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Loc: The Dream of Flight
The Library of Congress has opened its vast resources and created an exhibition commemorating the centennial of flight. The library uses "some of its rarest and most significant materials," to present this aviation history exhibit. Be...
Library of Congress
Loc: The Dream of Flight
The Library of Congress has opened its vast resources and created an exhibition commemorating the centennial of flight. The Library uses "Some of its rarest and most significant materials," to present this beautiful website. Be sure to...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Thomas Jefferson
The Library of Congress has compiled a site with a lot of information, pictures and actual documents about Thomas Jefferson.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: George Marshall and the Marshall Plan
The Library of Congress presents a brief history of Nobel Prize winner George Marshall for his development and implementation of the Marshall Plan to help rebuild Europe's devastated countries following World War II. Listen to part of...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Lewis and Clark
Take a trip with Lewis and Clark with this fascinating site. Provides several brief articles, portraits, and photos of actual historical pieces from The Library of Congress' collection.
Library of Congress
Loc: Thomas Jefferson Exhibit
The Library of Congress has created an exhibit which focuses on the extraordinary legacy of Thomas Jefferson--founding father, farmer, architect, inventor, slaveholder, book collector, scholar, diplomat, and the third president of the...
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Loc: Parallel Histories: Exploration and Early Settlement
Read about the Spanish conquistadors who explored what was to become Spanish America. Included are links to digital collections from the Library of Congress and the National Library of Spain.
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Loc: Jay's Treaty: Primary Documents in American History
Part of the Library of Congress American Memory Historical Collections, this excellent website has a direct hyperlink to a digitized version of Jay's Treaty, a bibliography and related quotes from important figures.
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Loc: African American Mosaic: Influence of Prominent Abolitionists
See documents and pictures of those actively involved in the anti-slavery movement. From the Library of Congress.
Library of Congress
Loc: Everyday Mysteries, Why Does Hair Turn Gray?
Explore the science behind gray hair through this summary produced by the Library of Congress.
Library of Congress
Loc: Paul Laurence Dunbar: Online Resources
"The digital collections of the Library of Congress contain a wide variety of material associated with Paul Laurence Dunbar, including manuscripts, photographs, and books." This resource tool gathers links to digital materials available...
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Loc: Experiencing War: Prisoners of War in Japan
The Library of Congress offers riveting accounts of soldiers who were held as prisoners of war by the Japanese in World War II. Read about their experiences, and listen to some audio diaries or watch videos of interviews with these brave...
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Loc: Experiencing War: Prisoners of War in Germany
Read the amazing stories of World War II soldiers captured by the Germans and imprisoned in POW camps. The Library of Congress offers their stories as well as video interviews with some of these brave men.
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Loc: European Reading Room: Germans in America Chronology
This site from the Library of Congress provides a good overview of events relating to German immigrants provided in a timeline from 1608 to 1990.
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Loc: Mediterranean World on the Eve of Conquest
The Library of Congress provides an essay on the reasons for exploration during the 15th century.
Library of Congress
Loc: Frank Lloyd Wright
Rich with drawings, photographs, and text, this site from the Library of Congress is an online exhibit of Frank Lloyd Wright's ideas for a new American landscape and the place of architecture in it.
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Loc: Thomas Jefferson's Original Letters and Documents
This page from the Library of Congress provides us with links to images of original documents. These includes letters from Thomas Jefferson, holographs, and the transcript of Jefferson's "original Rough Draft" of the Declaration of...
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Loc: Revelations From the Russian Archives: Secret Police
This site from the Library of Congress is a brief description of the history of the secret police in the Soviet Union. Its origins are found during the time of the revolution.
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Loc: Thomas Jefferson: Establishing a Federal Republic
This Library of Congress article states that Jefferson, although serving as U.S. minister in France while the U.S. Constitution was being written, still influenced its outcome and wording through correspondence. Read this brief overview...
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Loc: All American Memory Collections
This site from the Library of Congress lists and links to many historical collections of nonfiction phamplets and manuscripts. Other searches are available. RI.11-12.10b Text Complexity
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Loc: Wise Guide: Honor Your Father, at Least Once a Year
The Library of Congress provides information on the origins and observation of Father's Day.
Library of Congress
Loc: The African American Mosaic: Colonization
Library of Congress presents a collection of primary source material on the beginnings of the American Colonization Society and efforts of free blacks to return to Liberia during the Nineteenth Century.
Library of Congress
Loc: Religion and the State Governments
This site from the Library of Congress is an essay describing the state responses to religion after independence was declared.
Library of Congress
Loc: Indian Land Cessions in the United States 1784 1894
This site from the Library of Congress provides links to the original land cession deals between Indians and the Federal Government are provided. Search for documents can be accomplished by searching for Indian tribe, state/territory, or...