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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
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: Amanda Zimmerman
This blog discusses the first edition of Ralph Ellison's posthumous book, Juneteenth, housed in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
Posted in: 20th Century, Seasonal