Tag: digital_collections
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Library of Congress Unveils Major Digital Collection Expansions
The Library of Congress expands its digital collections with rare sheet music, historical newspapers, and community cultural records. New additions include African American ballet histories, Comanche crafts, and Revolutionary War-era documents.
Politics and GovernmentMediaEducationWorldFederal GovernmentGeneral PoliticsDigital and Print PublishingSocial Issues Library of CongressDigital CollectionsAmerican HistorySheet MusicCultural HeritageNewspapersCommunity GrantsU.S. Library of Congress
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Library of Congress Launches Volunteer Project for U.S. 250th Anniversary
The Library of Congress is hosting a webinar on June 4 to launch "The American Revolution in Context." This volunteer transcription project invites the public to help digitize 18th-century documents, enhancing access to history for the U.S. 250th birthday.
Politics and GovernmentMediaGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentEducationDigital and Print Publishing Library of CongressAmerican RevolutionVolunteerTranscriptionWebinarHistoryDigital CollectionsU.S. Library of Congress
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The Contentious History of the Ice Cream Cone
Multiple people lay claim to inventing the ice cream cone around 1904. The Library of Congress provides digital resources to explore the history of ice cream and its cultural impact.
BusinessEntertainmentPolitics and GovernmentHistoryFoodReligionMedia Ice Cream ConeSt. Louis World’s FairThomas JeffersonDigital CollectionsFood HistoryInventionLibrary of CongressU.S. Library of Congress