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Posted by: Danna Bell
Chronicling America has fourteen Native American newspapers within its collections. These papers cover most of the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth.
Posted in: Native American History
Posted by: Danna Bell
While searching through our collections for maps to use for display in the exhibition Echoes of the Great War: American Experiences of World War I, I found one among our uncatalogued holdings that caught my attention. As the title states, it is a map presenting the role of North American Indians in the World War.
Posted in: Geography and Maps, Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Native American History, Veterans and Military History
Posted by: Danna Bell
On a day-to-day basis, I'm reviewing digitized newspaper pages from across the United States for adherence to technical requirements. The newspaper pages, digitized as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a joint project of the Library, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and state cultural heritage institutions, are made available online through Chronicling America.
Posted in: Interviews with Experts, Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Danna Bell
We're excited to return to Chicago for the National Council for the Social Studies conference, November 30 - December 1, 2018. We hope to meet you at one of our events during the conference.
Posted in: News and Events
Posted by: Danna Bell
Are your students beginning their research for the National History Day contest? Many of the millions of Library of Congress digitized primary sources highlight events that led to triumph or tragedy.
Posted in: News and Events, Teaching Tools
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
What was the great cause that brought together civic leaders, public health officials, and the president of the United States? Playgrounds.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945), Lesson Ideas
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
We're delighted to announce that the Woodrow Wilson Papers are now online. Held in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, these papers constitute the largest collection of original Wilson documents in the world, and provide teachers and students with many opportunities for discovery.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Industrial United States, World Wars and the Great Depression (1914-1945)
Posted by: Stephen Wesson
Mark Twain's reputation spans the centuries: He spent much of his lifetime as one of the most famous writers in the United States, and his works continue to appear in classrooms, as well as in debates over the curriculum. Even now, more than a century after his death, the discovery of an unpublished Twain tale has led to the publication of a new children’s book, which is the subject of an upcoming program at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Development of the Industrial United States (1877-1914), Poetry and Literature
Posted by: Cheryl Lederle
Poets compose verse to celebrate love, mourn losses, and inspire action. To mark National Poetry Month this year, we revisit past posts about poetry and strategies for teaching poetry:
Posted in: Poetry and Literature, Teaching Tools