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Posted by: Malea Walker
This summer, Junior Fellow Zoe Harrison researched and wrote essays about African American newspaper titles available in the Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers database. In this interview, Harrison shares her research interests and background, her internship experience, and more about the project, “Researching the Black Press in Chronicling America.”
Posted in: African American History, Digitized Newspapers
Posted by: Meg Metcalf
The Small Press Expo (SPX) Collection at the Library of Congress was established to preserve the history of both the artistic output of the creators who come to SPX, as well as the art that SPX itself generates as part of its yearly festival. SPX provides a forum for artists, writers and publishers of comic …
Posted in: Comic Books, LGBTQ+, Small Press Expo
Posted by: Malea Walker
250 years ago, after the British Parliament passed several retaliatory acts, representatives from the American colonies met in Philadelphia for the First Continental Congress to decide how to respond. Would it be battles or boycotts? Colonial newspapers provide a look into this critical time period in our country's history. Read more about it!
Posted in: America250, Digitized Newspapers
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
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
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
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
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
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