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Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Join reference specialist Abby Yochelson, of the Library of Congress Humanities and Social Sciences Division, as she discusses “Books Go to War: Armed Services Editions in World War II” based on the Library's America Reads exhibition.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
It is difficult to miss talk of the upcoming presidential election. Speeches, debates, and soundbites fill television screens, newspapers, and websites. But unless you attend a live event for a presidential nominee, you may not hear his or her campaign song, typically a familiar, popular song selected to shape how voters perceive the candidate. Campaign songs from long ago, original scores or popular songs with rewritten lyrics, did the same.
Posted in: Fine and Performing Arts, Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Join Sherry Levitt, executive director of Teaching with Primary Sources, Northern Virginia (TPSNVA), for her webinar "One Year in the Life of America." December 14, 2016 at 4pm EST.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
The West African country of Liberia shares special historical ties to the United States, dating back to its founding in 1822 by former slaves and free-born blacks from the United States under the sponsorship of the American Colonization Society (ACS).
Posted in: African American History, World History