Thomas Jefferson Kirk Collection
Sergeant, Air Force, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Polk, Louisiana; Fort McClellan, Alabama; Miami, Florida; Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas..
Contributor:
Kirk, Thomas Jefferson - Kimble, Jack - Wlbt Tv-3 - Smith, Dennis
Thomas Jefferson Whitaker Collection
Corporal, Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - South Carolina; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Hawaii; Iwo Jima; Japan.
Contributor:
Whitaker, Thomas Jefferson - Norris, Linda H.
Thomas Jefferson Shepherd Collection
Lieutenant Colonel, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Idaho; Puerto Rico; United Kingdom; Germany; Idaho. Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force, Cold War.
Contributor:
Shepherd, Thomas Jefferson - Noble, Kinta - Houston High School - Reeves, Megan
Thomas Jefferson Shepherd Collection
First Lieutenant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Idaho; Germany; Morocco; Oregon. Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force, Korean War, 1950-1953.
Contributor:
Lausanne Collegiate School - Witt, Gary - Shepherd, Thomas Jefferson - Pershad, Alisha
Contributor:
Library of Congress. Visitor Engagement Office - Library of Congress
Date:2006
Film, Video
Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War"
Michael Kranish illuminates the events that unfolded as Benedict Arnold, in command of British troops, descended on Virginia and eventually occupied Williamsburg. Arnold was easily able to take control of the rest…
Contributor:
Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress
Contributor:
Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division - Library of Congress
Date:2022
Film, Video
1794 Sea Letter Signed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson
In this video, Nathan Dorn, the curator of the Law Library's rare book collection, discusses a recent acquisition, an 18th-century sea letter bearing the signatures of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson that…
Contributor:
Library of Congress. Rare Book Division - Library of Congress
Date:2022
Film, Video
Jefferson
"Thomas Jefferson is the most researched, most written about, most referenced, and most quoted of our Founding Fathers. And yet, somehow, he remains the most stubbornly inscrutable. His life is a seemingly…
Contributor:
Oporo, Phillip - Nelson, Trey - Vargas, Kevin - Marcoux, Ted - Left/Right (Firm) - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Arts and Entertainment Network - History (Television Network) - Koughan, Frank - Druckerman, Ken - Tarver, Banks - New Video Group
Cloyd Thomas Thompson Collection
Captain, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Wisconsin; Fort Riley, Kansas; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Illinois. Korean War, 1950-1953.
Contributor:
Lugar, Richard - Thompson, Cloyd Thomas - U.S. Senate/Richard Lugar - Able, Brooke
Thomas Ralph Quatrochi Collection
Master Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Camp Upton, New York; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Alamogordo Air Base, New Mexico.
Contributor:
Generations to Generations - Quatrochi, Thomas Ralph - Bruscher, Nancy
Thomas Jay Wallace Collection
First Lieutenant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Guam (Mariana Islands); Hawaii; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Chico, Santa Ana, California; Pacific Theater.
Contributor:
Gift, Gary R. - Va Medical Center, Prescott, Arizona - Wallace, Thomas Jay - Fine, Sally
Thomas J. Maxwell Collection
Second Lieutenant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Chanute Field, Illinois; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Amarillo, Texas; Lowry Field, Colorado; Roswell, New Mexico.
Contributor:
Moorpark High School - Maxwell, Thomas J. - Tiffany Holiday - Alexander, Jeanine - Brianna Berry
Date:1943
personal narrative
Thomas Luther Haman Collection
Technical Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Camp Lee, Virginia; Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois; Lalmonirhat and Karachi, India; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater.
Contributor:
Willie, Michael Lloyd - Wrcb-Tv Channel 3 - Bowen, Sarah - Haman, Thomas Luther
Date:1941
personal narrative
Floyd Robert Thomas Collection
Staff Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Theater; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Miami, Florida; Panama City, Florida; Pyote, Texas; Grand Island, Nebraska; Herington, Kansas; Hickam Field, Hawaii; Tinian (Northern Mariana…
Contributor:
Thomas, Floyd Robert - Veterans Heritage Project - Hatch, Barbara - Rebecca, Meils
Floyd Robert Thomas Collection
Staff Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Theater; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Miami, Florida; Panama City, Florida; Pyote, Texas; Grand Island, Nebraska; Herington, Kansas; Hickam Field, Hawaii; Tinian (Northern Mariana…
Contributor:
Brown, Beth - Beal, Gale P. - Thomas, Floyd Robert - William R. Cook - Va Medical Center, Colmery-O'Neil, Topeka, Kansas
Frederick Thomas Van Dusen Collection
Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Custer, Michigan; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Columbus, Mississippi; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Dyersburg, Tennessee; Burma; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater.
Contributor:
Gordon, Laura - Van Dusen, Frederick Thomas
Thomas Matthew Shannon Collection
Corporal, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Lewis, Washington; Camp Kearns, Utah; Fort Logan, Colorado; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Camp Stoneman, California; Hawaii; Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands); Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands);…
Contributor:
Kaplan, Alece - Shannon, Thomas Matthew - Smith, Irene - Washington State Service Corps
Jon Meacham: 2015 National Book Festival
Jon Meacham discusses "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" as part of a special celebration of Jefferson's Library at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Contributor:
National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
Date:2015
Film, Video
Joseph Ellis: 2015 National Book Festival
Joseph Ellis discusses "American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson" as part of a special celebration of Jefferson's Library at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Contributor:
National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
Date:2015
Film, Video
Henry Wiencek: 2015 National Book Festival
Henry Wiencek discusses "Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves" as part of a special celebration of Jefferson's library at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington,…
Contributor:
National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
Date:2015
Film, Video
Annette Gordon-Reed: 2015 National Book Festival
Annette Gordon-Reed discusses "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family" as part of a special celebration of Thomas Jefferson's Library at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Contributor:
National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
Date:2015
personal narrative
Jefferson J. DeBlanc Collection
Seaman Second Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - New Orleans, Louisiana; Corpus Christi, Texas. Captain, Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Solomon Islands; Pacific Theater; El Toro, California; El Centro, California; Marshall…
Contributor:
Unknown Interviewer - Deblanc, Jefferson J. - Wilkerson, Thomas L. - Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation (Cmoh)
Contributor:
Library of Congress. Informal Learning Office - Library of Congress. Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives - Library of Congress
Date:2020
Film, Video
I Cannot Live Without Books
As one of the many events commemorating the 200th anniversary of the sale of Thomas Jefferson's library to the Library of Congress, Mark Dimunation gives the history behind this historic event.
Contributor:
National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
Date:2015
personal narrative
Thomas Rex Bass Collection
Specialist Five, Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Fort Benning, Georgia; Blackhorse Base Camp, Xuan Loc, Vietnam..
Contributor:
Wlbt Tv-3 - Kimble, Jack - Smith, Dennis - Bass, Thomas Rex
Jefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress
Join the Library of Congress historian to learn about the history of the Library of Congress, the world's largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States and extensive…
Contributor:
Library of Congress
Date:2016
Film, Video
The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family
The relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings has been a subject of speculation for centuries and even more so in the past decade, when DNA testing increased evidence of a sexual…
Contributor:
John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress) - Library of Congress
Date:2008
Film, Video
William Wells Brown: An African-American Life
Ezra Greenspan will discussed his book "William Wells Brown: An African American Life." Brown (1814-1884) was born a slave and kept functionally illiterate until he was 19, when he escaped. He became…
Contributor:
Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress
Contributor:
National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
Date:2010
Film, Video
Angie Thomas: National Book Festival 2021
Angie Thomas, author of "Concrete Rose" (Balzer + Bray), a prequel to her first novel, "The Hate U Give," discusses the importance of libraries in her youth, how hip-hop and the Black…
Contributor:
National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
Date:2021
Film, Video
Annette Gordon-Reed & Peter Onuf: 2016 National Book Festival
Annette Gordon-Reed and co-author Peter S. Onuf discuss "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination" with Melissa Block from NPR at the 2016 Library of Congress…
Contributor:
National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
Contributor:
National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
Date:2019
Film, Video
Mapping the West with Lewis & Clark
Authors of s new book discuss the critical role that maps developed during the 1804-1806 expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark played in President Thomas Jefferson's vision of a formidable republic…
Contributor:
Library of Congress. Center for the Book - Library of Congress
Date:2016
Film, Video
A Capitol Tour of the Library of Congress
Janice McKelvey discussed the history of the Library of Congress when it was located within the U.S. Capitol, from 1800 to 1897. Special attention was given to the various locations that the…
Contributor:
Library of Congress. Visitor Engagement Office - Library of Congress
personal narrativeThomas Jefferson Keller Collection Private First Class, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Normandy, France; England; Germany; Belgium.
