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Building the First Transcontinental Railroad

A History of US Public Libraries

Quack Cures and Self-Remedies: Patent Medicine

Best Foot Forward: The Shoe Industry in Massachusetts

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Stonewall and Its Impact on the Gay Liberation Movement

The Equal Rights Amendment

Mormon Migration

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Environmental Preservation in the Progressive Era

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Collaborating for Equitable Access to Knowledge for All: A Renewed Strategy for DPLA
June 23, 2019
We are pleased to share our new strategy, which positions DPLA to build on its founding principles and core work, broaden its impact, and adapt to our partners’ evolving needs…
Digital Public Library of America receives $622,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to Expand Access to Nation’s Digital Collections
June 19, 2019
The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) is pleased to announce a new $622,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support strengthening and expanding its national cultural heritage…
DPLA and BiblioBoard Partner to Make Indie Author Collection Free for the Summer
June 13, 2019
We are pleased to announce a partnership with BiblioBoard’s Indie Author Project, through which a collection of over thirty independently-published books are freely available for anyone to download and read…

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