National History Day 2024-2025

Multiple digitized collections from the Library of Congress.

Photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, and other unique cultural artifacts — reveal the diverse history and culture of California and its role in national and world history.

Contains thousands of digital movies uploaded by Archive users which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to cartoons. Example: footage of the San Francisco earthquake (1906).

Collection of newly-digitized images owned by LIFE dating back to the 1750s. Eventually will include 10 million images.

Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress.

Digitized documents, photographs, artworks, diaries, and other materials documenting the resettlement of Southeast Asian refugees and immigrants in the United States, refugee camp and other experiences of the "boat people" and land refugees, and the development and progress of new ethnic communities.

From the Library of Congress: published congressional records of the United States of America from the Continental Congress through the 43rd Congress, 1774-1875

Includes documents dating back to Ancient Greece but the emphasis in on European and U.S. history from the 18th-21st centuries

Print ads for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. Five main subject areas: Radio, Television, Transportation, Beauty and Hygiene, and World War II propaganda.

Resources for teachers and students.