Guide to notable collections

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Library of Congress Audio-Visual Preservation Program

Audio-Visual Conservation at the Library of Congress Packard Campus provides storage and modern facilities for acquisition, cataloging, and preservation of audio-visual formats. The conservation program exists thanks to a partnership between the Packard Humanities Institute, the US Congress, the Library of Congress, and the Architect of the Capitol.

Chronicling America: Historic Newspapers

Select digitized American newspaper pages produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program in a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

Abraham Lincoln Papers

The papers of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), lawyer, representative from Illinois, and sixteenth US president.

After Pearl Harbor: Man on the street interviews

Man-on-the-street audio-recorded reactions to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the declaration of war that followed. Recorded across the US in the days and months following the attack.

Code of Federal Regulations

The Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) is the codification of the general and permanent rules by Federal Government departments and agencies. This historical collection of the Code of Federal Regulations dates from 1938—1995.

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Unofficial editorial compilation updated daily produced by the National Archives and Records Administration's Office of the Federal Register (OFR) and the Government Printing Office.

Cornell University Collection of Political Americana

Published material, ephemera, and artifacts from 1800 - 1976.

Multinational Collections Database

Lists reprinting materials of laws and regulations regarding international

jurisdictions.

Personal Narrative

Written and recorded personal narratives of American involvement in wars by the US military personnel who participated in such events.

AIDS Memorial Quilt Records

Over 150,000 mementos and ephemera submitted by Quilt panel makers to the NAMES Project and the National AIDS Memorial, which memorializes victims of HIV/AIDS. it was first displayed on the National Mall on October 11, 1987 at the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.

African American Perspectives

Rare Book Collection. A panoramic and eclectic review of African American history and culture.

Bain Collection

The George Grantham Bain Collection represents the photographic files of one of America's earliest news picture agencies.

George Washington Papers

The papers of army officer & first U.S. president George Washington (1732-1799).

National American Women Suffrage Association Collection

A library of nearly 800 books and pamphlets documenting the suffrage campaign that were collected between 1890 and 1938 by members of NAWSA.

Rosa Parks Papers

The papers of Rosa Parks (1913-2005) span the years 1866-2006, with the bulk of the material dating from 1955 to 2000.