Woodrow Wilson: A Resource Guide
Related Resources
Designed for elementary and middle school students, America's
Library provides the following stories related to Woodrow
Wilson and his administration:
Jump
Back in Time: Woodrow Wilson Was Born, December 28, 1856.
Jump
Back in Time: The First Mother's Day, May 9, 1914.
Jump
Back in Time: Ten Suffragists Arrested While Picketing
at the White House, August 28, 1917.
Jump
Back in Time: World War I Ended With the Treaty of Versailles,
June 28, 1919.
Chronicling America
This site allows you to search and view newspaper pages
from 1880-1910 from the following states: California,
District of Columbia, Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, New
York, Texas, Utah, and Virginia. Search
this collection to find newspaper
articles that reference Woodrow Wilson from this time
period.
American
Treasures of the Library of Congress
This exhibition provides unique insight into various aspects
of American history and culture. Objects displayed are
organized according to the three categories that Thomas
Jefferson used for his library: memory, reason, and imagination.
The exhibition includes the following sections pertaining
to Woodrow Wilson:
"I
Do Solemnly Swear..." Inaugural Materials from the
Collections
of the Library of Congress
Items from eighteen presidents are featured in this
online exhibition, including manuscripts and documents
related to Wilson's
first inauguration in 1913.
John Bull and Uncle Sam: Four Centuries of British-American
Relations
This exhibition brings together for the first time treasures
from the two greatest libraries in the English-speaking
world—The British Library and the Library of Congress—and
illuminates the relationship between the two countries.
The section From
Enemy to Allies includes the shorthand
notes for Wilson's Fourteen Points speech and a photograph
of Wilson at Buckingham Palace with the British Royal
Family.
Prints
& Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC)
Search PPOC using the subject heading Wilson,
Woodrow, 1856-1924 to find digital images related
to Wilson such as prints, photographs, and political
cartoons. Search
all text fields in PPOC using the phrase Woodrow
Wilson to locate additional images.
January 18
On January 18, 1919, a few months after the end of World
War I, leaders from the Allied nations began a series of
discussions that became known as the Paris Peace Conference
to settle issues raised by the war and its aftermath.
May 9
President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation on May
9, 1914, asking Americans to give a public expression
of reverence to mothers through the celebration of Mother's
Day.
June 9
On June 9, 1902, Woodrow Wilson was unanimously elected
president of Princeton University, a position that he
held until he resigned in 1910 to run for governor of
New Jersey.
June 28
A Bosnian Serb, Gavrilo Princip, assassinated Archduke
Francis Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sofia in Sarajevo
on June 28, 1914, setting off a chain of events that would
culminate in a world war by August.
November 11
The Allied powers signed a ceasefire agreement with
Germany at Rethondes, France, on November 11, 1918, bringing
World War I to a close.
December 23
On December 23, 1913, President Woodrow Wilson signed
the Owen-Glass Act, creating the Federal Reserve System.
December 28
Woodrow Wilson was born on December 28, 1856, in Staunton,
Virginia. The twenty-eighth president of the United States,
Wilson served two consecutive terms in the White House,
from 1913 to 1921.
Digital Reference Section Web Guides
A Guide to World War I Materials
The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain
a wide variety of material related to World War I, including
photographs, documents, newspapers, films, sheet music,
and sound recordings. This guide compiles links to World
War I resources throughout the Library of Congress Web
site, as well as
to external Web sites. A
bibliography provides selections for both
a general audience and younger readers.
Woodrow Wilson Papers
John Haynes, 20th-century political historian with
the Manuscript Division, discusses the Woodrow Wilson papers
at the Library of Congress.
Woodrow Wilson's Right Hand: The Life of Colonel Edward
M. House
British journalist and historian Godfrey Hodgson discusses
his new book, Woodrow Wilson's
Right Hand: The Life of Colonel Edward M. House,
as part of the Books & Beyond
series sponsored by the Library's Center for the Book.
Colonel House served not only as intimate friend
and chief political advisor to President Wilson but also
as a national security advisor and senior diplomat from
1913 to 1919.
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