The Special Collections Library hosts the Wallace Stegner Collection. Stegner wrote extensively about the need to preserve the American West. Learn more about the collection through this C-SPAN video. En savoir plus .
The Special Collections Library is host to the Mitsugi Kasai Japanese American Archives, which focuses on the history of Japanese-Americans in the West. Check out this C-SPAN video for more info. En savoir plus .
Roger Williams believed state had no role to play in religion, a radical idea for his time. Learn more about his life and the founding of the First Baptist Church in this C-SPAN video. En savoir plus .
In June 1772, the citizens of Providence sunk the Gaspee in order to defend their rights and stop the Crown from interfering with trade. Learn more in this C-SPAN American History TV video. En savoir plus .
John Brown was intent on making sure his house was of caliber with the other great sea captains & merchants in RI. Watch this C-SPAN American History TV video to find out how he went about doing so. En savoir plus .
The State House is home to one of the most famous portraits of George Washington. It is one of very few paintings that depict the first president standing. Learn more in this C-SPAN video. En savoir plus .
Betty Ford would always open up with "I'm Betty Ford and I'm a very grateful recovering alcoholic & addict." Learn more about Betty's journey in this C-SPAN American History TV video. En savoir plus .
The Ordinance of Secession was the document that sparked the Civil War, and is the most important piece of history kept in this building. Learn more in this C-SPAN American History TV video. En savoir plus .
Owner Jean Chism discusses both the joys and struggles of maintaining a successful book store in this C-SPAN Book TV video. En savoir plus .
During its use, this building operated much like a fire station. The lower gallery was an equipment station while upstairs were the crew quarters. Learn more in this C-SPAN American History TV video. En savoir plus .
Established in 1984 as a museum & working laboratory. It was conceptualized as a place where you can actually see archaeologists at work. Learn more in this C-SPAN American History TV video. En savoir plus .
George Washington enjoyed a 50yr relationship with Alexandria Virginia. From its founding in 1749 to his death in 1799. Learn more in this C-SPAN American History TV video. En savoir plus .
People have been living over New Mexico's land for thousands of years, making the entire state a giant archaeological site. Learn more in this C-SPAN American History TV video. En savoir plus .
NM Railroads can trace beginning to1879 when New Mexico & Southern Pacific Railroad crossed over Raton Pass into the territory of NM. Learn more in this C-SPAN American History TV video. En savoir plus .
Watch the Inaugural, gavel-to-gavel, LIVE on C-SPAN and available afterwards at c-span.org En savoir plus .
The Plaquemine Lock was finished in 1909. It facilitated traffic between the Mississippi River and the Bayou Plaquemine. It’s 547 ft. long, 55 ft. wide and 50 ft. deep. View C-SPAN video for info En savoir plus .
The easternmost Internment Camps were in Rohwer and Jerome, Arkansas. The Butler Center contains arts and crafts created by the Japanese internees. Learn more in C-SPAN’s American history TV clip En savoir plus .
C-SPAN is covering an Iowa Caucus here LIVE on C-SPAN2. Watch it online later in C-SPAN Video Library. En savoir plus .
Designed by John Russell Pope, the Memorial was built between 1939 and 1943. The bronze statue of Jefferson, added in 1947, is 19ft tall and weighs 10,000lbs.
One of the oldest buildings in Knoxville, this was originally a hotel called Lamar House. During the Civil War it was used as a hospital for Union soldiers. Learn more in this video. En savoir plus .
There are 9,000 rare books in the collection here, including a first edition of Moby Dick. Check out this BookTV interview with , Assistant University Librarian Katie McCormick for more information. En savoir plus .
Check out this video of C-SPAN's first stop in its series “The Contenders” here at Ashland. En savoir plus .
C-SPAN starts its new series “The Contenders” here at Ashland. Visit our website for more information. En savoir plus .
Designed by Cass Gilbert and sculpted by Daniel Chester French this 78 ft. memorial for the Army’s First Division took 5 years to build. More info C-SPAN American History TV video. En savoir plus .
Check out this C-SPAN American History TV interview with author Lindsey Apple, "The Family Legacy of Henry Clay: In the Shadow of a Kentucky Patriarch." En savoir plus .
Learn about Henry Clay in this C-SPAN BookTV interview with Lindsey Apple, author of "The Family Legacy of Henry Clay: In the Shadow of a Kentucky Patriarch." En savoir plus .
The 30th Annual Kentucky Book Fair will take place on November 12, 2011. Find out more in this C-SPAN BookTV YouTube video. En savoir plus .
It would take you 24 years to see all the photos in the Library of Congress, at a photo per minute. Check out C-SPAN’s “Library of Congress” documentary. Clip from the documentary here on YouTube. En savoir plus .
It would take 60,000 yrs to go through all the books in the Library of Congress, at 1 book per day. Check out C-SPAN’s “Library of Congess” documentary. Clip from the documentary here on YouTube. En savoir plus .
