| Directory: | Arts / Animation / Movies |
| Title: | American Memory - Origins of Animation |
| Description: | Development of early American animation represented by collection of 21 animated films and 2 fragments, spanning the years 1900 - 1921. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / Archives |
| Title: | Gottscho-Schleisner Collection |
| Description: | Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner in the Library of Congress of the architecture and interior design of 20th-century America. Can be browsed or searched. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/gottscho/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / Building_Types / Educational_Institutions / One-Room_Schools |
| Title: | Schooling: Education on the Frontier |
| Description: | Gallery of historic photographs from the Fred Hultstrand and F.A. Pazandak Photograph Collection of life in the Northern Great Plains from 1880-1920. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ndfahtml/hult_school.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / Building_Types / Religious / Christian / History / Churches / Gothic_Revival |
| Title: | A Gothic Revival Church |
| Description: | Design by Richard Upjohn c.1850s in the Library of Congress. Upjohn was a key figure in introducing the Gothic Revival to the United States and in defining the form of American church architecture. |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tri003.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / History / Architects / E / Eames,_Charles_and_Ray |
| Title: | The Work of Charles and Ray Eames |
| Description: | Library of Congress exhibition on the legacy of these architects and furniture designers. Includes biography and many images. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/eames/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / History / Architects / U / Upjohn,_Richard |
| Title: | A Gothic Revival Church |
| Description: | Architectural drawings by Richard Upjohn in the Library of Congress, introduced with a brief biography of this key figure in introducing the Gothic Revival to the United States. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tri003.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Architecture / History / Architects / W / Wright,_Frank_Lloyd |
| Title: | Frank Lloyd Wright: Designs for an American Landscape 1922-1932 |
| Description: | An exhibition in the Library of Congress built around models and descriptions of five seminal projects. |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/flw/flw.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Art_History / Periods_and_Movements / Romanticism |
| Title: | Romanticism in Dresden |
| Description: | a photographic exhibition of artwork at one of the greatest centers of the Romantic era |
| Location: | http://rs7.loc.gov/exhibits/dres/dres12.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Classical_Studies |
| Title: | Library of Congress Resources for Greek and Latin Classics |
| Description: | Resources for studying Classical and Medieval literature. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/alcove9/classics.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Comics / Comic_Strips_and_Panels / K / Krazy_Kat |
| Title: | Origins of American Animation, 1900-1921 |
| Description: | Chronological list of online animated cartoon exhibits from the Library of Congress, with three 1916 Krazy Kat cartoons in Real Video, QuickTime and MPEG format. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oachron.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Comics / Organizations_and_Institutions |
| Title: | Caroline and Erwin Swann Foundation |
| Description: | Contains information about the Swann Fellowship in Caricature and Cartooning as well as links to the Swann Gallery and Library of Congress exhibitions, collections, and resources. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/swann/swannhome.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Design / Interior_Design |
| Title: | Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America |
| Description: | Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner Collection, 1935-1955, contains approximately 29,000 photographs of buildings, interiors, and gardens of renowned architects and interior designers. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/gottscho/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Graphic_Design / Typography / Typographers / Masters / Goudy,_Frederic_William |
| Title: | The Library of Congress: Frederic W. Goudy Collection |
| Description: | Personal library, papers and publications, from the Special Collections division of the Library of Congress. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook/coll/099.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Humanities / Literature_in_Art / Fables_and_Fairy_Tales |
| Title: | The Water-Babies on Display |
| Description: | A group of 12 original drawings created by Jessie Willcox Smith in 1916 to illustrate The Water-Babies, a children's book by the Rev. Charles Kingsley. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9906/babies.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / C / Carroll,_Lewis |
| Title: | The Lewis Carroll Scrapbook Collection |
| Description: | The contents of a scrapbook kept by Carroll from 1855 to 1871. Maintained by the Library of Congress. |
| Location: | http://international.loc.gov/intldl/carrollhtml/lchome.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / E / Ellison,_Ralph |
| Title: | Lectures on Novels of Ralph Ellison |
| Description: | Ralph Ellison's literary executor, scholar and editor John F. Callahan, will make two presentations at the Library of Congress in late June. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/1999/99-059.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / E / Ellison,_Ralph |
| Title: | A Home for Ralph Ellison's Work |
