Visual Arts Documents

What does it mean when we say "art is in the eye of the beholder?" How have artists' subjects changed over the centuries? This collection features diverse art forms (from ancient mosaics to modern cubism).

Whoever wrote this draft press release can barely contain his glee at the prospect of indictments coming down against high-ranking officials.  Th...

When the FBI arrested a group of men believed to be involved with the murders of Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney and Andrew Goodman, the Mississippi St...

This map of Ireland depicts its political and geographical borders from "The Pale" (of 1515) until partition (between the Irish Republic and Northern ...

Bookcover image of Jackie Robinson comic book. Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, July 1951. Vol. 1, no. 5. From, By Popular Demand: Jackie Robinson...

This document - from the U.S. National Archives - is part of the court-martial file against Lt. Jack Robinson.  This is the same Jackie Robinson ...

This is an excerpt from Witchcraft in Early Modern Scotland - James VI's Demonology and the North Berwick Witches - by Lawrence Normand and Gareth Rob...

A short biography of James Watt, the Scottish inventor whose brilliance in improving the steam engine helped to change the world.

Image of a Press Release from Senator Robert Kennedy called Statement on Vietnam War, dated January 31, 1966. Click on the image for a better view.

Image of the second page of a Press Release from Senator Robert Kennedy called Statement on Vietnam War, dated January 31, 1966. Click on the image f...

This image depicts part of the "Kill All" policy - an intercepted message which caused Allied military officials grave concerns about the well-being o...

This is the text of the speech which President Kennedy gave to the American people, the night of October 22, 1962.  When the country tuned-in to ...

According to the FBI, John Dillinger robbed the following banks during his 1933-34 thirteen-month crime spree: 1.  National Bank, New Carlisle...

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