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Free to Use and Reuse: Public Domain Films from the National Film Registry. The National Film Registry selects 25 films each year to showcase the range and diversity of American film heritage. These public domain selections are part of an online collection. Learn more about this selection of films from the National Film Registry.
The Library of Congress occupies three buildings on Capitol Hill. The buildings are remarkable public spaces and public works of art. Each is named after a President of the United States who has a strong connection with the creation of Congress’s library.
All the Library of Congress’ buildings can be entered free of charge. The Thomas Jefferson Building is open from Monday – Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. The building is closed every Sunday and on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas and New Year’s Day. The James Madison Memorial Building and the John Adams Building are primarily used for research ...
In the 1950s the nation feared the increase in communist-run countries after World War II. Wisconsin Senator Joseph McCarthy’s four-year public smear campaign began in 1950 and paralleled the intimidation tactics already underway by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), which had been founded in 1938 to root out subversive activities related to communism.
The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 162 million items. The collections include books, sound recordings, motion pictures, photographs, maps, and manuscripts.
Chronicling America (ISSN 2475-2703) is a Website providing access to information about historic newspapers and select digitized newspaper pages, and is produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP). NDNP, a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Library of Congress (LC), is a long-term effort to ...
For additional information, click on any of the below dates. Current Registration Processing Times October 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024. Previous Registration Processing Times April 1, 2023 - September 30, 2023 October 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023 April 1, 2022 – September 30, 2022 October 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022 April 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021 October 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021 April 1 ...
