American Memory from the Library of Congress

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	Adams, Ansel ~ Japanese-American Internment ~ Photographs ~ 1943 "Suffering Under a Great Injustice": Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar
	Advertising ~ Multiformat ~ 1850-1920 The Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
	African Americans ~ Daniel A. P. Murray ~ Pamphlets ~ 1818-1907 African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Collection, 1818-1907
	African Americans ~ Ohio ~ Multiformat ~ 1850-1920 The African-American Experience in Ohio: Selections from the Ohio Historical Society
	African Americans ~ Pamphlets ~ 1824-1909 From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection, 1824-1909
	African Americans ~ Sheet Music ~ 1850-1920 African-American Sheet Music, 1850-1920: Selected from the Collections of Brown University
	African-American Music, Southern U.S. ~ Recordings ~ 1938-1943 "Now What a Time": Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943
	African-American Odyssey ~ Exhibit ~ Multiformat African American Odyssey
	Architecture and Interior Design ~ Gottscho and Schleisner ~ Photographs ~ 1935-1955 Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955
	Architecture, Engineering and Landscapes ~ HABS/HAER/HALS ~ Multiformat ~ 1933-present Built in America: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey, 1933-Present
	Arendt, Hannah ~ Papers ~ 1898-1977 The Hannah Arendt Papers at the Library of Congress
	Baseball and Jackie Robinson ~ Multiformat ~ 1860-1969 By Popular Demand: Jackie Robinson and Other Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
	Baseball Cards ~ 1887-1914 Baseball Cards, 1887-1914
	Baseball Guides and Spalding ~ 1889-1939 Spalding Base Ball Guides, 1889-1939
	Bell, Alexander Graham ~ Papers ~ 1862-1939 Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers at the Library of Congress
	Berliner, Emile ~ Early Recording Industry ~ Multiformat ~ 1870-1956 Emile Berliner and the Birth of the Recording Industry
	Bernstein, Leonard ~ Multiformat ~ ca. 1920-1989 The Leonard Bernstein Collection, ca. 1920-1989
	Broadsides and Printed Ephemera ~ ca. 1600-2000 An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera
	California, First-Person Narratives ~ Books ~ 1849-1900 "California as I Saw It": First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900
	Chautauqua Performers ~ Advertising Flyers ~ 1904-1940 Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century
	Chesapeake Bay and Washington, D.C. ~ Books ~ 1600-1925 The Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, 1600-1925
	Chicago Daily News ~ Photographs ~ 1902-1933 Photographs from the Chicago Daily News
	The Chinese in California ~ Multiformat ~ 1850-1925 The Chinese in California, 1850-1925
	Civil War Era ~ Band Music ~ Multiformat Band Music from the Civil War Era
	Civil War Images ~ Multiformat ~ 1861-1865 Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society
	Civil War Maps ~ 1861-1865 Civil War Maps
	Civil War Maps ~ Hotchkiss Maps ~ 1861-1865 The Hotchkiss Map Collection
	Civil War Soldiers, Pennsylvania ~ Multiformat ~ 1861-1865 A Civil War Soldier in the Wild Cat Regiment : selections from the Tilton C. Reynolds Papers
	Civil War Washington, D.C. ~ Horatio Nelson Taft ~ Diary ~ 1861-1865 Washington during the Civil War: the Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865
	Civil War ~ Brady Studio and Others ~ Photographs ~ 1861-1865 Selected Civil War Photographs
	Coca-Cola Advertising ~ Films ~ 1951-1999 Fifty Years of Coca-Cola Television Advertisements: Highlights from the Motion Picture Archives at the Library of Congress
	Conservation Movement ~ Multiformat ~ 1850-1920 The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
	Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention ~ Documents ~ 1774-1789 Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
	Coolidge Era ~ Multiformat ~ 1924-1929 Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929
	Copland, Aaron ~ Multiformat ~ 1900-1990 The Aaron Copland Collection, ca. 1900-1990
	Curtis, Edward ~ North American Indian Photographs ~ Ca. 1900 Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian: Photographic Images
	Daguerreotype Photographs ~ 1839-1864 America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and Views, 1839-1864
	Dance Manuals ~ Books ~ 1490-1920 An American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals, ca. 1490-1920
	Depression Era to World War II ~ FSA/OWI ~ Photographs ~ 1935-1945 America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA and OWI, ca. 1935-1945
	Diplomacy and Foreign Service ~ Oral History Interview Transcripts ~ 1940-1990 Frontline Diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
	Douglass, Frederick ~ Papers ~ 1841-1964 The Frederick Douglass Papers at the Library of Congress
	Edison Companies ~ Film and Sound Recordings Inventing Entertainment: the Early Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies
	Environment, Natural ~ Photographs ~ 1891-1936 American Environmental Photographs, 1891-1936: Images from the University of Chicago Library
	Factories, Westinghouse ~ Films ~ 1904 Inside an American Factory: Films of the Westinghouse Works, 1904
*	Federal Theatre Project ~ Multiformat ~ 1935-1939 The New Deal Stage: Selections from the Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939
	Film, Animated ~ 1900-1921 Origins of American Animation
	Fine, Irving ~ Multiformat ~ 1914-1962 The Irving Fine Collection: Ca. 1914-1962
	Florida Everglades Environmental History ~ Multiformat ~ 1884-1934 Reclaiming the Everglades: South Florida's Natural History, 1884-1934
	Flutes ~ Dayton C. Miller ~ Multiformat Dayton C. Miller Flute Collection
	Folk Culture and Natural Environment, West Virginia ~ Multiformat ~ 1992-1999 Tending the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia
	Folk Culture, Florida ~ Multiformat ~ 1937-1942 Florida Folklife from the WPA Collections, 1937-1942
	Folk Fiddle Music, Southern Appalachian ~ Henry Reed ~ Multiformat ~ 1966-1967 Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection
	Folk Music, California ~ Sidney Robertson Cowell ~ Multiformat ~ 1930s California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties Collected by Sidney Robertson Cowell
	Folk Music, Dust Bowl ~ Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin ~ Multiformat ~ 1940-1941 Voices from the Dust Bowl: the Charles L. Todd and Robert Sonkin Migrant Worker Collection, 1940-1941
	Folk Music, Ohio and Erie Canal ~ Captain Pearl R. Nye ~ Songs ~ 1937-1944 Captain Pearl R. Nye: Life on the Ohio and Erie Canal
	Folk Music, Southern U.S. ~ John Lomax and Ruby Lomax ~ Multiformat ~ 1939 Southern Mosaic: The John and Ruby Lomax 1939 Southern States Recording Trip
	Great Plains ~ Photographs ~ 1880-1920 The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920: Photographs from the Fred Hultstrand and F.A. Pazandak Photograph Collections
	Guthrie, Woody ~ Correspondence ~ 1940-1950 Woody Guthrie and the Archive of American Folk Song: Correspondence, 1940-1950
	Haymarket Affair ~ Multiformat ~ 1886-1887 Chicago Anarchists on Trial: Evidence from the Haymarket Affair, 1886-1887
	Hispanic Music, Rio Grande ~ Juan Bautista Rael ~ Multiformat ~ 1940s Hispano Music & Culture from the Northern Rio Grande: The Juan B. Rael Collection
	Hurston, Zora Neale ~ Plays ~ 1925-1944 The Zora Neale Hurston Plays at the Library of Congress
	Jazz ~ William P. Gottlieb ~ Photographs ~ 1938-1948 William P. Gottlieb: Photographs from the Golden Age of Jazz
	Jefferson, Thomas ~ Papers ~ 1606-1827 The Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress
	Landscape and Architectural Design ~ Multiformat ~ 1850-1920 American Landscape and Architectural Design, 1850-1920: a Study Collection from the Harvard Graduate School of Design
	Liberia ~ Maps ~ 1830-1870 Maps of Liberia, 1830-1870
	Library of Congress ~ 1939-1953 Freedom's Fortress: The Library of Congress, 1939-1953
	Life Histories, Federal Writers' Project ~ Manuscripts ~ 1936-1940 American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940
*	Lincoln, Abraham ~ Multiformat ~ 1850-1909 Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library
	Lincoln, Abraham ~ Papers ~ ca. 1850-1865 Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
	Lincoln, Abraham, and Civil War ~ Sheet Music ~ Alfred Whital Stern ~ 1859-1909 "We'll Sing to Abe Our Song!": Sheet Music about Lincoln, Emancipation, and the Civil War from the Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana
	Louisiana Purchase ~ Maps ~ 1572-1902 Louisiana: European Explorations and the Louisiana Purchase
	Madison, James ~ Papers ~ 1723-1836 The James Madison Papers, 1723-1836
	Manuscript Division ~ Selected Highlights Words and Deeds in American History: Selected Documents Celebrating the Manuscript Division's First 100 Years
	Maps and Cartographic Items ~ 1500-Present Map Collections
	Maritime Westward Expansion ~ Multiformat ~ 1820-1890 Westward by Sea: A Maritime Perspective on American Expansion, 1820-1890
	McKinley, William, and Pan-American Exposition ~ Films ~ 1901 The Last Days of a President: Films of McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901
	Moldenhauer Archives ~ Musical Documents ~ 1000-1987 The Moldenhauer Archives - The Rosaleen Moldenhauer Memorial
	Morse, Samuel F. B. ~ Papers ~ 1793-1919 Samuel F. B. Morse Papers at the Library of Congress, 1793-1919
	National Parks ~ Maps Mapping the National Parks
	Native American Culture, Pacific Northwest ~ Multiformat American Indians of the Pacific Northwest
	New York City ~ Films ~ 1898-1906 The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906
	Nineteenth-Century Books ~ 1850-1877 The Nineteenth Century in Print: Books
	Nineteenth-Century Periodicals ~ 1815-1900 The Nineteenth Century in Print: Periodicals
	Occupational Folklore, Paterson, N.J. ~ Multimedia ~ 1994 Working in Paterson: Occupational Heritage in an Urban Setting
	Ohio River Valley ~ Multiformat ~ 1750-1820 First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820
	Omaha Indian Music ~ Multiformat Omaha Indian Music
	Panoramic Maps ~ 1847-1929 Panoramic Maps
	Panoramic Photographs ~ 1851-1991 Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991
	Pearl Harbor and Public Reactions ~ Audio Interviews ~ 1941-1942 After the Day of Infamy: "Man-on-the-Street" Interviews Following the Attack on Pearl Harbor
	Portraits of Creative Americans ~ Carl Van Vechten ~ Photographs ~ 1932-1964 Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964
	Posters, WPA ~ 1936-1943 By the People, For the People: Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943
	Prairie Settlement, Nebraska ~ Photographs and Letters ~ 1862-1912 Prairie Settlement: Nebraska Photographs and Family Letters, 1862-1912
	Presidential Inaugurations ~ Multiformat ~ 1789-2001 "I Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations
	Presidents and First Ladies ~ Portraits By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
	Puerto Rico Books and Pamphlets ~ 1831-1929 Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the Modern Age: Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century Perspectives
	Quilts and Quiltmaking ~ Multiformat ~ 1978-1996 Quilts and Quiltmaking in America, 1978-1996
	Railroads ~ Maps ~ 1828-1900 Railroad Maps, 1828-1900
	Ranching Culture, Nevada ~ Multiformat ~ 1945-1982 Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982
	Religious Petitions, Virginia ~ 1764-1802 Early Virginia Religious Petitions
	Revolutionary Era ~ Maps ~ 1750-1789 The American Revolution and Its Era: Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies, 1750-1789
	Revolutionary Era ~ Rochambeau Maps ~ 1717-1795 The Rochambeau Map Collection
	Roosevelt, Theodore ~ Films ~ 1898-1919 Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film
	San Francisco and 1906 Earthquake ~ Films ~ 1897-1916 Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire: Early Films of San Francisco, 1897-1916
	September 11, 2001, and Public Reactions ~ Multiformat ~ 2001-2002 September 11, 2001, Documentary Project
	Sheet Music ~ 1820-1860 & 1870-1885 Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1820-1860 & 1870-1885
	Sheet Music ~ 1850-1920 Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920
	Slave Narratives ~ Audio Interviews ~ 1932-1975 Voices from the Days of Slavery: Former Slaves Tell Their Stories
	Slave Narratives, Federal Writers' Project ~ Multiformat ~ 1936-1938 Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1938
	Slavery and Law ~ Documents ~ 1740-1860 Slaves and the Courts, 1740-1860
	Small Town Life, Mid-Atlantic ~ Stereoscopic Photographs ~ 1850-1920 Small-Town America: Stereoscopic Views from the Robert Dennis Collection, 1850-1920
	Song Sheets ~ ca. 1800-1880 America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets
	Southern Black Churches ~ Texts ~ 1780-1925 The Church in the Southern Black Community, 1780-1925
	Southern U.S. ~ Personal Narratives ~ 1860-1920 First-Person Narratives of the American South, 1860-1920
	Spanish-American War ~ Films ~ 1898-1901 The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures
	Sunday Schools ~ Books ~ 1815-1865 Sunday School Books: Shaping the Values of Youth in Nineteenth-Century America
	Texas Border ~ Photographs ~ 1900-1920 The South Texas Border, 1900-1920: Photographs from the Robert Runyon Collection
	Transportation, Global ~ Photographs ~ 1894-1896 Around the World in the 1890s: Photographs from the World's Transportation Commission, 1894-1896
	Traveling in America ~ Books ~ ca. 1750-1920 American Notes: Travels in America, 1750-1920
	Turn-of-the-Century America ~ Detroit Publishing Company ~ Photographs ~ 1880-1920 Touring Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1880-1920
	U.S. Congress ~ Documents ~ 1774-1875 A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
	Upper Midwest ~ Books ~ ca. 1820-1910 Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910
	Utah and Western Migration ~ Multiformat ~ 1846-1869 Trails to Utah and the Pacific: Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869
	Variety Stage ~ Multiformat ~ 1870-1920 The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920
	Washington, D.C. ~ Theodor Horydczak ~ Photographs ~ 1923-1959 Washington as It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959
	Washington, George ~ Papers ~ 1741-1799 George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799
	Western U.S. ~ Photographs ~ 1860-1920 History of the American West, 1860-1920: Photographs from the Collection of the Denver Public Library
*	Whitman, Walt ~ Notebooks ~ 1850s & 1860s Poet at Work: Recovered Notebooks from the Thomas Biggs Harned Walt Whitman Collection
	Woman Suffrage ~ Books and Pamphlets ~ 1848-1921 Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921
	Woman Suffrage ~ Photographs and Prints ~ 1850-1920 By Popular Demand: "Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
	Woman Suffrage ~ Photographs ~ 1875-1938 Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party
	Woman Suffrage ~ Scrapbooks ~ 1897-1911 Miller NAWSA Suffrage Scrapbooks, 1897-1911
	Women's History ~ U.S. ~ Multiformat American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States
	Work and Leisure ~ Films ~ 1894-1915 America at Work, America at Leisure: Motion Pictures from 1894-1915
	World War I and 1920 Election ~ Recordings American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election
	World War I ~ Military Newspapers ~ 1918-1919 The Stars and Stripes: The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919
	World War I ~ Rotogravures ~ 1914-1919 Newspaper Pictorials: World War I Rotogravures, 1914-1919
	World War II Maps ~ Military Situation Maps ~ 1944-1945 World War II Military Situation Maps
	Wright Brothers ~ Multiformat ~ 1881-1952 The Wilbur and Orville Wright Papers at the Library of Congress

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