Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 16, No. 347.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
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Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 07:08:22 +0000
From: w.mccarty@btopenworld.com
Subject: Announcement of Second Release of An American Time
Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera
> from: "danna c. bell-russel" <dbell@loc.gov>
> date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 21:20:44
> subject: Fw: Announcement of Second Release of An American Time
Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera
>
> Good afternoon,
>
> This announcement on the second release of the An American Time Capsule:
> Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera is being sent to a
> number of lists. Please accept our apologies for any duplicate postings.
>
> The Printed Ephemera collection at the Library of Congress is a rich
> repository of Americana. In total, the collection comprises 28,000
> primary-source items dating from the seventeenth century to the present and
> encompasses key events and eras in American history. The first release of
> the digitized Printed Ephemera Collection presented more than 7,000 items.
> This release adds an additional 3,000 items to those already available
online.
>
> While the broadside format represents the bulk of the collection, there are
> a significant number of leaflets and some pamphlets. Rich in variety, the
> collection includes proclamations, advertisements, blank forms, programs,
> election tickets, catalogs, clippings, timetables, and menus. Please visit
> the collection at <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/rbpehtml/pehome.html>.
>
> Direct any questions to <http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-memory.html>.
>
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