Library of Congress' digital collections of multimedia sources.
American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions.
American and Canadian immigrant primary sources. Publication dates: Colonial to 1950
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries and Oral Histories includes 2,162 authors and approximately 100,000 pages of information, so providing a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between 1800 and 1950. Composed of contemporaneous letters and diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives, the series provides a rich source for scholars in a wide range of disciplines. In selected cases, users will be able to hear the actual audio voices of the immigrants.
Covers women of historical interest worldwide, from around 3100 BCE to the modern age ending in 2002.
Women are included from every walk of life-artists, pirates, scientists, athletes, philanthropists, adventurers, politicians, pacifists, saints, and courtesans, even those famous for just being famous. Individual, collective, and joint entries (i.e. Astronauts: Women in Space, Egyptian Feminism, Siege Warfare and Women, etc.) are included.
Official website listing Maine government online services, news, agency publications, statistics, travel and recreation information. Legislative information, election, employment, business, and education.
Public opinion data and reports on attitudes toward politics, media, social trends, religion, internet & tech, Hispanics and global issues. Time period: 1990-present
The bound and daily versions of Congressional Record, its three predecessor titles, and other important Congressional material. 1789 to present Hein online
The Congressional Record, first published in 1873, is essentially the complete printed version of debates, proceedings and speeches of the United States Congress. Previously congressional debates were catalogued in the Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates (1824-1837) and Congressional Globe (1833-1873). The American State Papers are a collection of 6,278 documents in 38 volumes comprising the legislative and executive documents of the first fourteen Congresses from 1789 to 1838. The Journals of the Continental Congress are the records of daily proceedings of the Continental Congress, as kept by Secretary Charles Thomson.
Primary source material in American history, including maps. 1817-1994
A wealth of early reports, documents and journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Originally published in approximately 13,800 bound volumes, this full-text set includes all subjects/topics that the U.S. government has researched and reported on dealing with international affairs, disasters, social issues, Indian affairs, commerce and communication, explorations, and more. Excellent searching and browsing features.
Detailed large-scale building and land-use maps of 148 Maine towns and cities.
Combined with other sources such as city directories, photographs, small-scale maps, census records, genealogies, and statistical data, the Sanborn maps provide an unparalleled picture of life in American towns and cities. The maps provide a wealth of information, such as building outline, size and shape, windows and doors, street and sidewalk widths, boundaries, and property numbers. Plans often include details on construction materials and building use; and also depict pipelines, railroads, wells, water mains, dumps, and other features likely to affect the property's vulnerability to earthquake, fire, and flood.
News article citations to select Maine newspapers. Publication dates: 1992-present.
This database of Maine newspaper and magazine abstracts has been maintained by the library staff at the Portland Public Library. Coverage varies for each publication. Titles included are Biz (1995-1997); Casco Bay Weekly (1992-2002); Down East (1993-present); Evening Express (misc.); Island Journal (1984-present); Maine Sunday Telegram (1993-2004); Maine Times (1993-2002); Mainebiz (1998-present); Portland Evening Express (misc.); Portland Monthly (1988-present); Portland Phoenix (1999 -present); Portland Press Herald (1993-2004); Portland Sunday Telegram (misc.); Profile (1992-1995); Salt (1974-present)
Official website listing Maine government online services, news, agency publications, statistics, travel and recreation information. Legislative information, election, employment, business, and education.
