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American Memory historical collections contain documents, motion pictures, photographs, and sound recordings about many decades and eras in the history of the United States.
These Time Pathfinders will take you to the "front door" of collections
that contain information related to particular historical eras, from the 17th century to the present.
For further help searching the American Memory collections, see the Focused
Searching guide.
- Colonial Settlement — 1492-1763
- The American Revolution — 1763-1783
- The New Nation — 1780-1815
- Expansion and Reform — 1801-1861
- The Civil War and Reconstruction — 1850-1877
- Development of the Industrial United States — 1876-1915
- Emergence of Modern America — 1890-1930
- The Great Depression and World War II — 1929-1945
- Postwar United States — 1945-early 1970s
- Contemporary United States — 1968-present
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Colonial Settlement — 1492-1763
The Capital and the Bay, ca. 1600-1925
Map Collections, 1500-1999
The George Washington Papers, 1741-1799
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
1492: An Ongoing
Voyage
The American Revolution — 1763-1783
The Capital and the Bay, ca. 1600-1925
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, 1774-1873
Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
Map Collections, 1500-1999
The George Washington Papers, 1741-1799
Presidential Inaugurations
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
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Declaring
Independence: Drafting the Documents
The New Nation — 1780-1815
The Capital and the Bay, ca. 1600-1925
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, 1774-1873
Church in the Southern Black Community, 1780-1925
Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789
The George Washington Papers, 1741-1799
Map Collections, 1500-1999
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
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Temple of
Liberty: Building the Capitol for a New Nation
Expansion and Reform — 1801-1861
African American
Odyssey
African American Perspectives, 1820-1920
America's First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotypes, 1839-1862
California As I Saw It: First Person Narratives, 1849-1900
The Capital and the Bay, ca. 1600-1925
Church in the Southern Black Community, 1780-1925
Map Collections, 1500-1999
Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929
Pioneering the Upper Midwest, ca. 1820-1910
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
Samuel F.B. Morse Papers, 1793-1919
Walt Whitman Notebooks,
1847-1860s
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
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African-American
Mosaic
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Temple of
Liberty: Building the Capitol for a New Nation
The Civil War and Reconstruction — 1850-1877
African American
Odyssey
African American Perspectives, 1820-1920
American Life Histories, 1936-1940
Born in Slavery, 1936-1938
California As I Saw It: First Person Narratives, 1849-1900
The Capital and the Bay, ca. 1600-1925
Church in the Southern Black Community, 1780-1925
Civil War Photographs,
1861-1865
Civil War Treasures
Emergence of Advertising in America, 1850-1920
Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
Frederick Douglass Papers
Jackie Robinson and Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
Map Collections, 1500-1999
Music for the Nation, 1870-1885
Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929
Pioneering the Upper Midwest, ca. 1820-1910
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
Samuel F.B. Morse Papers, 1793-1919
Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
Votes for Women, 1848-1921
"Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
Walt Whitman Notebooks, 1847-1860s
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibits:
- African-American Mosaic
- The Gettysburg Address
Development of the Industrial United States — 1876-1915
African American Odyssey
American Life Histories, 1936-1940
American Variety Stage, 1870-1920
Baseball Cards, 1887-1914
Born in Slavery, 1936-1938
California As I Saw It: First Person Narratives, 1849-1900
Church in the Southern Black Community, 1780-1925
Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian
Emergence of Advertising in America, 1850-1920
Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
Frederick Douglass Papers
Great Earthquake and Fire: San Francisco, 1897-1916
Inside an American Factory: Westinghouse Works, 1904
Inventing Entertainment: The Edison Companies
Jackie Robinson and Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
Last Days of a President: McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901
Life of a City: New York, 1898-1906
Map Collections, 1500-1999
Music for the Nation, 1870-1885
The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929
Pioneering the Upper Midwest, ca. 1820-1910
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
Samuel F.B. Morse Papers, 1793-1919
The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures, 1898-1901
Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
Touring Turn-of-the-Century America, 1880-1920
Votes for Women, 1848-1921
"Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
Walt Whitman Notebooks, 1847-1860s
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
- African-American Mosaic
Emergence of Modern America — 1890-1930
African American Odyssey
African American Perspectives, 1820-1920
American Leaders Speak, 1918-1920
American Variety Stage, 1870-1920
Around the World in the 1890s, 1894-1896
Baseball Cards, 1887-1914
Born in Slavery, 1936-1938
Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian
Emergence of Advertising in America, 1850-1920
Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
Inside an American Factory: Westinghouse Works, 1904
Inventing Entertainment: The Edison Companies
Jackie Robinson and Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
Last Days of a President: McKinley and the Pan-American Exposition, 1901
Map Collections, 1500-1999
The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
Panoramic Maps, 1847-1929
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
Samuel F.B. Morse Papers, 1793-1919
The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures, 1898-1901
Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
Touring Turn-of-the-Century America, 1880-1920
Traveling Culture
Votes for Women, 1848-1921
"Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920
Washington as It Was, 1923-1959
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
- Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape, 1922-1932
The Great Depression and World War II — 1929-1945
Aaron Copland Collection, ca. 1900-1990
African American Odyssey
American Life Histories, 1936-1940
The Leonard Bernstein Collection, ca. 1920-1989
California Gold: Folk Music from the Thirties, 1938-1940
Creative Americans: Portraits by Van Vechten, 1932-1964
FSA/OWI Photographs, 1938-1944
Hannah Arendt Papers
Hispano Music & Culture of the Northern Rio Grande
Irving Fine Collection, Ca. 1914-1962
Jackie Robinson and Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
Map Collections, 1500-1999
The New Deal Stage: Federal Theatre Project, 1935-1939
The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Posters from the WPA, 1936-1943
Presidential Inaugurations
Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
Voices from the Dust Bowl, 1940-1941
Washington as It Was, 1923-1959
Woody Guthrie, 1940-1950
Words and Deeds in American History
Library of Congress Exhibit:
- African-American Mosaic
- Women Come to the Front:
Journalists, Photographers, and Broadcasters during WWII
Postwar United States — 1945-early 1970s
Aaron Copland Collection, ca. 1900-1990
African American Odyssey
Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America, 1935-1955
The Leonard Bernstein Collection, ca. 1920-1989
Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982
Coca-Cola Television Advertisements
Creative Americans: Portraits by Van Vechten, 1932-1964
Hannah Arendt Papers
Irving Fine Collection, Ca. 1914-1962
Jackie Robinson and Baseball Highlights, 1860s-1960s
Map Collections, 1500-1999
The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
Taking the Long View, 1851-1991
Washington as It Was, 1923-1959
Words and Deeds in American History
Contemporary United States — 1968-present
Aaron Copland Collection, ca. 1900-1990
The Leonard Bernstein Collection, ca. 1920-1989
Buckaroos in Paradise: Ranching Culture in Northern Nevada, 1945-1982
Coca-Cola Television Advertisements
Map Collections, 1500-1999
Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present
Presidential Inaugurations
Taking
the Long View, 1851-1991
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- THOMAS Legislative Information
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