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Posted by: Henry Granville Widener
A discussion of the Hispanic Reading Room’s pamphlet collections from Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, and Guyana, which tell their histories of dramatic social change in the mid-twentieth century through the eyes of women in various literary genres such as poetry.
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room, Research Guides
Posted by: Alyson Williams
A series of blog posts will discuss the efforts of Hispanic Reading Room staff to follow recipes taken from cookbooks in the Library of Congress’ collections. The second recipe is ensalada de pimientos con naranja as presented in Jenny Chandler’s The Real Taste of Spain.
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, Spain
Posted by: Muhannad Salhi
This is the fourth and final installment in the Etched in Stone blog series. In it, we delve into the remarkable discoveries that followed the decoding of cuneiform script. Topics include the invention of timekeeping and the 24-hour day, advancements in sailing, labor organization, written correspondence, women’s rights, religious beliefs and parables, ancient cuisine, early customer complaints, and much more.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Near East Section
Posted by: Alyson Williams
To celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, a series of blog posts will discuss the efforts of Hispanic Reading Room staff to follow recipes taken from cookbooks in the Library of Congress’ collections. The first recipe is arroz con camarones as presented in Nilda Luz Rexach’s The Hispanic Cookbook.
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room, Latin America, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, National Hispanic Heritage Month
Posted by: Muhannad Salhi
Aldini’s Italian manual on fire safety was published in 1833. It offered detailed instructions, diagrams, and practical strategies for surviving and preventing fires. Yet two years before its publication, an Armenian version of the same manual was printed by the Mekhitarists, an Armenian Catholic monastic order, in Venice.
Posted in: African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED), Near East Section
Posted by: Alyson Williams
Visiting researcher and librarian Isaac Carranza shares his top five finds related to the Panama Canal (including photographs, blueprints, letters, and announcements) from the collections in the Manuscript Division.
Posted in: Latin America, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, Research
Posted by: Jonathan Loar
This blog describes the keynote talk for the 17th Annual International Mongolian Studies Conference hosted by the Asian Division at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Asian Division
Posted by: Suzanne Schadl
This blog highlights some of the collection items from Ediciones Vigía (Watchtower Editions). These are handmade books that present text and images in interactive and unexpected ways.
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room, Latin America, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, National Poetry Month, Rare Books and Special Collections
Posted by: Joshua Kueh
This blog post provides an overview of rare and unique Southeast Asian material at the Library of Congress. It highlights two recently published research guides on this topic, one focusing on collections at the Asian Reading Room and the other on European-language resources related to Southeast Asia. Users can also view a recorded webinar that discusses the Southeast Asian rare collections at the Library.
Posted in: Asian Division, Southeast Asia