16.347 printed ephemera in An American Time Capsule, 2nd release

From: Humanist Discussion Group (by way of Willard McCarty willard.mccarty@kcl.ac.uk)
Date: Tue Nov 26 2002 - 02:37:10 EST

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                   Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 16, No. 347.
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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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