Digital Collections
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CollectionWomen's Suffrage in Sheet Music For as long as socially and politically aware citizens have gathered to voice dissent, music has served a paramount role; the women's suffrage movement proves no exception. From local community suffrage meetings,…Collection Items: View 242 Items
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CollectionWomen's and Gender Studies Web Archive The Women's and Gender Studies Web Archive collects and preserves online content on topics of importance to the interdisciplinary field of Women's and Gender Studies. Collection priorities include primary sources, first hand…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Researcher and Reference Services Division - Library of Congress
- Date: 2018
Collection Items: View 171 Items
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CollectionCollege Women's Association of Japan Print Show Collection More than 180 artists living and working in Japan created the 212 fine art prints in the College Women's Association of Japan Print Show Collection. The prints, dating primarily from 2003 to…- Contributor: College Women's Association of Japan
- Date: 1987
Collection Items: View 214 Items
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CollectionWomen of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party This collection includes 448 digitized photographs selected from approximately 2,650 print photographs in the Records of the National Woman's Party, a collection of more than 438,000 items, housed in the Manuscript Division…- Date: 1913
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CollectionGender Issues in Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Tajikistan Web Archive Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Tajikistan are low-income countries where the status of women is far lower than that of women in neighboring countries. Women are frequently deprived of opportunities in education, adequate…Collection Items: View 285 Items
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CollectionNational American Woman Suffrage Association Records The records of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) span the years from 1839 to 1961 but are most numerous for the period 1890 to 1930. The collection consists of approximately…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - National American Woman Suffrage Association
Collection Items: View 2,141 Items
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CollectionManuscript Division Web Archive The Manuscript Division Web Archive includes principally websites of organizations with which the Division has an existing relationship. Although diverse in content, they fall into several broad categories. First, there are sites…- Contributor: American Society of Landscape Architects - American Studies Association - Ameen Rihani Organization - Civil Rights Coalition for the 21st Century - National Endowment for Democracy (U.S.) - Sigmund Freud Copyrights (Firm) - Center for International Private Enterprise - Dr. Frederick A. Cook Society - Phi Beta Kappa - League of Women Voters (U.S.) ... American Society of Landscape Architects - American Studies Association - Ameen Rihani Organization - Civil Rights Coalition for the 21st Century - National Endowment for Democracy (U.S.) - Sigmund Freud Copyrights (Firm) - Center for International Private Enterprise - Dr. Frederick A. Cook Society - Phi Beta Kappa - League of Women Voters (U.S.) - National Urban League - American Council of Learned Societies - Freud Museum (London, England) - Solidarity Center (Afl-Cio) - Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training - National Democratic Institute for International Affairs - Navy League of the United States - American Historical Association - Macdowell Colony (Peterborough, N.H.) - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - National Coalition for History - National Consumers' League - National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (U.S.) - Streit Council for a Union of Democracies - Sigmund Freud Museum (Vienna, Austria) - Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund - Sigmund Freud Archives - Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit - National Council of Jewish Women - Society of Woman Geographers - Library of Congress
- Date: 2008
Collection Items: View 44 Items
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CollectionBlackwell Family Papers The Blackwell Family Papers span the years 1759-1960, with the bulk of the material dating from 1845 to 1890. Consisting of approximately 29,000 items (58,002 images), most of which were digitized from…- Contributor: Blackwell, Kitty Barry - Blackwell, H. B. (Henry Browne) - Blackwell, Antoinette Louisa Brown - Blackwell, Alice Stone - Stone, Lucy - Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Blackwell, Emily - Blackwell, Elizabeth
Collection Items: View 2,313 Items
