American Memory Historical Collections
Examples of materials related to West Virginia are provided
for most of the collections listed below. Search on the term
West Virginia to locate additional resources within these
American Memory collections.
Abraham
Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
The complete Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of
Congress consist of approximately 20,000 documents, which
include correspondence and enclosures, drafts of speeches,
and notes and printed material.
The
African-American Experience in Ohio: Selections from the Ohio
Historical Society
This selection of manuscript and printed text and images
illuminates the history of black Ohio from 1850 to 1920
a story of slavery and freedom, segregation and integration,
religion and politics, migrations and restrictions, harmony
and discord, and struggles and successes.
African
American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray
Collection, 1818-1907
This collection presents a panoramic and eclectic review
of African-American history and culture, spanning almost
one hundred years from the early nineteenth through the
early twentieth centuries, with the bulk of the material
published between 1875 and 1900. Search
on West Virginia using the full-text option to
locate items.
America
from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from
the FSA and OWI, ca. 1935-1945
The images in the Farm Security Administration-Office of
War Information Collection are among the most famous documentary
photographs ever produced. Created by a group of U.S. government
photographers, the images show Americans in every part of
the nation. The collection contains more than 1,500
black-and-white and two
color photographs of West Virginia.
American
Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project,
1936-1940
These life histories were written by staff of the Folklore
Project of the Federal Writers' Project for the U.S. Works
Progress (later Work Projects) Administration (WPA) from
1936-40. The Library of Congress Manuscript Division collection
includes 2,900 documents representing the work of over 300
writers from 24 states. Search
on West Virginia or coal miners to locate
personal accounts of coal miners in West Virginia.
An American
Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed
Ephemera
This collection is a rich repository of Americana. In
total, the collection comprises 28,000 primary source items
dating from the seventeenth century to the present, encompassing
key events and eras in American history. Browse the geographic
location of printing to locate fifteen items printed
in West
Virginia.
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 photographs
primarily of architectural subjects, including interiors
and exteriors of homes, stores, offices, factories, historic
buildings, and other structures concentrated chiefly in
the northeastern United States. Search
on West Virginia to locate more than eighty images.
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. Browse the
collection by place
to locate more than 400 items for West
Virginia.
- Harpers
Ferry National Historical Park, General Views, Shenandoah
Street, Harpers Ferry, Jefferson County, WV
- West
Virginia Capitol, 1800 Washington Street, East, Charleston,
Kanawha County, WV
The
Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake
Bay Region, 1600-1925
This collection comprises 139 books on Washington, D.C.
and the Chesapeake Bay region including first-person narratives,
early histories, historical biographies, promotional brochures,
and books of photographs that capture in words and pictures
a distinctive region as it developed between the onset of
European settlement and the first quarter of the twentieth
century. Search
on West Virginia using the full-text option to
locate more than forty items.
A
Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional
Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation consists of a
linked set of published congressional records of the United
States of America from the Continental Congress through
the 43rd Congress, 1774-1875.
Civil
War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society
This collection includes recruiting posters for New York
City regiments of volunteers, stereographic views documenting
both the mustering of soldiers and popular support for the
Union in New York City, photography showing the war's impact,
both in the North and South, and drawings and writings by
ordinary soldiers on both sides.
The
Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920
This collection presents over 9,000 images relating to
the early history of advertising in the United States. The
materials include cookbooks, photographs of billboards,
print advertisements, trade cards, calendars, almanacs,
and leaflets for a multitude of products.
The
Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920
This collection documents the historical formation and
cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect
America's natural heritage.
Fiddle
Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection
This online collection incorporates 184 original sound
recordings, 19 pages of fieldnotes, and 69 musical transcriptions
with descriptive notes on tune histories and musical features;
an illustrated essay about Reed's life, art, and influence;
a list of related publications; and a glossary of musical
terms.
From
Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection,
1824-1909
This collection consists of 397 pamphlets, published from
1824 through 1909, by African-American authors and others
who wrote about slavery, African colonization, Emancipation,
Reconstruction, and related topics.
Frontline
Diplomacy: The Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection of
the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training
This collection presents a window into the lives of American
diplomats. Transcripts of interviews with U.S. diplomatic
personnel capture their experiences, motivations, critiques,
personal analyses, and private thoughts. The collection
includes interviews from diplomats who were born in West
Virginia.
Map
Collections
The Geography & Map Division of the Library of Congress
holds more than 4.5 million items, of which Map Collections
represents only a small fraction those that have been converted
to digital form. The collection is organized according to
seven major categories: Cities
and Towns, Conservation
and Environment, Cultural
Landscapes, Discovery
and Exploration, General
Maps, Military
Battles and Campaigns, and Transportation
and Communication. Browse the geographic
location index to locate maps of West
Virginia.
The
Nineteenth Century in Print: Books
The books in this collection are nineteenth century American
imprints, dating mainly from between 1850 and 1880. The
collection is particularly strong in poetry and in the subject
areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology,
religion, and science and technology.
The
Nineteenth Century in Print: Periodicals
This collection comprises periodicals published in the
United States during the nineteenth century, primarily during
the second half of the century. The materials selected illuminate
the subject areas of education, psychology, American history,
sociology, religion, and science and technology.
Quilts
and Quiltmaking in America, 1978-1996
This collection showcases materials from the Blue Ridge
Parkway Folklife Project Collection (1978) and the Lands'
End All-American Quilt Contest Collection (1992, 1994, 1996),
providing a glimpse into America's diverse quilting traditions.
Taking
the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991
This collection contains approximately 4,000 images featuring
American cityscapes, landscapes, and group portraits. Browse
the collection by place
to locate photographs of West Virginia.
Tending
the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia
This collection includes extensive interviews on native
forest species and the seasonal round of traditional harvesting
(including spring greens; summer berries and fish; fall
nuts, and roots such as ginseng, fruits, and game). It also
documents community cultural events such as storytelling,
baptisms in the river, cemetery customs, and the spring
"ramp" feasts that use the wild leek native to
the region. Interpretive texts outline the social, historical,
economic, environmental, and cultural contexts of community
life, while a series of maps and a diagram depicting the
seasonal round of community activities provide special access
to collection materials.
Touring
Turn-of-the-Century America: Photographs from the Detroit
Publishing Company, 1880-1920
This collection of photographs from the Detroit Publishing
Company Collection includes over 25,000 glass negatives
and transparencies as well as about 300 color photolithograph
prints, mostly of the eastern United States. Browse the
collection by subject
to locate 90 photographs of West
Virginia.
Washington
as It Was: Photographs by Theodor Horydczak, 1923-1959
This collection documents the architecture and social
life of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area in the 1920s,
1930s, and 1940s, including exteriors and interiors of commercial,
residential, and government buildings, as well as street
scenes and views of neighborhoods. Browse the collection
by subject
to locate more than forty photographs of West
Virginia.
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