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California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties Multiformat ethnographic field collection that includes sound recordings, still photos, drawings and written documents from a variety of European ethnic and English- and Spanish-speaking communities in Northern California.

The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 Multiformat collection of photographs, printed works (including government documents) and manuscripts documenting the Conservation movement in the United States. Features an album of paintings, photographs, and scientific and literary works produced by the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899. Archival directory (Division list).

Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789 Printed broadsides offering an account of America's struggle for nationhood.

American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940 Typescript interviews from the Federal Writers' Folklore Project offering the recollections of Americans from many walks of life.

The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920 Multimedia anthology that illustrates the vibrant and diverse forms of popular entertainment, especially vaudeville, that thrived from 1870-1920. Manuscript selections include English-Language Playscripts, Yiddish-Language Playscripts, and memorabilia items documenting the life and career of Harry Houdini.

Poet at Work: Recovered Notebooks from the Thomas Biggs Harned Walt Whitman Collection Offers access to four Walt Whitman notebooks and cardboard butterfly that disappeared from the Library of Congress in 1942. They were returned on February 24, 1995.

Book and Pamphlet Collections

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African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Collection, 1818-1907 351 rare pamphlets offering insight into the attitudes and ideas of African Americans between Reconstruction and the First World War.

California As I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900 190 books about individual experiences in and on the way to California during and after the Gold Rush.

The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920 Multiformat collection of photographs, printed works (including government documents) and manuscripts documenting the Conservation movement in the United States.

The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920 Multimedia anthology that illustrates the vibrant and diverse forms of popular entertainment, especially vaudeville, that thrived from 1870-1920. Selections include Theater Playbills and Programs.

Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921 165 books, pamphlets, and other artifacts documenting the campaign for Woman Suffrage.

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Keywords	Description
California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties	Multiformat ethnographic field collection that includes sound recordings, still photos, drawings and written documents from a variety of European ethnic and English- and Spanish-speaking communities in Northern California.
The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920	Multiformat collection of photographs, printed works (including government documents) and manuscripts documenting the Conservation movement in the United States. Features an album of paintings, photographs, and scientific and literary works produced by the Harriman Alaska Expedition in 1899. Archival directory (Division list).
Documents from the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, 1774-1789	Printed broadsides offering an account of America's struggle for nationhood.
American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936-1940	Typescript interviews from the Federal Writers' Folklore Project offering the recollections of Americans from many walks of life.
The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920	Multimedia anthology that illustrates the vibrant and diverse forms of popular entertainment, especially vaudeville, that thrived from 1870-1920. Manuscript selections include English-Language Playscripts, Yiddish-Language Playscripts, and memorabilia items documenting the life and career of Harry Houdini.
Poet at Work: Recovered Notebooks from the Thomas Biggs Harned Walt Whitman Collection	Offers access to four Walt Whitman notebooks and cardboard butterfly that disappeared from the Library of Congress in 1942. They were returned on February 24, 1995.

Keywords	Description
African American Perspectives: Pamphlets from the Daniel A. P. Murray Collection, 1818-1907	351 rare pamphlets offering insight into the attitudes and ideas of African Americans between Reconstruction and the First World War.
California As I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900	190 books about individual experiences in and on the way to California during and after the Gold Rush.
The Evolution of the Conservation Movement, 1850-1920	Multiformat collection of photographs, printed works (including government documents) and manuscripts documenting the Conservation movement in the United States.
The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920	Multimedia anthology that illustrates the vibrant and diverse forms of popular entertainment, especially vaudeville, that thrived from 1870-1920. Selections include Theater Playbills and Programs.
Votes for Women: Selections from the National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection, 1848-1921	165 books, pamphlets, and other artifacts documenting the campaign for Woman Suffrage.