The American Memory digitizes the distinctive, historical Americana materials from the Library's (and other institutions') collections to make them freely available online. These materials include photographs, manuscripts, rare books, maps, recorded sound, and moving pictures. The collectoin is comprised of over nine million artifacts, which can be searched for or browsed by collection/topic. Topics range from African American History, to Literature, to War/Military.
Resource URL: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/
Online Help: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/help/index.html