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Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is written by science librarian and culinary specialist Alison Kelly. She has provided her expertise in a number of Inside Adams blog posts related to food history and cooking such as Early American Beer. New Year’s Eve is just around the corner, so this seems like a good time to raise a glass to …
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The following guest post is by Amber Paranick, a librarian in the Newspaper & Current Periodical Reading Room. Amber collaborated with us before showcasing early U.S. articles related to ice hockey from the Chronicling America database in the post “King of Winter Sports.” The history of the Thanksgiving holiday can be traced back to 1621, …
Posted in: Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The following is a guest post authored by Elizabeth Gettins, a Digital Conversion Specialist for the Library’s Rare Book and Special Collections (RBSC). She has worked on multiple RBSC digital collections through the years such as the Kraus Collection of Sir Francis Drake, the Miller NAWSA Suffrage Scrapbooks and the Alfred Whital Stern Collection of Lincolniana …
Posted in: Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
Today’s post is authored by Constance Carter, head of the science reference section. Connie has written for Inside Adams before- see her posts on Civil War Thanksgiving Foods, Food Thrift, the Chocolate Chip Cookie, LC Science Tracer Bullets, and her mentor Ruth S. Freitag. Knowing my interest in all things presidential, a colleague recently left a copy …
Posted in: Guest Blog Posts, Inventions, Presidents
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The following is a guest blog post by science reference librarian and eggs-pert Margaret Clifton who has been collecting egg art since she was nine years old. Margaret has written for Inside Adams before on the topics of astronomy, Carl Sagan, time and Antarctica. How do we know when Spring is here? Officially, which is …
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Zoology
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
In celebration of Women’s History Month the American Library Association’s Feminist Task Force invited submissions to highlight valued women in libraries. Library of Congress Science Reference Section Head Constance Carter has contributed this article about her mentor and inspiration Ruth S. Freitag. Ruth S. Freitag is a librarian who should be celebrated during Women’s History Month. Admired by grateful …
Posted in: Astronomy/Mathematics, Biography, Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Women's History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The following is a guest post from Trevor Owens, Special Curator for the Library of Congress Science Literacy Initiative. To most Americans Carl Sagan is a TV persona. To David Grinspoon, who knew him since he was a child, he is much more. Among other things, Sagan was a personal mentor. I am thrilled to be …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Astronomy/Mathematics, Biography, Guest Blog Posts
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The following is a guest post from Trevor Owens, Special Curator for the Library of Congress Science Literacy Initiative and Digital Archivist in the Office of Strategic Initiatives. Most Americans know Carl Sagan best as a public figure and science communicator. Alongside those roles, he taught college courses for more than thirty years, first at …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Astronomy/Mathematics, Guest Blog Posts
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
The following was originally published on the John W. Kluge Center’s RSS newsfeed. Inside Adams is republishing it since this event and topic might be of interest to our science readers. On Tuesday, January 28, at 4 p.m., The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress will host a public conversation between its outgoing …
Posted in: Aeronautics/Astronautics, Astronomy/Mathematics, Guest Blog Posts, Lunchtime Lectures and Videos