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CollectionSusan B. Anthony Papers The papers of reformer and suffragist Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) span the period 1846-1934 with the bulk of the material dating from 1846 to 1906. The collection, consisting of approximately 500 items…- Contributor: Anthony, Mary S. - Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell)
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CollectionCarrie Chapman Catt Papers The papers of suffragist, political strategist, and pacifist Carrie Lane Chapman Catt (1859-1947) span the years 1848-1950, with the bulk of the material dating from 1890 to 1920. The collection consists of…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Manuscript Division - Catt, Carrie Chapman
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CollectionElizabeth Cady Stanton Papers The papers of suffragist, reformer, and feminist theorist Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) cover the years 1814 to 1946, with most of the material concentrated between 1840 and 1902. Consisting of approximately 1,000…- Contributor: Stanton, Elizabeth Cady
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CollectionLGBTQ+ Politics and Political Candidates Web Archive The LGBTQ+ Politics and Political Candidates Web Archive captures digital content related to LBGTQ+ political candidates and political issues and topics at various levels of government, with a focus on lesser-known local…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Researcher and Reference Services Division - Library of Congress
- Date: 2018
Collection Items: View 383 Items
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CollectionLGBTQ+ Studies Web Archive The LGBTQ+ Studies Web Archive collects and preserves online content which documents LGBTQ+ history, scholarship, and culture in the United States and around the world. Sites include domestic and international non-profit organizations,…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Researcher and Reference Services Division - Library of Congress
- Date: 2018
Collection Items: View 488 Items
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CollectionBetty Herndon Maury Maury Papers The papers of diarist Betty Herndon Maury Maury (1835-1903) consist of a diary kept by Maury from June 3, 1861, to February 18, 1863. The two-volume diary was scanned from one reel…- Contributor: Maury, Betty Herndon Maury
- Date: 1861
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CollectionNational American Woman Suffrage Association Collection The National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) Collection is a library of nearly 800 books and pamphlets documenting the suffrage campaign that were collected between 1890 and 1938 by members of NAWSA…- Contributor: National American Woman Suffrage Association - Blackwell, Alice Stone - Stone, Lucy - National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress) - Stanton, Elizabeth Cady - Catt, Carrie Chapman - Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell) - Howe, Julia Ward
- Date: 1800
Collection Items: View 1,936 Items
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CollectionAnna E. Dickinson Papers The papers of lecturer, reformer, actress, and author Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (1842-1932) span the period 1859-1951, but are chiefly concentrated in the years from 1859 to 1911. The collection consists of approximately…- Contributor: Dickinson, Anna E. (Anna Elizabeth)
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CollectionClara Barton Papers The papers of nurse, educator, philanthropist, and lecturer Clara Barton (1821-1912) consist of 62,000 items (81,608 images), most of which were digitized from 123 reels of previously produced microfilm. Spanning the years…- Contributor: Barton, Clara - Hubbell, Julian B. (Julian Bertine)
- Date: 1805
Collection Items: View 975 Items
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CollectionJohnston (Frances Benjamin) Collection NEW! See Gardens and Historic Houses in more than 1,000 hand-colored photos Collection Overview: Lantern Slides for Garden & Historic House Lectures Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952) was one of the first American…- Contributor: Johnston, Frances Benjamin
- Date: 1864
Collection Items: View 3,148 Items
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CollectionZine Web Archive The Library of Congress has a growing collection of zines. The Zine Web Archive was created to supplement the physical zine collection. In general, zines are: self-published, self-created, self-distributed, and non-commercial. The…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Researcher and Reference Services Division - Library of Congress
- Date: 2018
Collection Items: View 56 Items
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CollectionMary Church Terrell Papers The papers of educator, lecturer, suffragist, and civil rights activist Mary Church Terrell (1863-1954) consist of approximately 13,000 documents, comprising 25,323 images, all of which were digitized from 34 reels of previously…- Contributor: Terrell, Mary Church
