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x, 124 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface / James H. Billington -- Historical overview / Robert V. Remini -- Manuscript collection / Gerard W. Gawalt -- Rare printed material / Rosemary Fry Plakas -- Prints and drawings / Harry L. Katz -- Photographic materials / Carol Johnson. |
| Summary |
The most significant acquisition of Americana by the Library of Congress in this century, the Marion S. Carson Collection contains vast amounts of historical raw material - manuscripts, photographs, prints, drawings, books, broadsides, and printed ephemera - from the Colonial era through the 1876 Centennial celebration. In essays illustrated with color photographs of 125 of the documents, noted historian Robert V. Remini and Library of Congress specialists show how the largely unplumbed Carson Collection enriches our view of early American life and culture, and may even change our present understanding of the nation's ever-evolving story. |
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Carson, Marian S. -- Library.
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Carson, Marian S. -- Art collections.
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Carson, Marian S. -- Photograph collections.
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Carson, Marian S -- Collections.
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Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress)
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Library of Congress.
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Americana -- Private collections -- Washington (D.C.)
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United States -- Civilization -- Library resources.
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Library resources -- Washington (D.C.)
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Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Civilization -- Library resources.
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| Added Author |
Remini, Robert V. (Robert Vincent), 1921-2013.
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Gawalt, Gerard W.
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Day, Sara, 1943-
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Gathering history. Washington, DC : Library of Congress, 1999 (OCoLC)606354260 |
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Online version: Gathering history. Washington, DC : Library of Congress, 1999 (OCoLC)606502767 |
| ISBN |
0844409774 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780844409771 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Sudoc No. |
LC 1.2:H 62/8 |
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