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May 3, 2019 · The Federalist Papers were a series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pen name "Publius." This guide compiles Library of Congress digital materials, external websites, and a print bibliography.
Lincoln’s Request to Congress. With the nation on the brink of civil war, President Abraham Lincoln made a dramatic request to Congress for troops and funds for military action on July 4, 1861. The document from the Senate Journal recounts Lincoln’s address to Congress. The cartoon portrays the reaction of a “Southern gentleman” to this ...
Congressional Research Service Careers. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and ...
Inventions and innovations do not always need to involve grand, world-changing technologies such as the telephone or electric light. Sometimes, they take the form of small-scale products--or improvements to existing products--that make people's everyday lives better. During the early to mid-20th century, Beulah Louise Henry was so prolific in ...
Oct 19, 2018 · The Library of Congress boasts the world’s largest collection of Theodore Roosevelt papers. For many years, this trove—totaling some 276,000 documents—about the nation’s 26th president has ...
6 days ago · Borah was a U.S. senator from Idaho during the years 1907-1940. His papers contain a limited amount of material on Idaho labor matters, federal labor legislation, and the post-World War I Red Scare. The Library's Borah papers span the years 1905-40, with most material dating after 1912.
May 31, 2024 · Marjory Collins, photographer. News room of the New York Times newspaper. 1942. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Division. The Library of Congress Serial & Government Publications Division maintains one of the largest, most comprehensive newspaper collections in the world and includes major titles published in all U.S. states and territories.
