From the Library of Congress American Memory project, this extensive online archive contains first-person narratives of slavery and 500 black-and-white photographs of former slaves that were collected in the 1930s as part of the Federal...

Transcripts of hundreds of oral histories and slave narratives from 1936-1938 collected during the Federal Writers' Project.

The most complete information you can get on author Jane Yolen! Teachers, writers, kids- everyone can find something here. Lots of pictures too!

This site from Education Place provides brief but factual biographical information on the short story writer Russell Freedman. The site also includes a picture of Freedman and a listing of the books he has written.

This house was home to abolitionist writer Harriet Beecher Stowe, where she wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.

A mask. Masks were worn by Greek and Roman actors in nearly all dramatic representations. This custom arose undoubtedly from the practice of smearing the face with certain juices and colours, and of appearing in disguise, at the...

A mask. Masks were worn by Greek and Roman actors in nearly all dramatic representations. This custom arose undoubtedly from the practice of smearing the face with certain juices and colours, and of appearing in disguise, at the...

(1628-1688) English writer, most famous for The Pilgrim's Progress.

American writer and naturalist.

(1850-1894) Scottish writer

(1865- ) Writer

American writer Mark Twain.

American writer Louisa May Alcott.

American writer Bret Harte.

American writer Stephen Crane.

(1832-1910) Norwegian writer and statesman who is known for writing Yes, We love This Land of Ours, the Norwegian National anthem

Author Langston Hughes poses with a sculpture, in a 1943 Office of War Information photograph taken by Gordon Parks.

An image of Virginia Hamilton.