The Theodore Roosevelt Papers from the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress constitute one of the Library's largest Presidential collections, numbering approximately 250,000 items. The collection includes diaries, letter books, general and special correspondence, speeches, executive orders, press releases, scrap books, and other papers dating from 1759 through 1919. This site also contains a picture gallery.

Read about the colonization in the New World by many European countries. Hyperlinks to you to more specific topics.

This website provides background information about the song "Oh! Dem Golden Slippers," written by James Bland. Includes song lyrics, and two Real Audio files of the tune - a "lower quality" which is 190 kb and a "higher quality" which is 955 kb. There is also a "wav format version" of the song that is 16.8 mb.

This is a large site from American Treasures covering primary source documents from the early 1800s through the Civil War and on to Western Expansion.

Learn about the life and contributions of Benjamin Franklin by examining his letters, books, cartoons, speeches, and manuscripts. An excellent resource for teaching and learning about the history of the United States using primary source documents.

This site is on an unusual exhibit at the Library of Congress that focuses on the American imagination in the realm of the arts. Here you can find original documents and drawings in architecture, music, literature and more.

Provides information about Vaudeville, a popular amusement show during the late 19th and early 20th century.

A searchable database from the Library of Congress that provides a fascinating look into the history of photography from 1839-1864. There are images from the Matthew Brady Studio and studio portraits by black photographers James P. Ball and Francis Grice among others.

As America was forming its government, many problems needed to be solved. The Library of Congress tells you more about this time and some of its interesting people.

America's Story identifies the accomplishments of Andrew Carnegie as a businessman and a philanthropist. It highlights his commitment to give back to society. It also highlights the comparisons between his mother's and father's influence on him.

From America's Story, comes a short note on Grant and the siege of Vicksburg.

After a brief description of the economy in the Gilded Age, find links to stories about many cultural events of the age. Read about Jim Thorpe, the Johnstown flood, and the first Coca-Cola, among other stories.

A brief biography of the life of Vice President John C. Calhoun, along with photos of his monument and tomb. The Library of Congress also includes a sample of Calhoun's forty-two page speech against the Compromise of 1850.

A brief biography of famous African-American, W.E.B. Du Bois. Read about his activism and his attempts to improve race relations. Hyperlinks to additional information about this important man.

Part of a longer time line describing the history of the American West, this section covers the period 1829 to 1859 with hyperlinks to stories and people of this time period.

This is a collection of primary, historical documents from Timbuktu, Mali during the the 16th through 18th century. The documents cover all aspects of this advanced African civilization.

Available in both English and Dutch, this Library of Congress and Library of the Netherlands collaborative project offers over 11,000 digitized images relating to the Dutch in America. Includes a letter describing the purchase of Manhattan from Native Americans in 1626, early maps, and land grants and patents from early Dutch settlers.

Basic overview of the New Jersey battle during the American Revolutionary War, The Battle of Monmouth in 1778.

This online testimonial praises the works of Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin, who passed away in 2003. After reading his biography, view this fantastic collection of some of his greatest works.