet Music, 1850-1920
This collection presents 3,042 pieces of sheet music drawn
from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections
Library at Duke University, including a song performed
at McKinley's
funeral.
"I
Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations
This collection contains approximately 400 items relating
to presidential inaugurations, including McKinley's first
inauguration in 1897 and his second
inauguration in 1901. In addition, this collection
includes video
presentations by Marvin Kranz, former historical
specialist in the Manuscript Division of the Library of
Congress, discussing McKinley's first and second inaugurations
Inventing Entertainment: the Early Motion Pictures and Sound
Recordings of the Edison Companies
The collections in the Library of Congress's Motion Picture,
Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division contain an extraordinary
range of the surviving products of Edison's entertainment
inventions and industries. This site features 341 motion
pictures, including fifteen
films related to McKinley's presidency and assassination.
The Last Days of a President: Films of McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901
The twenty-eight films of this collection are actuality
motion pictures from the Paper Print Collection of the
Library of Congress. They include footage of President
William McKinley at his second inauguration; of the Pan-American
Exposition in Buffalo, New York; of President McKinley
at the Pan-American Exposition; and of President McKinley's
funeral.
The
Nineteenth Century in Print: Periodicals
This collection presents twenty-three popular periodicals
digitized by Cornell University Library and the Library
of Congress. Search the bibliographic
records and the full-text options
to find articles concerning William McKinley, including
an article published in the Atlantic
Monthly in 1901.
The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures
This presentation features 68 motion pictures produced
between 1898 and 1901 of the Spanish-American War and the
subsequent Philippine Revolution, including an 1898 film
of William
McKinley in Camp Wikoff at Montauk
Point, Long Island. In addition, the special presentation
The World
of 1898: The Spanish-American War contains biographical
information on McKinley.
Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the
Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920
This collection of photographs from the Detroit Publishing
Company Collection contains twelve
items related to McKinley, including images of
statues, monuments, and the house in which he
died.
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