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The American National Biography (ANB) is the successor to The Dictionary of American Biography (DAB)(1926-1937). As such, it is a source of biographical information on Americans of significance, both American and significance broadly defined. It can be searched by entry name, key word, standardized occupation categories, gender, birthplace, date of birth or death and other elements of the entries.
The American National Biography (ANB) is the successor to The Dictionary of American Biography (DAB)(1926-1937). As such, it is a source of biographical information on Americans of significance, both American and significance broadly defined. It can be searched by entry name, key word, standardized occupation categories, gender, birthplace, date of birth or death and other elements of the entries.
American Periodicals Series Online 1740-1900
Includes digitized images of the pages of 1,100 American magazines and journals published from colonial days to the dawn of the 20th century. Titles range from Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine and America's first scientific journal, Medical Repository, to popular magazines (some still in print).
Includes digitized images of the pages of 1,100 American magazines and journals published from colonial days to the dawn of the 20th century. Titles range from Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine and America's first scientific journal, Medical Repository, to popular magazines (some still in print).
Early American Newspapers, Series I, 1690-1876
Based primarily on the listings in Clarence Brigham's History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820 and focusing on newspapers that began publication prior to 1820. The collection includes over 700 newspapers.
Based primarily on the listings in Clarence Brigham's History and Bibliography of American Newspapers, 1690-1820 and focusing on newspapers that began publication prior to 1820. The collection includes over 700 newspapers.
U.S Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
The Library of Congress houses one of the most complete collections of U.S. Congressional documents in their original format. In order to make these records more easily accessible to students, scholars, and interested citizens, A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation brings together online the records and acts of Congress from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention through the 43rd Congress, including the first three volumes of the Congressional Record, 1873-75.
The Library of Congress houses one of the most complete collections of U.S. Congressional documents in their original format. In order to make these records more easily accessible to students, scholars, and interested citizens, A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation brings together online the records and acts of Congress from the Continental Congress and Constitutional Convention through the 43rd Congress, including the first three volumes of the Congressional Record, 1873-75.