The Research Quest: One Junior Fellow’s Journey through the Library of Congress
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
Category: Junior Fellows
Mapping Imperial Japanese History through the B-Collection
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
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
A Literary Gem: The History and Future of the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape
Posted by: Anchi Hoh
(The following is a post by Amalia Castaneda, 2017 Library of Congress Junior Fellow, Hispanic Division.) This summer, as a Junior Fellow in the Hispanic Division at the Library of Congress, I worked on the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape under the direction of Catalina Gómez, Hispanic Division Reference Librarian, who co-curates the Archive …
Posted in: Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape, Digital Content, Hispanic American History, Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Reading Room, Interns, Junior Fellows, PALABRA Archive