Primary Source Spotlight: Philippine-American War

Primary Source Spotlight: Philippine-American War

Philippine-American War: Topics in Chronicling America timeline and select newspaper articles More U.S. historical newspaper coverage of Philippine War 1898-1902 Maps: Spanish-American War – Philippines Political cartoons: Spanish-American War – Philippines Images: Spanish-American War – Philippines Films: Spanish-American War – Philippines Manila, or Monroe doctrine? (c 1898) Anti-Carnegie scraps and comments (1899) An epitome of historical events and…

Primary Source Spotlight: South African Apartheid

A total view of South Africa lecture – novelist Alan Paton speaks on apartheid 1977 audio recording System of apartheid in South Africa Law Library report February 1991 South African Apartheid image set Historical U.S. newspaper coverage related to South African Apartheid from 1948 on South African Apartheid mentions in the Foreign Affairs Oral History…

Primary Source Spotlight: Victory Gardens

Primary Source Spotlight: Victory Gardens

Victory garden posters FSA/OWI Collection photos: Victory gardens and Victory gardeners More Victory garden images Chicago Victory Gardens: Yesterday and Tomorrow video Pamphlets Victory Gardens historical newspaper coverage 1918-1919 Victory Gardens historical newspaper coverage 1940-1945 116 HRES 937 IH: Recognizing the important role Victory Gardens played in America’s World War efforts Online exhibitions Articles &…

World Spotlight: Sudan

World Spotlight: Sudan

Sudan primary source set from the World Digital Library Sudan maps Sudan images Books and reports about Sudan U.S. historical newspaper coverage about Sudan Video recordings related to Sudan Alan Lomax Collection items: Sudan U.S. legislation related to Sudan Sudan – Places in the News January 2011 Global Legal Monitor articles: Sudan Guide to Law Online: Sudan Guide…

Collections Spotlight: Natural Disasters

Collections Spotlight: Natural Disasters

Natural disasters primary source set with teacher’s guide Natural Disasters primary source set Disasters, Devastation and Destruction from America’s Library Severe Weather In Custodia Legis Natural Disasters: A Resource Guide National Geographic Natural Disasters National Severe Storms Laboratory Natural Disasters: Nature’s Fury lesson plan Avalanches & snow storms Cyclones hurricanes, typhoons Earthquakes Fire! Floods &…

Primary Source Spotlight: Reconstruction
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Primary Source Spotlight: Reconstruction

Civil War & Reconstruction Primary Source Set Reconstruction images Reconstruction sheet music Newspaper articles related to Reconstruction 1865-99 Books and other texts related to Reconstruction Oral histories related to Reconstruction Abolition and Reconstruction map Mapping Occupation – U.S. Army posts during Reconstruction University of Georgia Jim Crow & Segregation primary source set & teachers’ guide…

Primary Source Spotlight: Teachers

Primary Source Spotlight: Teachers

Teacher image set Teaching image set Teacher sheet music Teacher oral histories Free to Use and Reuse: Teachers & Students primary source set Books about teachers and teaching More texts about teachers and teaching Historical newspaper coverage related to the teaching profession Legislation related to teachers Legislation related to teacher appreciation week Related resources

Collections Spotlight: Harry Belafonte

Collections Spotlight: Harry Belafonte

Harry Belafonte image set Remembering Harry Belafonte primary source set A Time for Freedom video (5:29) Off the record interview with Harry Belafonte (audio) 1987 Harry Belafonte interview (transcript) 2019 Legendary Folk Singer Odetta speaks of Harry Belafonte in video interview (24:10) Historical newspaper coverage of Harry Belafonte “Calypso”—Harry Belafonte 2017 essay  RIP Harry Belafonte…

Primary Source Spotlight: Novels in Verse

Primary Source Spotlight: Novels in Verse

Novels in verse tell stories using both poetry while also employing traditional narrative structures and styles. Use the links below to learn more about this form of storytelling and to dive into the Library’s collections. No Extra Words: The Emotional Punch of Novels in Verse Bookmarked blog includes videos of conversations with authors Lancelot ou…

Collection Spotlight: Africana Historic Postcards

Collection Spotlight: Africana Historic Postcards

This unique collection contains more than 7,000 historical photographic postcards providing a Euro-centric visual record of Africa and its people during the historically intensive years of European colonialism, from 1895 to 1960. Most of the postcard imagery from the African colonies was taken by military and colonial officials, missionary workers, and professional photographers. In addition…

Collections Spotlight: Poetry

Collections Spotlight: Poetry

April certainly is not the cruelest month if you’re looking for poetry resources from the Library of Congress, LOC.gov has loads of treasures to choose from. Library collections PSN poet primary source collections Digitized poetry materials from the Library’s collections Poet Laureates Finding Resources: Poetry in Historical Newspapers Multimedia & music Poetry online exhibition materials Civil…