Category: Junior Fellows

Mapping Imperial Japanese History through the B-Collection

September 10, 2018

Posted by: Cameron Penwell

(The following is a post by Chelsea Hudson, Junior Fellow, Asian Division, Summer 2018.) The process of inventorying and cataloging the hundreds of thousands of items scattered across Library archives is in itself an exercise in reconstructing history. Each book or journal records the anonymous hands that have censored its text, drawn in its margins, …

Posted in: Asian Division, East Asia, Junior Fellows

Batting 1000: The Influence of Latinos and Latin Americans in MLB

July 30, 2018

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Marcos Castillo, Junior Fellow, Hispanic Division, Summer 2018.) The opening of the new “Baseball Americana” exhibit here at the Library of Congress, prompted me to think about the origins of our national pastime. The exhibit highlights the history of baseball in the Library’s collections. Baseball is not only a national …

Posted in: Hispanic American History, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Reading Room, Interns, Junior Fellows