American Memory Collection

1. The American Memory Collection Using Primary Sources Susan Gray

2. A Project of the Library of Congress • http://memory.loc.gov/

3. American Memory is a Gateway “To rich primary source materials relating to the history and culture of the United States.”

4. The American Memory Site Offers more than: • 7 million digital items • From more than 100 historical collections.”

5. Primary Sources Might include… • Pictures • Original Historical Documents • Oral History Sound Files

6. Photo Collections Follow these steps to locate photos: • American Memory • Collection Finder • Photos and Prints Ansel Adams’ Manzanar Photographs Collection

7. Printed Materials Might include: • Books and Printed Texts • Manuscripts • Sheet Music • Historical Documents Brown's Iron Bitters Ad

8. Sound and Movie Files • Oral Histories • Music Clips • Motion Pictures Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr., 1924

9. Questions for Analyzing Primary Sources • Who created the source and why? • Did the reporter have firsthand knowledge? • Was it recorded during or after the event?

10. More questions… • Was the reporter neutral or biased? • Was the intent to inform or persuade? • Was the material intended to be public or private?

11. Primary Sources • Can bring history to life • Learn from the real documents and memorabilia our American history was built on!

12. Bibliography Pictures and information from: Library of Congress’ American Memory Collection at http://memory.loc.gov/ Including the following collections: 1- Inventing Entertainment: the Early Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies Cont.

13. Bibliography cont. 2-"Suffering under a Great Injustice": Ansel Adams's Photographs of Japanese-American Internment at Manzanar 3- Emergence of Advertising in America