The Library of Congress holds the largest archival collection of Walt Whitman materials in the world. These materials are primarily housed in the Library’s Manuscript Division and its Rare Book & Special Collections Division. In May, two of the Manuscript Division’s Whitman collections were made available on the Library’s website. First, the Thomas Biggs Harned …
The following cross-post was written by Catalina Gómez, a reference librarian in the Hispanic Division. It originally appeared on the 4 Corners of the World blog. As we settle into late summer, the Hispanic Division continues the exciting work of uploading recordings from the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape (AHLOT) online. Listen to one …
Poetry and the Olympics have long been easy bedfellows: 2,500 years ago Pindar was penning odes for victorious athletes in the ancient Games; in the first half of the 20th century, the Olympics actually included an arts competition known as the “Pentathlon of the Muses” in which poets and other writers could battle for Olympic …
The following is a guest post by Abby Yochelson, English and American Literature reference specialist at the Library of Congress’s Main Reading Room, Humanities and Social Sciences Division. This is the third in a small series of blog posts on Shakespeare at the Library of Congress. During my years as a reference librarian at the …
The following is a guest post by Abby Yochelson, English and American Literature Reference specialist at the Library of Congress’s Main Reading Room, Humanities and Social Sciences Division. This is the second in a small series of blog posts on Shakespeare at the Library of Congress. Sometimes it’s possible to feel a little insecure about …
Historians believe that Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, and that he died on the same day in 1616. The 400th anniversary of his death this year is being celebrated worldwide through special exhibitions, performances, classes, and books. In honor of this anniversary, this is the first in a small series of blog posts …
The following post is by Cheryl Lederle, an Educational Resource Specialist at the Library of Congress. It originally appeared on the Teaching with the Library of Congress blog. T.S. Eliot thought April was the cruelest month. William Carlos Williams thought it was the saddest. Longfellow and Ogden Nash said they loved it, and Emily Dickinson …
Today is a day of romance, dear reader, and I can think of no better way for you to combine your surging passions with your appreciation for fine prose than by viewing the proceedings of What is Love? Romance Fiction in the Digital Age, a major two-day conference sponsored by the Library’s Center for the …
I write with good news! Before I get to it, though, I should say we are happy to report that La Casa de Colores has been going strong for four months now. We hope you have been following its journey along with us. If not, and you are asking yourself “What is La Casa de …