The Library of Congress and National Library of France Launch Joint Web Site on the French in North America (10 May 2005)

Complementing the recent post on the French and Indian War: A recent LC press release notes: “The Library of Congress and the National Library of France (Bibliothèque nationale de France) have launched a bilingual (English-French) online presentation that explores the history of the French presence in North America and the interactions between the French and American peoples from the early 16th to the early 19th centuries. The Web site was unveiled today at a ceremony in Paris attended by Jean-Noël Jeanneney, president of the Bibliotheque nationale de France, and John Van Oudenaren, chief of the European Division of the Library of Congress and director of its Global Gateway initiative.” To view the entire list of collaborative libraries visit: http://international.loc.gov/intldl/find/digital_collaborations.html. To visit "France in America," go to http://international.loc.gov/intldl/fiahtml/fiahome.html. See the thematic outline to identify material on the rivalry between Britain and France, http://international.loc.gov/intldl/fiahtml/fiasitemap.html#track1 A wealth of full-text primary source material is presented.