Bear Cat, Wah, or Fire Fox? Red Pandas in the Library of Congress
Posted by: Cameron Penwell
An exploration of early appearances of red pandas in collections at the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Asian Division, East Asia
Category: East Asia
Sakuma Tsutomu and the Memory of Submarine No. 6 at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Cameron Penwell
This post tells the story behind the notebook of Imperial Japanese Navy Lieutenant Sakuma Tsutomu (1879-1910). Following a submarine accident, Sakuma dutifully recorded his and his crew’s heroic, but doomed, efforts to save themselves.
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Exploring Rare Manchu Books at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
More than 400 newly catalogued Manchu books from the Asian Division’s Chinese Rare Book Collection offer researchers new sources for study of the Qing dynasty, the last imperial dynasty in China.
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