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Posted by: Anchi Hoh
To celebrate Alexander Humboldt’s 250th birthday, this blogpost highlights the naturalist’s time in New Spain (Mexico) with related resources from the Library’s collections.
Posted in: Hispanic American History, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Reading Room, National Hispanic Heritage Month
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
Junior Fellow in the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress describes her research.
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room, Interns, Junior Fellows
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
Two Junior Fellows discuss the displays of the Hebrew calendars and American Yiddish Theater collections that they prepared for the Junior Fellows Display at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Hebraic Section
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
(Guest post by Christine Ruane, Professor Emerita of History, University of Tulsa) Tucked away in the stacks of the Library of Congress’ Rare Book Division are 40 small, leather-bound volumes of an 18th-century Russian periodical entitled “Ekonomicheskoi magazin””(Economic storehouse). Each book consists of 400 pages of what was then the latest scientific advice on how …
Posted in: European Reading Room
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
2,000-Year-Old Buddhist Scroll from Ancient Gandhara Digitized by Library of Congress.
Posted in: Asian Division, South Asia
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
This blog describes the keynote talk for the 13th Annual International Mongolian Studies Conference hosted by the Asian Division at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Asian Division
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(Post contribuido por Marie Arana, oriunda del Perú, historiadora, periodista, y ex-editora de libros del diario estadounidense The Washington Post. Actualmente, es directora literaria de la Biblioteca del Congreso.) Read the English version here. Hace doscientos años, justo en la cúspide de julio y agosto, un hombre transformó la suerte de la liberación en Hispanoamérica. …
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
To commemorate Colombia’s July 20th independence day, this blogpost discusses the Battle of Boyacá in 1819, led by Simón Bolívar, or the Liberator, who was critical in leading Latin America's wars for independence.
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room
Posted by: Taru Spiegel
(The following is a post by Erika Hope Spencer, reference specialist, European Division.) July 14th (Le Quatorze Juillet) marks France’s National Holiday (La Fête Nationale), when the 1789 battle cry “Freedom, Equality, Fraternity!” (Liberté, égalité, fraternité) was enshrined in the French national tradition. Marianne, the visual symbol of the French Republic (la République) has been …
Posted in: European Reading Room