Honoring African American Contributions: The Newspapers
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This post from 2020 Junior Fellow Sophia Southard looks at just a few of the African American owned newspapers.
Posted in: African American History, Business
Archive: July 2020 (5 Posts)
July May be National Ice Cream Month, but Ice Cream is a Year-Round Treat
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
July is National Ice Cream Month and for those interested in studying the history and the industry, the Library of Congress has resources that can help.
Posted in: Advertising, Business
The Peripatetic U. S. Patent Office: Locations 1790 to Present
Posted by: Nate Smith
A history of the locations of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Posted in: History of Science and Technology, Inventions, Washington and the Capitol
Honoring African American Contributions in Medicine: The Black Angels
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
Read about how tuberculosis affected the African American population during the 1940s.
Posted in: African American History, Women's History
Lessons from Dr. Seuss and the Library of Congress
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
2020 Junior Fellow Bailey Ward continues her journey learning about the Library of Congress collections as she starts her project on trade beads.
Posted in: Business, Guest Blog Posts