| Description: | Article about a visit by Fanny McConnell Ellison at the Library of Congress. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/970623/ellison.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / E / Ellison,_Ralph / Works |
| Title: | Juneteenth |
| Description: | Ralph Ellison's literary executor, John F. Callahan spoke at the Library of Congress about Ellison and his two novels, Invisible Man and Juneteenth. Library of Congress Information Bulletin, August 1999 issue. |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9908/juneteenth.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / E / Ellison,_Ralph / Works |
| Title: | Ralph Ellison Editor Speaks at Library |
| Description: | Ralph Ellison's literary executor, John F. Callahan spoke at the Library on two consecutive standing-room-only lectures about Ellison and his two novels, Invisible Man and Juneteenth. Library of Congress Information Bulletin, August 1999 issue. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/loc/lcib/9908/juneteenth.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / K / Keats,_John |
| Title: | Today in History: September 19 |
| Description: | A brief note on Keats and the writing of To Autumn on September 19, 1819, from the American Memory archives of the U. S. Library of Congress . |
| Location: | http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/sep19.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Authors / T / Turow,_Scott |
| Title: | National Book Festival: Scott Turow |
| Description: | Portrait, very brief biography. RealVideo files of the author reading a draft of the first chapter of "Reversible Errors." |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2001/turow.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Children_s / Authors / B / Baum,_L._Frank |
| Title: | The Wizard of Oz: An American Fairytale |
| Description: | To celebrate the 100th anniversary of this American literary classic, the Library of Congress presents its exhibition; with costumes and memorabilia borrowed from museums, other libraries, and private collectors. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/oz/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Cultural / Latino |
| Title: | Hispanic Reading Room |
| Description: | Library of Congress research center. |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/hispanic/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Electronic_Text_Archives |
| Title: | Selected Sources for Electronic Texts |
| Description: | Provides links to electronic texts and archives in a variety of formats ranging from plain text to digital audio and digital braille. Compiled by the National Library Service. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/etexts.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Festivals |
| Title: | National Book Festival |
| Description: | Held annually on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Program information and author profiles. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Genres / Nature_Writing |
| Title: | Nature Study, Nature Writing: Past and Present |
| Description: | Brief bibliography by the Library of Congress. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/nature.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / Poetry / Electronic_Text_Archives |
| Title: | Poetry 180 |
| Description: | A poem a day provided by the Library of Congress, one for each of the 180 days of a typical American high school year. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / 19th_Century |
| Title: | Sunday School Books: Shaping the Values of Youth in Nineteenth-Century America (American Memory, Library of Congress) |
| Description: | A representative selection of American Sunday school books published between 1815 and 1865, drawn from the collections of Michigan State University and Central Michigan University Libraries. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/miemhtml/svyhome.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / 19th_Century / Douglass,_Frederick / Works |
| Title: | Frederick Douglass 1817?-1895 |
| Description: | The papers of Frederick Douglass span the years 1841 to 1964, with the bulk of the material concentrated in the period 1862-95. The Library of Congress collection consists of correspondence, speeches and articles by Douglass and his contemporaries, a draft of his autobiography, financial and legal papers, and miscellaneous items. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/doughtml/doughome.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / 19th_Century / Jackson,_Helen_Hunt |
| Title: | Library of Congress: Glimpses of California and the Missions |
| Description: | Full text of the book by Helen Hunt Jackson with illustrations by Henry Sandham. SGML version also available. |
| Location: | http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/calbk:@field(DOCID+@lit(C186T00)):@@@$REF$ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / 19th_Century / Thoreau,_Henry_David |
| Title: | Today in History: July 12 |
| Description: | The Library of Congress website honors Thoreau with an essay on his literary and philosophical contributions. |
| Location: | http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/jul12.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / 19th_Century / Washington,_Booker_T. |
| Title: | The Hardwick Bill |
| Description: | Interview with Washington in the Atlanta Constitution, 1900. |
| Location: | http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/murray:@field(FLD001+91898143+):@@@$REF$ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / 19th_Century / Washington,_Booker_T. |
| Title: | African American Odyssey: The Booker T. Washington Era |
| Description: | Detailed Library of Congress exhibit on Washington's life, work, and influence on American culture. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart6.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / 19th_Century / Washington,_Booker_T. / Works |
