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Posted by: Stephen Wesson
As part of our commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of U.S. involvement in World War I, the Library has launched a new World War I topic page bringing together the richest resources in our collections, along with information about special events and upcoming programs.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
A number of years ago I published a blog post on wartime clothing drives. I touched briefly on clothing drives and the work to make handmade items for those serving in the military. As I considered what to write about for a post on Veterans Day, I was drawn back to this post.
Posted in: Civil War and Reconstruction (1861-1877), Science Technology and Math, Veterans and Military History
Posted by: Danna Bell
This year marks the centennial anniversary of both the U.S. entry into World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution, the events that led to the fall of Russia's tsarist government and the eventual birth of the U.S.S.R. By analyzing reports in historic newspapers, students can explore the Great War’s role as a possible catalyst in starting the revolution and U.S. responses to the rise of communism in Russia.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), World History
Posted by: Danna Bell
Education specialists from the Library of Congress and members of the Library's Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Consortium are looking forward to meeting with you and sharing ideas on using primary sources in the classroom during the NCSS conference in San Francisco from November 16-18.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
At first glance, most students, and even many adults, might dismiss these shorthand notes as a page of scribbles, but they sketch out a plan for international peace.
Posted in: Government and Law, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Danna Bell
As one of the historians in the Manuscript Division, one of Sahr Conway-Lanz's primary responsibilities is collecting archival materials that document the foreign policy and military history of the twentieth and twenty-first century United States.
Posted in: Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Interviews with Experts
Posted by: Danna Bell
I am the Director of the Veterans History Project, part of the American Folklife Center, at the Library of Congress. VHP's mission is to gather the oral histories of veterans and ensure they are accessible so current researchers and future generations understand what they saw, did and felt during their selfless service to our nation.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Veterans and Military History
Posted by: Danna Bell
Though away from home, the members of the Colony celebrated Independence Day. The picture below shows the Colony's pageant at the start of the 20th century.
Posted in: Holidays, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Danna Bell
As my job title indicates, I both edit the work of authors who publish works under the Library’s aegis and write books and other materials. My most recent writing project is America and the Great War: A Library of Congress Illustrated History, published on May 30, 2017, by Bloomsbury Press, in cooperation with the Library.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts