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Posted by: Mark Manivong
The Dim Gray Bar Press was founded by Barry Magid and produced a number of monographs, broadsides, and ephemera during its most active years. This blog post touches briefly on the history of the press and highlights some of the materials within the archive.
Posted in: 20th Century, Contemporary Book Arts
Posted by: Mark Manivong
James Merrill (1926-1995) was a poet and writer who won nearly every major poetry award in the United States. The Rare Book and Special Collections Division acquired a Merrill Collection in 2015 that holds a surprising number of his works bearing inscriptions to his romantic partners. This blog post looks at some of the inscriptions to four of Merrill's lovers.
Posted in: American History, Poetry
Posted by: Mark Manivong
Musician and children’s book author Gertrude Ina Robinson (b. 1868) created cloth figurines that match the characters in her children's book series, the Floral Fairies, 13 of which can now be found in the Archive for Floral Fairies and Rainbow Fairies in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: 20th Century, Children's Literature
Posted by: Mark Manivong
A Pride Month post featuring the life and work of gay Greek-Alexandrian poet Konstantinos Petrou Kavafis, better known to English readers as Constantine Cavafy, or just C.P. Cavafy, and connecting him to materials in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Seasonal