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Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This is the second post exploring Samuel Griswold Goodrich's Peter Parley books educating young and curious minds.
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Guest Blog Posts, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Today’s guest post is by Jacqueline Coleburn and Anthony Mullan. Jackie is a rare book cataloger at the Library of Congress and is cataloging the Library’s rare children’s books. Peter Parley books are a particular interest of hers. These books, which were very popular in the 1830s, 40s, and 50s, offer insight into the evolution …
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Guest Blog Posts, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
In Walden, Thoreau’s critique cleverly invites us to think about the costs of the railroad via the labor used to build them. Before publication of Walden, he may have read the debates regarding the building of a railroad line linking to the Pacific.
Posted in: Guest Blog Posts, Science
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Today’s guest post is by Michael Sconzo, an intern from the University of Virginia in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. Using inspiration and access to the extensive collections of the Library Congress, Michael was asked to write blog posts on the theme of transportation. After reflection, he chose to write on the impact of …
Posted in: Guest Blog Posts, Science
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
We wanted to do a series of short posts about happenings on the Business Reference web page, specifically about our research guides. First, I wanted to mention that we recently published a new guide LGBTQ+ Resources in Business and the Workplace that includes materials on the issues that affect the economic circumstances of the LGBTQ+ …
Posted in: Business, Business Reference Guides
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was authored by Stephanie Marcus, Science Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. In the past, our understanding of the universe came from studying visible light. Over the last 90 years, astronomers have extended this view to other forms of light, from radio waves to gamma rays. However, light isn’t the …
Posted in: Lunchtime Lectures and Videos, Science
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was written by intern Zachary Bernstein. How do you conduct research in the biggest library in the world, housed in three buildings and in over twenty reading rooms? That was the question I set out to answer as I began to explore the Library of Congress during the first few weeks of my …
Posted in: Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about the history and the resources for the Freedman's Bank.
Posted in: African American History, Business
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post was authored by Stephanie Marcus, Science Reference Librarian in the Science, Technology, and Business Division. If you’re one of the millions truly excited by the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon mission, then you are in for a treat. You may have heard something about 11,000 hours of audio from the mission …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics