Databases and E-Resources at the Library of Congress

American Memory

Access: Publicly available resource

Description: Library of Congress gateway to rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States. The site offers more than 7 million digital items from more than 100 historical collections. Also visit the Library of Congress Exhibitions home page, which includes online exhibits such as: Churchill and the Great Republic ; The Dream of Flight ; "With an Even Hand": Brown v. Board at Fifty ; From Haven to Home: 350 Years of Jewish Life in America ; and Bob Hope and American Variety .

Coverage: Various Dates

Subject(s):
Digital Archives & Collections
History, Genealogy & Archives
Publicly Available Resources

Related DatabasesOn-Site Access Only
America : History and Life
American Periodicals Series
Annals of American History
Sabin Americana 1500-1926

Related Links
Avalon Project
Documenting the American South ** http://docsouth.unc.edu/index.html **
Making of America : Cornell ** http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/ **
Making of America : Michigan ** http://www.hti.umich.edu/m/moagrp/ **
Valley of the Shadow : Two Communities in the American Civil War ** http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/ **
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Other Related Links:
Chronology of US Historical Documents
Collect Britain : Putting History in Its Place
Core Documents of U.S. Democracy

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