Happy International Dog Day!
Posted by: Amber Paranick
This is a quick post to wish a happy International Dog Day to those who celebrate!
Posted in: Animals, Digitized Newspapers
Archive: 2024 (31 Posts)
Back to School: Comic Book Stories Part 2
Posted by: Malea Walker
The end of August is near and you know what that means…back to school time! Let’s close out summer with comic book stories, from the Simpsons to Superman and more!
Posted in: Comic Books
Behind the Byline: Crockett Johnson
Posted by: Joanna Colclough
Crockett Johnson (1906-1975), born David Johnson Leisk, had a career as a cartoonist and newspaper comic strip artist before he wrote children’s books, most notably “Harold and the Purple Crayon.” See where you can find his work in the journals and newspapers at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Behind the Bylines, Newspaper Comic Strips, Newspapers
From Underdogs to Champions: The 1924 Washington Senators
Posted by: Malea Walker
This year the Washington Nationals will celebrate their 5-year anniversary since winning the World Series in 2019. But did you know that the Nationals won the World Series 100 years ago as well? Better known as the Washington Senators at the time, the team had officially changed its name to the Washington Nationals in 1905, …
Posted in: Baseball, Newspapers, Sports
Andre Norton: The Librarian Who Changed Science Fiction
Posted by: Meg Metcalf
For a good many years, when I was in the library, they would not buy science fiction and fantasy books, because those were considered trash… So I fought and fought to get them on library lists.” -Andre Norton (Dream Makers Volume II: The Uncommon Men & Women Who Write Science Fiction, 1983) The first woman …
Posted in: Pulp Fiction, Science Fiction, Women's History
Funny Pages
Posted by: Amber Paranick
This blog post rounds up some favorite newspaper titles we’ve come across in working with the collections.
Posted in: Digitized Newspapers, Newspapers
How to Find Currently Received Newspapers
Posted by: Joanna Colclough
Learn how to find 21st century newspapers (current newspapers) in the Serial and Government Publications Division collections. These are mostly accessible on-site only, but you can look up titles from the comfort of your own computer using our interactive lists. "How to find" is a new blog series on tips, tricks, and tools to help you navigate the collections of the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room.
Posted in: Newspapers
Treasures Gallery: Spider-Man’s Origin Story
Posted by: Malea Walker
One of the Library's many outstanding comic book holdings is the 24 original drawings by Steve Ditko for Amazing Fantasy No. 15 in August 1962, including the Spider-Man origin story. The iconic images were donated to the Library by an anonymous donor in 2008. They are included in the opening exhibit of the David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery.
Posted in: Comic Books
Censorship, the Comic Book, and Seduction of the Innocent at 70: A Roundtable Discussion
Posted by: Malea Walker
Staff of the Manuscript and Serial & Government Publications divisions will hold a roundtable discussion with three comic studies scholars who will make brief presentations on current research, and discuss psychiatrist Fredric Wertham’s anti-comics legacy.
Posted in: Comic Books