Find out who is credited for the invention of the telephone in this brief history.

A presentation on Alfred Waud, who drew for the national press during the Civil War.

A presentation of how photographs were manipulated by photographers during the Civil War.

Timeline of African American History which links to other timelines and a larger Library of Congress site on African American perspectives.

This web page from the U.S. Library of Congress includes a brief bibliographic record and a link to a digital copy of the original. The Treaty of Ghent was negotiated in Belgium and it ended hostilities between the United States and...

Digitization of seven large scrapbooks with ephemera and memorabilia related to Elizabeth and Anne Miller's work with women's suffrage.

Discusses the progress of African Americans in the field of education during the 1860-1880s.

A timeline of important points of interest in African American history from 1852 to 1880.

Presents the Library's resources as well as links to external web sites on the Harlem Renaissance, and a bibliography.

Biographical sketch of baseball great Jackie Robinson, who was the first African American to play baseball in the major leagues.

Interesting pieces about the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles and about Henry Ford and his impact on society. Includes great photos of early athletes and automobiles.

A web guide of links to World War I resources throughout the Library of Congress web site and beyond.

What does the Declaration of Independence mean with the phrase, "All men are created equal"? Students examine "equality", and what it means now and what it meant during the time of Thomas Jefferson, and "develop a rationale for...

A collection of primary sources dealing with women's suffrage.

A collection of primary source materials that reflect the Jim Crow laws in the United States. Includes analysis tools and teacher guides.

Learn from the Library of Congress how to correctly cite the many electronic resources available in their collection. Films, legal documents, photographs, maps, sound recordings and other unusual cases are covered. Be sure you click on...

The links in the New Nation, which is provided for by the Library of Congress, will lead you to sets of selected primary sources on a variety of topics,such as the Constitution, governmental policy on Native Americans, and problems and...

A rich resource page with links to primary source information about a number of holidays and special days, such as presidential inaugurations.

A brief description of Hoovervilles with accompanying photos that show the different types of shelters throughout the United States.

A rich collection of resources, including primary sources, student activities, and lesson plans, to support study of Americans at work in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Primary sources reveal the true resistance suffragists faced as they fought for women's right to vote. Through this collection of lessons, students will "understand the societal role of women from 1840 to 1920" and explore the history of...

Primary sources, in addition to Karen Hesse's award-winning historical fiction "Out of the Dust", guide students as they explore the the Dust Bowl and its effect on school life, community, family, and agriculture.

A series of lessons utilizing primary texts, including narratives, photographs, and maps, through which students explore the following question: "What motivated thousands of people to journey west during the 1800s?"

A series of questions guides students as they view, decipher, and analyze the contents of a photo taken during the Civil War. Organized into six sections to help students look closely at its details, this single photo will aid students...