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).
During the 1930s, the federal government hired writers to obtain the oral histories of former slaves. John Fields was one of those interviewees....
Long after his death as a martyr in England, John Rogers was remembered in America. His story was included in a children’s text book in Ne...
This image depicts a page from the 9th edition of Fox’s Book of Martyrs. Influenced by William Tyndale, John Rogers was a Catholic priest...
This image depicts the cover page of Philip Johnston's proposal to use the Navajo language as a code during World War II. He submitted his idea in Fe...
This image depicts the first page of Philip Johnston's proposal to use the Navajo language as the basis for a WWII code. Click on the image for a bet...
This image depicts the second page of Philip Johnston's proposal to use the Navajo language as the basis for a WWII code. Click on the image for a be...
Jan Hus refused to recant his beliefs, no matter how hard anyone tried to change his mind. He had endured months of imprisonment in a rat-infest...
Magazine cover image of Vremya ("Time"), an 1863 edition of the monthly journal which Dostoevsky founded (in 1861) with his brother Mikhail.
This image depicts the box cover of "Jurassic Park," a film by Steven Spielberg.
Image of Justice Frankfurter's notes regarding the Brown v. Board of Education II case. Notice the words he used: ...with all deliberat...
Image of the Letter of Condolence From President Kennedy to Mrs. Bobbie Lou Pendergrass, dated March 6, 1963. Click on the image for an expanded view...
Image of the signature page of the Letter of Condolence From President Kennedy to Mrs. Bobbie Lou Pendergrass, dated March 6, 1963. Click on the imag...
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