American Memory Historical Collections
Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
The complete Abraham Lincoln Papers from the Manuscript
Division at the Library of Congress consist of approximately
20,000 documents. The Lincoln Papers contain more than
twenty items referring to Zachary Taylor. To find
these documents, go to the collection’s search
page, and
search on the exact phrase Zachary Taylor (do not put quotation
marks around the words).
Among the collection’s Taylor-related materials
are:
America Singing: Nineteenth-Century Song Sheets
For most of the nineteenth century, Americans learned
the latest songs from printed song sheets. Not to be confused
with sheet music, song sheets are single printed sheets,
usually six-by-eight inches, with lyrics but no music.
The collection contains a song sheet on the death of Zachary
Taylor.
America's
First Look into the Camera: Daguerreotype Portraits and
Views, 1839-1864
The Library's daguerreotype collection consists of more
than 725 photographs dating from 1839 to 1864, including
two photographs of Zachary
Taylor.
An
American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and
Other Printed Ephemera
The Printed Ephemera collection comprises 28,000 primary
source items dating from the seventeenth century to the
present and encompasses key events and eras in American
history. Search the
bibliographic records and the full-text option to find
items related to Zachary Taylor.
Among the collection’s Taylor-related materials
are:
Built
in America: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic
American Engineering Record, 1933-Present
This collection contains surveys of more than 363,000
measured drawings, large-format photographs, and written
histories for more than 35,000 historic structures and
sites dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries,
including Taylor's
birthplace in Orange County, Virginia, and the Zachary
Taylor House, also known as "Springfield,"
in Kentucky.
By
Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies,
1789-Present
This collection presents portraits of U.S. presidents
and first ladies, including five images
of Taylor.
A
Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional
Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
This collection contains a large selection of congressional
material related to Zachary Taylor's presidency. Search
this collection by date and type of publication to
find materials related to Taylor.
"I
Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations
This collection contains approximately 400 items relating
to presidential inaugurations, including Taylor's
1849 inauguration.
Music
for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1820-1860 & 1870-1885
This collection contains more than 62,500 pieces of historical
sheet music registered for copyright, including more than
60
songs related to Zachary Taylor.
Among the collection’s Taylor-related materials
are:
The Nineteenth Century in Print: Periodicals
This collection presents twenty-three popular periodicals
digitized by Cornell University Library and the Preservation
Reformatting Division of the Library of Congress. Search
the bibliographic
records and the full-text options
to find articles that discuss Zachary Taylor.
Among the collection’s Taylor-related articles are:
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