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Digital Public Library of America
There are lots and lots of institutions providing digitized materials, but who has the time to find them? Well, here’s a one-stop discovery tool! The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) provides free access to the digitized riches of libraries, … Continue reading
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Tagged archives, audio, books, cultural heritage, culture, diaries, digital portal, digital repositories, federal government, fun stuff, government info, history, images, letters, libraries, manuscripts, motion pictures, moving images, museums, photographs, primary sources, sounds, video, web sites
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Queen Victoria’s Journals
Are you a history buff, an anglophile, or a royal watcher? You may be interested in perusing the digitized journals of Queen Victoria, which are being made freely available for a limited time. They cover her life since she was … Continue reading
Posted in around the world, online @ the library
Tagged diaries, fun stuff, history, journals, primary sources, Queen Victoria, research, royalty
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70th anniversary of “a date which will live in infamy”
December 7 is “a date which will live in infamy.” Do you recognize this quote? 70 years ago President Franklin D. Roosevelt said that about the day of Japan’s bombing of the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in his … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversaries, articles, books, federal government, government info, history, interviews, newspapers, oral history, primary sources, speeches, video databases, war, web sites, world war II
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Presidential campaign TV commercials, 1952-2008
I know, I know, after the recent presidential election, we’ve probably all had our fill of campaign commercials. But this web site is worth a few minutes of your time, I promise. The Museum of the Moving Image put together … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, federal government, history, media, online resources, politics, primary sources, research, web sites, white house
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World Digital Library: Cultural treasures, at your fingertips
On April 21, 2009, the World Digital Library debuted. Its mission: “[to make] available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world.” Developed by the Library of Congress … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, history, libraries, Library of Congress, online resources, primary sources, research, united nations
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