personal narrativeThomas Jefferson Kirk Collection Sergeant, Air Force, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Polk, Louisiana; Fort McClellan, Alabama; Miami, Florida; Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina; Kelly Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas..
personal narrativeThomas Jefferson Whitaker Collection Corporal, Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - South Carolina; Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Camp Pendleton, California; Hawaii; Iwo Jima; Japan.
personal narrativeThomas Jefferson Shepherd Collection Lieutenant Colonel, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Idaho; Puerto Rico; United Kingdom; Germany; Idaho. Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force, Cold War.
personal narrativeThomas Jefferson Shepherd Collection First Lieutenant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Idaho; Germany; Morocco; Oregon. Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force, Korean War, 1950-1953.
Film, VideoRestoration of the Thomas Jefferson Building Murals Barbara A. Wolanin makes a docent training presentation on the restoration of the murals in the Thomas Jefferson Building.
Film, VideoFlight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War" Michael Kranish illuminates the events that unfolded as Benedict Arnold, in command of British troops, descended on Virginia and eventually occupied Williamsburg. Arnold was easily able to take control of the rest…
Film, VideoPresenting the Thomas Jefferson Building: 2019 National Book Festival For more than 100 years, the Thomas Jefferson Building has been a beacon of lifelong learning, knowledge and education. Here's an overview of the history of the Library of Congress, beginning with…
Film, VideoFinding Pictures: The 125th Anniversary of the Thomas Jefferson Building In this video we celebrate the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress. We explore the 1897 building through a selection of nearly 1,000…
Film, Video1794 Sea Letter Signed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson In this video, Nathan Dorn, the curator of the Law Library's rare book collection, discusses a recent acquisition, an 18th-century sea letter bearing the signatures of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson that…
Film, VideoJefferson "Thomas Jefferson is the most researched, most written about, most referenced, and most quoted of our Founding Fathers. And yet, somehow, he remains the most stubbornly inscrutable. His life is a seemingly…
personal narrativeThomas Robert Oligschlaeger Collection Sergeant First Class, Army, Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Jefferson City, Missouri, Missouri; Tikrit, Iraq.
personal narrativeCloyd Thomas Thompson Collection Captain, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Wisconsin; Fort Riley, Kansas; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Illinois. Korean War, 1950-1953.
personal narrativeThomas Ralph Quatrochi Collection Master Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Camp Upton, New York; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Alamogordo Air Base, New Mexico.
personal narrativeThomas Jay Wallace Collection First Lieutenant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Guam (Mariana Islands); Hawaii; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Chico, Santa Ana, California; Pacific Theater.
personal narrativeThomas J. Maxwell Collection Second Lieutenant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Chanute Field, Illinois; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Amarillo, Texas; Lowry Field, Colorado; Roswell, New Mexico.
personal narrativeThomas Luther Haman Collection Technical Sergeant, Army, World War, 1939-1945 - Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Camp Lee, Virginia; Chanute Field, Rantoul, Illinois; Lalmonirhat and Karachi, India; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater.
