World War II — The Double V Campaign
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The "double war" of World War II -- segregated units fought fascism abroad and discrimination at home.
Posted in: African American History, World War II
Category: World War II
Hiroshima, 75 Years Later: A Survivor’s Account, Now at the Library
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Haruo Shimizu survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and gave a harrowing narrative of that day to Bill Floyd, an American soldier stationed in post-war Japan. Floyd's family recently donated his papers, including the manuscript, to the Library.
Posted in: Manuscripts, Today in History, World War II
The Veterans History Project: Remembering V-E Day
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library's Veterans History Project marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day -- the end of World War II in Europe -- newest installment of the online exhibit, Experiencing War.
Posted in: Veterans History Project, World War II
Japanese Pilot’s Map of Pearl Harbor Attack Now at Library
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The remarkable story of how the Japanese post-raid assessment of their attack on Pearl Harbor came to be held by the Library of Congress.
Posted in: History, World War II
The Nazi War Atlas of Operation Barbarossa
Posted by: Neely Tucker
A Nazi commemorative atlas of Operations Barbarossa was captured by U.S. troops after the fall of Berlin in World War II. The only one known to exist, it is housed in the Geography and Maps Division.
Posted in: History, Maps, World War II
Freud’s Last Days in Vienna as Nazis Approached
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The personal papers of Sigmund Freud at the Library of Congress have been digitized and are available online Included on the Library’s website for streaming are 11 home movies of Freud made between 1928 and 1939. Margaret McAleer, a historical specialist of modern America in the Library’s Manuscript Division, oversees the Library’s more than 100 collections …
Posted in: Manuscripts, Today in History, World War II
New: Omar Ibn Said Story Map
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library of Congress is using the Story Maps platform to tell multi-media stories.
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Veterans History Project, World War II
Pic of the Week: Flickr Edition
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library has featured some of its best historical photographs on a Flickr page for years, with more than 34,000 images in more than 45 albums. If you haven’t checked it out before, we hope you’ll take a minute now. Delights abound. Readers have flocked to see the 1930s-40s in Color album, with more than 3.9 million …
Posted in: Concerts, Pic of the Week, Veterans History Project, World War II
D-Day Journeys: The Story Map
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Library experts explain how they built the extensive "D-Day Story Map."
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Today in History, World War II