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Posted by: David Morris
On International Women's Day, we look back at the history of feminism and women's rights in France through the Library of Congress French collections.
Posted in: European Reading Room, International Women's Day, Interns, Women's History Month
Posted by: Giselle M. Avilés
The following is a post by Henry Granville Widener, Portuguese Language Reference Librarian in the Hispanic Reading Room of the Latin American, Caribbean, and European Division. On June 29, 1958, at the age of just 17, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, better known as Pelé, helped Brazil win its first World Cup championship in Stockholm, Sweden. Twelve years …
Posted in: African American History, Black History Month, Latin America, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
The African and Middle Eastern Division announced the rerelease of the Africana Historic Postcard Collection. Currently containing 1,300 items, the Collection provides coverage for researchers working on the French, Italian, German, Belgian and British colonial establishments in Africa from the 1890s until the end of the 1930s.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), African Section
Posted by: Joshua Kueh
This blog post features the Asian Division's recently digitized Mangyan Bamboo Collection from Mindoro, Philippines, and a new research guide on the collection.
Posted in: Asian Division, Southeast Asia
Posted by: Muhannad Salhi
Using the Library of Congress’ Cuneiform Tablet Collection, this blog examines the history of the cuneiform script, its spreading, and adoption by various civilizations.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Near East Section
Posted by: Ryan Wolfson-Ford
This blog post highlights the Library of Congress Asian Division’s “Collection of Wartime Messages from China to the American People (1943-1945) and Other Materials.” The collection is made up of items related to the Second Sino-Japanese War, among which are 2,100 rarely seen hand-written letters, booklets, and scrolls in Chinese that were created in wartime China.
Posted in: Asian Division, East Asia