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: 2020 (40 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
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
Honoring African American Contributions in Medicine: Nurses
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
From the Civil War to World War II to the present day, African American nurses have devoted their lives to serving their communities.
Posted in: African American History, Women's History
Honoring African American Contributions in Medicine: Midwives
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
If you are interested in midwifery within the African and African American community, the Library of Congress has a few items that may interest you.
Posted in: African American History, Women's History
A Night Letter from Samuel Gompers
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The digitized papers from the American Federation of Labor contain a telegraph sent by president Samuel Gompers to E.L. Doyle in response to Doyle's telegraphs reporting on the Ludlow Massacre.
Video Conferencing? Give Yourself an “Office”
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
If you are working from home, these images may help you present a more professional background when you are videoconferencing.
Posted in: Business
Photographs and Firehoses
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
The Library's Junior Fellows recently started their Summer 2020 tenure - in an unexpected way.
Posted in: Business, Five Questions