Resources, Tools and Full-Text Documents
New Online Collections from The Library of Congress
This announcement offers info on three new collections.
1) “Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music 1820-1860″
“…offers more than 15,000 pieces of sheet music registered for copyright during the pre-Civil War years…sheet music items are searchable by title, composer or subject.” Material from 1870-1885 is also available.
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2) “Trails to Utah and the Pacific: Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869″
“…incorporates 49 diaries of pioneers trekking westward across America to Utah, Montana and the Pacific between 1847 and the meeting of the rails in 1869.”
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3) “Reclaiming the Everglades: South Florida’s Natural History, 1884-1934″
“The materials in this online presentation are drawn from the collections of the University of Miami, International University and the Historical Museum of Southern Florida. These collections are normally available only by appointment. “Reclaiming the Everglades” now makes these valuable materials freely accessible to users worldwide.”

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