| Title: | Booker T. Washington's Address at the Jubilee Thanksgiving Services |
| Description: | Complete text from as originally published in the Chicago Times-Herald, October 18, 1898. |
| Location: | http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/murray:@field(FLD001+91898139+):@@@$REF$ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / 19th_Century / Washington,_Booker_T. / Works |
| Title: | A Protest Against the Burning and Lynching of Negroes |
| Description: | Text of Washington's letter published in the Birmingham Age-Herald, 1904. |
| Location: | http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/murray:@field(FLD001+91898237+):@@@$REF$ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / 19th_Century / Washington,_Booker_T. / Works |
| Title: | The Negro and the Signs of Civilization |
| Description: | Washington's essay from The Tradesman, 1899. Also includes "The Negro's Part in the Upbuilding of the South. |
| Location: | http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/murray:@field(FLD001+90898323+):@@@$REF$ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / 19th_Century / Whitman,_Walt |
| Title: | The Poet at Work |
| Description: | Recovered notebooks and cardboard butterfly that disappeared from the Library of Congress in 1942. They were returned on February 24, 1995. |
| Location: | http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/wwhome.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / 20th_Century / Harlem_Renaissance |
| Title: | The Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 - 1964 |
| Description: | Collection contains 1,400 Portraits of literary figures, artists, and celebrities, many of them figures from the movement. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/vvhtml/vvhome.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / 20th_Century / Hurston,_Zora_Neale |
| Title: | Portrait of Zora Neale Hurston |
| Description: | From the Library of Congress collection: Creative Americans: Portraits by Carl Van Vechten, 1932-1964. |
| Location: | http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/vv:@field(SUBJ+@band(Hurston,+Zora+Neale.+)) |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / Early |
| Title: | Declaring Independence: Drafting the Documents |
| Description: | From The Library of Congress. |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/declara/declara1.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Literature / World_Literature / American / Early / Wheatley,_Phillis |
| Title: | A Voice of Her Own |
| Description: | Brief biography with images of her works. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tri013.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Movies / Filmmaking / Producing / Producers / Lewton,_Val |
| Title: | Val Lewton Papers |
| Description: | Collection of documents archived at the Library of Congress. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/text/lewton.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Movies / Genres / War |
| Title: | The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures |
| Description: | Library of Congress site providing information on films of the Spanish American War in its holdings. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/sawhtml/sawhome.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Movies / History |
| Title: | Library of Congress - Motion Picture and Television Reading Room |
| Description: | Information about the library's motion picture collections and archival materials. |
| Location: | http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mopic/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Movies / History |
| Title: | Inventing Entertainment |
| Description: | The Library of Congress' online exhibit of the early motion pictures and sound recordings of the Edison Companies. Includes biography and information about Thomas Edison and his experiments in motion pictures. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/edhtml/edhome.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Movies / History |
| Title: | Origins of Animation |
| Description: | Development of early American animation represented by collection of 21 animated films and 2 fragments, spanning the years 1900-1921. Part of the American Memory Project, Library of Congress. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/oahtml/oahome.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Movies / Titles / R / Rube_and_Mandy_at_Coney_Island |
| Title: | American Memory - Early Motion Pictures, 1897-1920 |
| Description: | Summary, production notes, digitized film in QuickTime, MPEG, and RealMedia formats. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/papr:@field(NUMBER+@band(edmp+2725s3)) |
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| Directory: | Arts / Movies / Titles / T / Two-Lane_Blacktop |
| Title: | Pat Padua Introduces Two-Lane Blacktop |
| Description: | Introductory remarks made before a screening of the film. From the Library of Congress. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/film/padua2.html |
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| Directory: | Arts / Music / Bands_and_Artists / G / Guthrie,_Woody |
| Title: | Woody Guthrie and the Archive of American Folk Song: Correspondence, 1940-1950 |
| Description: | Letters between Woody Guthrie and staff of the Archive of American Folk Song at the Library of Congress. |
| Location: | http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wwghtml/ |
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| Directory: | Arts / Music / Collecting |
| Title: | Cylinder, Disc and Tape Care in a Nutshell |
| Description: | Care, handling and storage of musical recordings in a collections environment, from the US Library of Congress. Includes a bibliography. |
| Location: | http://www.loc.gov/preserv/care/record.html |
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