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CollectionGoldstein Foundation Collection--Prints and Drawings This category consists of all of the individually issued prints and drawings in the Ben and Beatrice Goldstein Foundation Collection: 1,688 items dating primarily from the 1880s to the 1960s. The collection…- Date: 1800
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CollectionAmerican Choral Music The seventy-six works presented here are limited to a period beginning shortly after the Civil War and ending at 1922. The music selected reflects the diversity of choral music in the collections…- Date: 1865
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CollectionFarm Security Administration/Office of War Information Color Photographs Photographers working for the U.S. government's Farm Security Administration (FSA) and later the Office of War Information (OWI) between 1939 and 1944 made approximately 1,600 color photographs that depict life in the…- Contributor: Siegel, Arthur S. - Collier, John - Feininger, Andreas - Jacobs, Fenno - Downey, Jack - Dixon, Royden - Rothstein, Arthur - Vachon, John - Rous, John - Wolcott, Marion Post ... Siegel, Arthur S. - Collier, John - Feininger, Andreas - Jacobs, Fenno - Downey, Jack - Dixon, Royden - Rothstein, Arthur - Vachon, John - Rous, John - Wolcott, Marion Post - Hollem, Howard R. - Rittase, William M. - Delano, Jack - Rosskam, Louise - Sherwood, Mark - Bransby, David - Liberman, Howard - United States. Office of War Information - United States. Farm Security Administration - Lee, Russell - Palmer, Alfred T. - Collins, Marjory
- Date: 1939
Collection Items: View 1,623 Items
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CollectionWarp and Weft of Yap's Outer Islands: Backstrap Weaving in Micronesia The Habele Outer Island Education Fund in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) received a 2022 Community Collections Grant (CCG) from the American Folklife Center to document traditional lavalava cloth weaving on…- Contributor: Lawolthau, Joanna - Ilmar, Doloris - Mangelfata, Floren - Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - Legap, Maria - Leyangrow, Conchita - Ililau, Serphina M. - Ileragipou, Emalani - Fichilmar, Conchita - Tauwl, Modesta L. ... Lawolthau, Joanna - Ilmar, Doloris - Mangelfata, Floren - Andrew W. Mellon Foundation - Legap, Maria - Leyangrow, Conchita - Ililau, Serphina M. - Ileragipou, Emalani - Fichilmar, Conchita - Tauwl, Modesta L. - Yaloweg, Vreah - Lahasudep, Ygnasia - Reat, Agnes - Ilamliyong, Sammy - Raigetal, Regina R. - Ubey, Maria - Paul, Alodia - Ilemangit, Gina - Leframor, Lorita - Tefalelmar, Florentina - Uwel, Tyra - Leraw, Rowina - Tarongodal, Gregoria - Nianugmwar, Katielyne - Habele Outer Island Education Fund - American Folklife Center - Yalorthog, Rosita - Leragmai, Frenzita - Eyoeth, Maregrita
- Date: 2022
Collection Items: View 71 Items
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CollectionPioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910 Portrays the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century through first-person accounts, biographies, promotional literature, local histories, ethnographic and antiquarian texts, colonial archival documents, and…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Rare Book and Special Collections Division - Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program
- Date: 1998
Collection Items: View 340 Items
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CollectionCaptain Pearl R. Nye: Life on the Ohio and Erie Canal Captain Pearl R. Nye: Life on the Ohio and Erie Canal captures the culture and music of the men, women, and children who worked and lived along the Ohio and Erie Canal.…- Contributor: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program - Archive of American Folk Song - American Folklife Center - Nye, Pearl R. - Lomax, Alan - Lomax, John A. (John Avery)
- Date: 1937
Collection Items: View 141 Items
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CollectionNew York Journal and Related Titles, 1896-1899 The New York Journal Collection consists of The Journal (1896-01-01 to 1896-07-18) and subsequent titles, New York Journal (1896-07-16 to 1897-04-01) and New York Journal and Advertiser (1897-04-02 to 1899-12-31) . In…- Date: 1896
Collection Items: View 1,515 Items
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CollectionWebcomics Web Archive Collection Period: June 4, 2014 to ongoing. This collection focuses on comics created specifically for the web and supplements the Library of Congress’ extensive holdings in both comic books, graphic novels, and…- Contributor: Library of Congress. Serial & Government Publications Division - Library of Congress
- Date: 2014
Collection Items: View 62 Items
