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American Memory

Location: Library of Congress Washington, DC

Web address: http://memory.loc.gov

Overview of the Center: The National Digital Library, a project of the Library of Congress, established American Memory as the official repository of America digital resources. America Memory is the most extensive collection of social studies related digital resources available. Their holdings include more the 3 million documents in over 70 collections. In additions to these digital collections, the National Digital Library makes maintains an extensive educational outreach program. The education division of the National Digital Library conducts online workshops and makes available wide range of educational materials that accompany selected collections.

Collections include:

African-American Odyssey ~ Exhibit ~ Multiformat Full Title: African American Odyssey
Jefferson, Thomas - Papers: 1606-1827 Full Title: The Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress
Life Histories, Federal Writers' Project - Manuscripts:1936-1940 Full Title: American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 - 1940
Lincoln, Abraham - Multiformat: 1850-1909 Full Title: Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library
Maps - 1544-1999 Full Title: Map Collections: 1544-1999
U.S. Congress - Documents:1774-1873 Full Title: A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873
Washington, George - Papers:1741-1799 Full Title: George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress, 1741-1799
Woman Suffrage: Photographs and Prints: 1850-1920 Full Title: By Popular Demand: "Votes for Women" Suffrage Pictures, 1850-1920


Instructional resources:

Activities: Four in-depth activities that focus on the skills needed to use collections at American Memory.
Lesson ideas: Dozens of individual lessons and web based analytical tools ready for use in the classroom.
Research tools: Information about citing resources, copyright as well as of FAQ.