Category: Hispanic American History

Refined by: (Author) Stephen Wesson; (Year) 2013

One woman watches as another examines with a magnifying glass an ornate, decorative image on a printed page

Celebrating Mexico with Primary Sources from the Library of Congress

December 12, 2013

The first printing press in the New World...The only existing copy of a documentary on the Mexican Revolution...A legal argument that used drawings of turkeys--and that won its case. These are just a few of the rich cultural artifacts featured in "A Celebration of Mexico," a conference and display December 12-13 at the Library of Congress.

Posted in: Hispanic American History

Mexican American Migrations and Communities: A New Library of Congress Primary Source Set

May 6, 2013

Posted by: Stephen Wesson

Each of these historical artifacts is a part of the history of Mexican American communities in the 19th and 20th centuries. And each one can be found in the new Library of Congress primary source set, Mexican American Migrations and Communities.

Posted in: Hispanic American History, News and Events, Teaching Tools

Refined by: (Author) Stephen Wesson; (Year) 2013