Formerly a Portuguese Colony, since December 20, 1999, Macau has been recognized as a special administrative region under Chinese sovereignty. Macau maps Macau: A Selection of Cartographic Images Macau images Modern U.S. legislation mentioning Macau Guide to Law Online: Macau Macau profile BBC Macao maps Macao images Modern U.S. legislation mentioning Macao Macao 1920 British Foreign Office Handbook Macao before and after 12/20/1999 Library of Congress Law … [Read more...]
Collections Spotlight: Tornadoes
January 24, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Tornado images Tornado scenes in St. Louis 1896 Insurance map illustrating scope of damage by tornado in Gainesville, Georgia Tornado sheet music U.S. historical newspaper coverage related to tornadoes Books America's Greatest Flood and Tornado Calamity c. 1913 The Great Tornado of 1821 in New Hampshire A Modern Herculaneum: Story of the New Richmond Tornado (1899) Pictured Story of the Tornado St. Louis, May 27, 1896 Omaha Tornado-Album images + text in German c. … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Speaker of the House
January 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Speaker of the House images Correspondence, memos & other texts related to the Speaker of the House Books and more texts related to the Speaker of the House U.S. legislation related to the Speaker of the House Historical newspaper articles mentioning the Speaker of the House At Valley Forge 1918 speech by Champ Clark, U.S. Representative from Missouri and Speaker of House U.S. House of Representatives History Art, & Archives resources Speakers of the House by … [Read more...]
City Spotlight: St. Louis
December 21, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Pictorial St. Louis, a topographical survey Pictorial St. Louis – The Great Metropolis of the Mississippi Valley Teaching with the Library of Congress More St. Louis maps St. Louis images St. Louis films Sheet music related to St. Louis Veteran oral histories with service in St. Louis, Missouri The St. Louis Republic 01-01-1900 - 01-02-1906 Pictorial Guide to St. Louis More books & other texts related to St. Louis Related resources Today in History: … [Read more...]
World Spotlight: Qatar
December 15, 2022 by Leave a Comment
World Digital Library Qatar primary sources Qatar maps Veteran oral histories with service in Qatar U.S. historical newspaper articles mentioning Qatar Qatar Guide to Law Online World Digital Library and the Qatar Foundation In Custodia Legis U.S. legislation related to Qatar Qatar web archives Qatar country profile BBC Qatar timeline BBC FIFA Qatar World Cup 2022 … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Volcanoes
December 13, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Volcano maps Volcano images U.S. historical newspaper coverage: volcano eruptions Krakatoa Volcano Eruption (1883): Topics in Chronicling America select articles & timeline Books, reports & other texts about volcanoes U.S. legislation related to volcanoes U.S. Geological Survey: Volcano Hazards Program Places in the News articles related to volcanoes Japan: Active Volcanoes Special Measures Act Amended Global Legal Monitor, September 11, 2015 Volcanoes: Near, … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Ida Tarbell & Standard Oil
November 18, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Ida Tarbell image set The crusaders 1906 political cartoon Books by Ida Tarbell Anna E. Dickinson letters to Ida Tarbell The Documents of Ida M. Tarbell Allegheny College Select sources from the collection Standard Oil's Monopoly: Topics in Chronicling America select newspaper articles & timeline What's Wrong with America & Big Business? Ida Tarbell Answers Both Questions The Washington Herald (Washington, D.C.), 26 Nov. 1911 More historical newspaper articles … [Read more...]
Collections Spotlight: Floods & Landslides
October 27, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Floods Flood images Flood maps Oral histories related to floods Flood sheet music Swept by Mighty Waters c. 1913 Books, reports and other texts related to floods U.S. historical newspaper coverage: flood disasters Johnstown Flood (1899): Topics in Chronicling America select articles & timeline Galveston Flood of 1900: Topics in Chronicling America select articles & timeline U.S. legislation related to flooding Johnstown Flood Disaster May 31, 1889 from … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Civilian Conservation Corps
October 19, 2022 by 1 Comment
Civilian Conservation Corps image set Civilian Conservation Corps images by state CCC Legacy Civilian Conservation Corps oral history recordings Civilian Conservation Corps historical newspaper articles Reports & other texts related to the Civilian Conservation Corps More Civilian Conservation Corps documents CCC Legacy Federal regulations related to the Civilian Conservation Corps Modern U.S. legislation related to the Civilian Conservation Corps The Civilian … [Read more...]
World Spotlight: Republic of Korea (South Korea)
August 16, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Republic of Korea maps South Korea maps Maps of Seoul, South Korea Under Japanese Occupation South Korea images Republic of Korea reports & other texts South Korea reports & other texts Republic of Korea: historical U.S. newspaper coverage South Korea: historical U.S. newspaper coverage Korean Culture Art Program and Concert event recording Republic of Korea: U.S. veteran's stories South Korea: U.S. veteran's stories U.S. legislation related to the … [Read more...]
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