Webinar: The American Revolution: Transatlantic Resources in the Library of Congress Collections

Last Updated: June 12, 2025
Published: June 11, 2025

	Date: Friday, July 25, 2025		Time: 2:00 p.m.– 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.

Register to attend the live training webinar, "The American Revolution: Transatlantic Resources in the Library of Congress Collections."

Speaker: Clinton J. Drake, Reference Librarian, History and Genealogy Section, Main Reading Room, Library of Congress

Description: This presentation will focus on resources originally created outside of the United States related to the American Revolution. We will begin with a brief overview of the Library of Congress--its history, research centers, collections, research guides—followed by an exploration of select published and manuscript materials as a portal into the complexity of the period.

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