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Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library has recently digitized Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gwendolyn Brooks reading her poems, including the iconic "We Real Cool," at two events 24 years apart as part of National Poetry Month. The recordings are part of the 50 poems added each year to Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature.
Posted in: African American History, New Online, Poetry, Writers
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The papers of U.S. Presidents Andrew Johnson, Chester Alan Arthur and William McKinley are now available online through the Library of Congress.
Posted in: New Online, U.S. Presidents
Posted by: Neely Tucker
One summer night in the White House in 1862, John Nicolay, Lincoln's secretary, wrote his future wife a whimsical letter about how "all bugdom" was swarming his office, attracted by the light of gas lamp.
Posted in: Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Manuscripts, New Online, Washington DC
Posted by: John Sayers
The Library of Congress has launched a continuing selection of rights-free images from its collections on the Unsplash stock photo website.
Posted in: New Online, Photos, Social Media
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Alan Lomax papers at the LIbrary of Congress are now available for transcription at By the People, www.crowd.loc.gov.
Posted in: American Folklife Center, By the People, New Online