Today in History–May 10–the Library of Congress features the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis by Union troops on this day in 1865. The capture thwarted Davis’ plan to escape by sea from the east coast of Florida and then to sail to Texas where he hoped to establish a new Confederacy. He was sent, along with his family, to Fort Monroe in Virginia. There he was placed in solitary confinement and indicted for treason but was never tried. Davis was released two years later, in May … [Read more...]
World Spotlight: Pakistan
April 29, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Pakistan: Places in the News articles Pakistan country profile Pakistan country study Pakistan profile BBC Pakistan timeline BBC Pakistan primary sources from the World Digital Library Pakistan maps Pakistan images Audio recordings related to Pakistan Pakistan: U.S. veteran’s oral histories Alan Lomax Collection Manuscripts, Pakistani indigenous singing groups Manuscripts, Performance style, Choreometrics, sources, Correspondence and notes by culture, … [Read more...]
World Spotlight: Peru
April 22, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Peru: Places in the News Peru country study Country profile: Peru BBC Peru timeline BBC Peru primary source set from the World Digital Library Peru images Peru maps Pizarro in Peru sheet music Peruvian song recordings Peru literary recordings Manuscripts, Performance style, Choreometrics, sources, Correspondence and notes by culture, Peru Alan Lomax Collection Service in Peru: U.S. veteran oral histories Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection interviews … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: World War I Hello Girls
March 28, 2019 by 1 Comment
Hello Girls: Topics in Chronicling America timeline and select newspaper articles Hello Girls articles from The Stars and Stripes Hello Girls articles from New York newspapers More Hello Girls historical newspaper coverage Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal Act legislation Women and the War Effort article from Stars and Stripes: The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918 to 1919 Hello Girls Answer Uncle Sam's Call Headlines & Heroes blog January 29, 2019 100 … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Science & Technology
March 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Primary source sets People John James Audubon Astronomer & Mathematician Benjamin Banneker Alexander Graham Bell Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell Daniel Burnham Rachel Carson George Washington Carver Marie Curie Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre Clarence Darrow Thomas A. Edison Cyrus Eidlitz Albert Einstein Gilbert Grosvenor & National Geographic Elias Howe & the Sewing Machine Inventors Benjamin Henry Latrobe Thomas Moran Samuel Morse … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Harlem Hellfighters
February 28, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The Harlem Hellfighters was a German nickname for the African-American 369th Infantry Regiment, which ended up lauded for its valor. The regiment was also famous for its musicians, led by Lieutenant James Reese Europe. Discover more with this collection of secondary and primary sources. Secondary sources Harlem Hell Fighters: African-American Troops in World War I Headlines and Heroes blog February 12, 2019 African-American WWI 'Harlem Hell Fighters' proved their mettle, patriotism in … [Read more...]
Integrating Technology: Story Maps
January 15, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Story Maps are immersive web applications that tell the incredible stories of the Library’s collections through narrative, multimedia, and interactive maps. The story maps are created within a Geographic Information Systems (GIS)-based software platform created by Esri. Story Maps are chock full of primary sources, including photographs, illustrations, texts, newspaper articles, and even maps. “I find story maps to be a twenty-first-century tool for a twenty-first-century library,” said … [Read more...]
World Spotlight: Morocco
January 7, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Morocco image set Morocco primary source set World Digital Library Morocco map Morocco printed ephemera (tourism, food, folklore) Alan Lomax collection 1967 Moroccan chorus and dance song recording 1959 U.S. historical newspaper coverage of Morocco Books and other texts related to Morocco U.S. veteran oral histories (Morocco service) Morocco mentions in the Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection Early U.S. government correspondence related to … [Read more...]
World Spotlight: Palestine
December 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Palestine historical maps Palestine images Historical newspaper coverage of Palestine Palestine; or The Holy Land 1824 The History of Palestine 1851 Palestine Past and Present 1859 "Those holy fields." Palestine, illustrated by pen and pencil 1874 A Palestine pilgrimage 1922 Report on the State of Palestine to Mr. Churchill March 28, 1921 Rights in Palestine 44 Stat. 2184; Treaty Series 728 December 3, 1924 - December 5, 1925 Palestine: The Arab Case statement made … [Read more...]
Primary Source Spotlight: Influenza
November 24, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Early Influenza sources An address of thanks from the faculty to the Right Honble, Mr. Influenzy for his kind visit to this country 1803 An account of the origin, symptoms, and cure of the influenza or epidemic catarrh 1832 Kartogramma "grippa", oktiabrʹ 1889-mart 1890 shows occurrence of influenza by province (Russia) Influenza Pandemic 1918-1919 The Influenza Epidemic of 1918 (Spanish Flu) timeline and select historical newspaper articles Influenza 1918-1919 historical … [Read more...]
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