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CollectionPosters: World War I Posters This collection makes available online approximately 1,900 posters created between 1914 and 1920. Most relate directly to the war, but some German posters date from the post-war period and illustrate events such…- Date: 1914
Collection Items: View 1,871 Items
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CollectionZora Neale Hurston Plays at the Library of Congress This collection present ten plays written by Hurston (1891-1960), author, anthropologist, and folklorist. Deposited as unpublished typescripts in the United States Copyright Office between 1925 and 1944, most of the plays remained…- Contributor: Hurston, Zora Neale
- Date: 1925
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CollectionSeptember 11, 2001, Documentary Project Flight Attendant. Photo by David A. Taylor, September 2001. September 11, 2001, Documentary Project Collection, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress The September 11, 2001 Documentary Project captures the reactions, eyewitness accounts,…- Contributor: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program - American Folklife Center - Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)
- Date: 2001
Collection Items: View 267 Items
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CollectionGeospatial Applications Story Maps and web maps produced at the Library of Congress utilize geospatial technology to create curated entry points into our digital collections. We invite you to explore the incredible stories of…Collection Items: View 123 Items
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CollectionVan Vechten Collection Comprised of 1,395 photographs taken by American photographer Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) between 1932 and 1964, the bulk of the collection consists of portrait photographs of celebrities, including many figures from the…- Contributor: Van Vechten, Carl - Mauriber, Saul - Lutz, Mark - Taylor, Prentiss
- Date: 1927
Collection Items: View 1,417 Items
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CollectionBess Lomax Hawes Collection The Bess Lomax Hawes collection is comprised of papers, photographs, and audiovisual materials relating to the career and personal life of folk arts administrator, folklorist, ethnomusicologist, filmmaker, musician, and teacher Bess Lomax…- Contributor: Hawes, Bess Lomax - Berman, Marcia - Dehr, Rich - Miller, Frank - Mohr, Larry - Hawes, Butch - Odetta - National Endowment for the Arts. Folk Arts Program - Gilkyson, Terry
- Date: 1894
Collection Items: View 365 Items
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CollectionSerbian Political and Social Issues Web Archive The Serbian Political and Social Issues Web Archive is comprised of sites that address political and social issues and inform public policy. Content includes websites of Serbian politicians, political parties, non-governmental organizations,…- Contributor: Library of Congress. European Division - Library of Congress
- Date: 2019
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CollectionA.P. Schmidt Company archives, 1869-1958 Arthur Paul Schmidt (1846-1921) was a German-born music publisher who pioneered the development and dissemination of American music. The A.P. Schmidt Company Archives documents his firm's publishing activities in Boston, Leipzig and…Collection Items: View 6,687 Items
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CollectionCalifornia as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900 The collection covers the dramatic decades between the Gold Rush and the turn of the twentieth century. It captures the pioneer experience; encounters between Anglo-Americans and the diverse peoples who had preceded…Collection Items: View 206 Items
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CollectionPhillips/Mathée Collection The Phillips/Mathée Collection spans the years 1913-2014, but only one item is dated later than 1972. The collection is a companion to the Warren G. Harding-Carrie Fulton Phillips Correspondence, also held by…- Date: 1913
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CollectionShippen Family Papers The papers of the Shippen family, a wealthy and powerful group of Philadelphians connected by blood and marriage who reached the height of their influence in the mid-eighteenth century, span the years…- Contributor: Shippen, Alice Lee - Nicholson, Joseph - Shippen, Edward - Nicholson, Joseph Hopper - Shippen, Thomas Lee - Nicholson, Rebecca Lloyd - Livingston, Anne Home Shippen - Shippen, William
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CollectionWarren G. Harding-Carrie Fulton Phillips Correspondence This correspondence (240 items; 1910-1924) consists primarily of letters written by President Harding (1865-1923), before and during his tenure as a U.S. senator, to his paramour Carrie Fulton Phillips (1873-1960), wife of…- Contributor: Harding, Warren G. (Warren Gamaliel) - Phillips, Carrie Fulton
- Date: 1905
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