Library of Congress Tour

The archival collections of the Library include the largest body of early indigenous American music recordings in the U.S.: about 10,000 wax cylinders of songs and stories. Many of them are recordings made by Omaha ethnographer Francis La Flesche (pictured). La Flesche was the first professional Native American ethnologist and a member of the Omaha Nation. His recordings and others like them are used by both native and non-native researchers. Their greatest value lies in the cultures and languag

12 years ago, the Library and HISTORY joined forces to make the Library’s collections more accessible for Congress and the American people. For the next several weeks, stroll with us down memory lane as we share some of our treasures. Up this week, spectacles, a pocket knife and Confederate cash. What was in Lincoln's pockets? ENGAGE with the Library. http://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/04/the-history-channel-at-the-library/?loclr=fbloc | The Library of Congress