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Loc: Country Study: Panama, a Complete History
A very good country profile and history of Panama in outline form. Very specific, but still easy to access information you want.
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Loc: The Stars & Stripes: American Soldiers' Newspaper Ww I
A unique group of historical documents, a 71-week run of the newspaper printed for the American soldiers on the Western Front in World War I. These are digitized copies of the paper ordered by Pershing to give the troops a sense of unity...
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Loc: The Stars and Stripes Wwi 1918 1919
A collection of issues of the U.S. Army Stars and Stripes newspaper from February 1918 to June 1919. You can search by keyword, date range, or specific issue. Available in several formats including TIFF and PDF.
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Loc: Minerva: September 11 Web Archive Browse
Minerva, part of the Library of Congress, allows you to view a number of archived resources on September 11.
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Loc: congress.gov: The Legislative Process: Senate Floor
Watch this video on the unique rules and procedures governing floor debate and amending in the Senate. A transcript is provided, along with a chart of the legislative process. [4:18]
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Loc: congress.gov: Constitution Annotated
The Constitution is a living document. This annotated Constitution offers analysis and interpretation based on Supreme Court case law. This regularly updated document is easily searchable according to article, amendment, cases, laws held...
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Loc: Leaflet Regarding Women
Leaflet regarding women's suffrage in Wyoming, presented at the World's Fair in Chicago, 1893. View the original document and a transcript of the text.
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World Digital Library
This multicultural digital library delivers a vast collection of various primary sources from all over the world to enhance studies in all areas.
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Loc: Nls for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
The National Library Service provides a free program to provide braille and audio materials to those who need them. There is a national system of participating libraries.
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Loc: Working Conditions at the Westinghouse Works, 1904
Read about the progressive ideas the companies comprising the Westinghouse Works instituted in relation to their employees.
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Loc: America at Work & Leisure: Motion Pictures 1894 1915
The Library of Congress provides a glimpse into work, school, and leisure activities in the United States from 1894 to 1915.
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Loc: World War Ii Military Situation Maps
World War II Military Situation Maps contains maps showing troop positions beginning on June 6, 1944 to July 26, 1945. Starting with the D-Day Invasion, the maps give daily details on the military campaigns in Western Europe, showing the...
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Loc: Civil War Maps
The Library of Congress provides a large collection of maps dating back to the Civil War. The collection consists of reconnaissance, sketch, coastal, and theater-of-war maps which depict troop activities and fortifications during the...
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Loc: Walt Whitman Notebooks
An amazing site, full of primary source documents, that offers a glimpse into the life and thoughts of American poet Walt Whitman. By paging through Whitman's notebooks, you can see a record of his ideas and witness lines of verse taking...
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Loc: Zora Neale Hurston Plays
Search or browse a collection of plays by Zora Neale Hurston, whose writing reflects life experiences, travels, research, and study of southern, African-American folklore. At this site, there is also a timeline of Hurston's life and works.
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Loc: Early Motion Pictures, Sound Records of Edison Companies
The Library of Congress provides information on Thomas Edison's profound contribution to the music industry.
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Loc: Women of Protest: Photographs From National Woman's Party
Find a collection of photographs from the Library of Congress that show the militant tactics of the National Woman's Party in its support of woman's suffrage. In addition to the photographs, there are articles about this branch of the...
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Loc: Music for the Nation: Music Published, America, 1870 1885
A wonderful collection of sheet music from the Library of Congress. Search this site to find the primary source documents of music published in America from 1870 through 1885. The site is separated into many different topics with an...
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Loc: The Spanish American War in Motion Pictures
A great web site about the first war that was ever filmed in motion pictures. Very complete collection on all aspects of the Spanish-American War.
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Loc: Hotchkiss Civil War Era Maps
A collection of 341 Civil War Era Maps by Jedediah Hotchkiss, a topographic engineer in the Confederate Army. Most of the maps are of places in Virginia.
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Loc: The Aaron Copland Collection
Library of Congress has an online presentation of the Aaron Copland Collection that includes writings, correspondence, photographs, and musical sketches.
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Loc: Tending the Commons
Sound recordings, photographs, manuscripts, and interactive maps describe a way of life in the mountains of West Virginia. The culture of the folks in the Big Coal River Valley as well as the environment of the Valley are explored.
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Loc: Origins of American Animation
An amazing collection of 21 animated films which spans the years 1900 to 1921. The films include clay, puppet, cut-out animation, as well as pen drawings, and early silent films.
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Loc: Alexander Graham Bell Family Papers
All the primary source documents of the Graham Bell Family can be found at this Library of Congress site. An exhaustive site that is interesting to peruse.