10. The Library of Congress The historical documents found here at the Library were created by individuals as well as groups. They reflect the private side of life as well as the public and include unpublished and unofficial materials. Together they make a richly textured tapestry of failure as well as triumph, of broken promises as well as exalted dreams. They constitute a road map for discovery, and, as Jefferson knew well, the journey of discovery in a library is always, to some degree, a journey of self-discovery.
24. Image credits Images of the America’s first book, Declaration of Indepndence draft, Star Spangled Banner sheet music, Lincoln realia, Jackie Robinson essay all from: “ American Treasures of the Library of Congress.” Library of Congress . Web. 26 October 2011. Thanksgiving cupcake This image is used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/7447470@N06/3088893059/ Charlie Brown This image is used under a CC license from www,flickr.com/nicolemarti Turkey This image is used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/penelopejonze/4230037345/ Hands This image is used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkonig/4138834338/ Mother and son This image is used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos /Seandreilinger Library of congress This image is used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos /chanc Storycorps booth This image is used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos /Markbaratelli/2149797527/ Mother and daughter This image is used under a CC license from http://www.flickr.com/photos /blondeshotcreative Image of women doing an interview. National Day of Listening . Web. 26 October 2011. Images of the Declaration of Indepndence draft, Lincoln realia, Jackie Robinson essay. “American Tresures of the Library of Congress.” Library of Congress . Web. 26 October 2011.
Editor's Notes
This humble and well-worn hymnal was printed in 1640 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by Stephen Daye, first printer of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It is the very first book printed in what is now the United States. Known as The Bay Psalm Book, but really titled The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated into English Metre, it represents what was most sacred to the Puritans--a faithful translation of God's Word, to be sung in worship by the entire congregation.
In 1814, Francis Scott Key wrote new words for a well-known drinking song, "To Anacreon in Heaven," to celebrate America's recent victory over the British. However, only in 1931, following a twenty-year effort during which more than forty bills and joint resolutions were introduced in Congress, was a law finally signed proclaiming "The Star Spangled Banner" to be the national anthem of the United States.
three-dimensional objects from real life such as coins, tools, and textiles, that do not easily fit into the orderly categories of printed material
