American Memory Historical Collections
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 William Henry Harrison,
including A
sketch of the life and public services of General William
Henry Harrison, candidate of the people for president of
the United States, to which is annexed an appendix.
Architecture
and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Photographs
by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955
This collection is comprised of over 29,000 images primarily
of architectural subjects, including interiors and exteriors
of homes, stores, offices, factories, historic buildings,
and other structures. The collection contains eleven photographs
of Harrison's
residence in Charles City County, Virginia.
Built
in America: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American
Engineering Record, 1933-Present
The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) collections
document achievements in architecture, engineering, and
design in the United States through a comprehensive range
of building types and engineering technologies.
A selection of highlights from this collection includes:
By
Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies,
1789-Present
This collection presents portraits of U.S. presidents
and first ladies, including three images of William
Harrison and one of Anna
Harrison.
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 William Henry Harrison's political career
as a delegate from the Northwest Territory, territorial
governor of Indiana, Indian commissioner, member of the
House of Representatives, U.S. senator, and U.S. president.
Search
this collection by date and publication to find materials
related to Harrison.
First
American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820
This collection consists of 15,000 pages of original historical
material documenting the land, peoples, exploration, and
transformation of the trans-Appalachian West from the mid-eighteenth
to the early nineteenth century. Among the sources included
are books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, scientific
publications, broadsides, letters, journals, legal documents,
ledgers and other financial records, maps, physical artifacts,
and pictorial images. Browse the collection by subject
and name
to locate items pertaining to William Henry Harrison.
A selection of highlights from this collection includes:
"I
Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations
This collection contains approximately 400 items relating
to presidential inaugurations, including Harrison's inauguration
in 1841.
The
James Madison Papers, 1723-1836
The James Madison Papers from the Manuscript Division
at the Library of Congress consist of approximately 12,000
items captured in some 72,000 digital images. They document
the life of the man who came to be known as the "Father
of the Constitution" through correspondence, personal
notes, drafts of letters and legislation, an autobiography,
legal and financial documents, and miscellaneous manuscripts.
The collection contains sixteen
items pertaining to Harrison.
Music
for the Nation: American Sheet Music, 1820-1860 & 1870-1885
This collection consists of over 62,000 pieces of sheet
music registered for copyright during the nineteenth century.
Included are popular songs, operatic arias, piano music,
sacred music, and secular choral music, solo instrumental
music, method books and instructional materials, and music
for band and orchestra. Included in the collection are thirty-three
items of sheet music about Harrison.
A selection of highlights from this collection includes:
The
Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress
The complete Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of
Congress consists of approximately 27,000 documents ranging
in date from 1606 to 1827. Correspondence, memoranda, notes,
and drafts of documents make up two-thirds of the Papers.
Search
the descriptive information and/or full text on William
H. Harrison to locate other letters.
A selection of highlights from this collection includes:
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