personal narrativeFloyd Robert Thomas Collection Staff Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Theater; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Miami, Florida; Panama City, Florida; Pyote, Texas; Grand Island, Nebraska; Herington, Kansas; Hickam Field, Hawaii; Tinian (Northern Mariana…
personal narrativeFloyd Robert Thomas Collection Staff Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Theater; Fort Sheridan, Illinois; Miami, Florida; Panama City, Florida; Pyote, Texas; Grand Island, Nebraska; Herington, Kansas; Hickam Field, Hawaii; Tinian (Northern Mariana…
personal narrativeFrederick Thomas Van Dusen Collection Sergeant, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Custer, Michigan; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Columbus, Mississippi; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Dyersburg, Tennessee; Burma; China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater.
personal narrativeThomas Matthew Shannon Collection Corporal, Army Air Forces/Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Fort Lewis, Washington; Camp Kearns, Utah; Fort Logan, Colorado; Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; Camp Stoneman, California; Hawaii; Kwajalein Island (Marshall Islands); Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands);…
Film, VideoJon Meacham: 2015 National Book Festival Jon Meacham discusses "Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power" as part of a special celebration of Jefferson's Library at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Film, VideoJoseph Ellis: 2015 National Book Festival Joseph Ellis discusses "American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson" as part of a special celebration of Jefferson's Library at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Film, VideoHenry Wiencek: 2015 National Book Festival Henry Wiencek discusses "Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves" as part of a special celebration of Jefferson's library at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington,…
Film, VideoAnnette Gordon-Reed: 2015 National Book Festival Annette Gordon-Reed discusses "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family" as part of a special celebration of Thomas Jefferson's Library at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
personal narrativeJefferson J. DeBlanc Collection Seaman Second Class, Navy, World War, 1939-1945 - New Orleans, Louisiana; Corpus Christi, Texas. Captain, Marine Corps, World War, 1939-1945 - Solomon Islands; Pacific Theater; El Toro, California; El Centro, California; Marshall…
Film, VideoTour the Jefferson Building from Home (Online Office Hours) You're invited to our workplace! We're opening the virtual doors to the Library of Congress. Join us for a tour of the iconic Jefferson Building and learn about how we use it…
Film, VideoI Cannot Live Without Books As one of the many events commemorating the 200th anniversary of the sale of Thomas Jefferson's library to the Library of Congress, Mark Dimunation gives the history behind this historic event.
personal narrativeThomas Rex Bass Collection Specialist Five, Army, Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Fort Benning, Georgia; Blackhorse Base Camp, Xuan Loc, Vietnam..
personal narrativeThomas B. Stiefermann Collection Sergeant Major, Army, Afghan War, 2001- - Afghanistan.
Film, VideoJefferson's Legacy: A Brief History of the Library of Congress Join the Library of Congress historian to learn about the history of the Library of Congress, the world's largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States and extensive…
Film, VideoThe Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family The relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings has been a subject of speculation for centuries and even more so in the past decade, when DNA testing increased evidence of a sexual…
Film, VideoWilliam Wells Brown: An African-American Life Ezra Greenspan will discussed his book "William Wells Brown: An African American Life." Brown (1814-1884) was born a slave and kept functionally illiterate until he was 19, when he escaped. He became…
Film, VideoThomas Mallon: 2010 National Book Festival Author Thomas Mallon speaks at the 2010 National Book Festival.
Film, VideoAngie Thomas: National Book Festival 2021 Angie Thomas, author of "Concrete Rose" (Balzer + Bray), a prequel to her first novel, "The Hate U Give," discusses the importance of libraries in her youth, how hip-hop and the Black…
Film, VideoAnnette Gordon-Reed & Peter Onuf: 2016 National Book Festival Annette Gordon-Reed and co-author Peter S. Onuf discuss "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination" with Melissa Block from NPR at the 2016 Library of Congress…
Film, VideoEvan Thomas: 2019 National Book Festival Evan Thomas discussed "First: Sandra Day O'Connor" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Film, VideoMapping the West with Lewis & Clark Authors of s new book discuss the critical role that maps developed during the 1804-1806 expedition of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark played in President Thomas Jefferson's vision of a formidable republic…
Film, VideoA Capitol Tour of the Library of Congress Janice McKelvey discussed the history of the Library of Congress when it was located within the U.S. Capitol, from 1800 to 1897. Special attention was given to the various locations that the…