Julia Sand: The Letters to President Arthur, Now Digital
The letters of Julia Sand to President Chester A. Arthur have been digitized and are now online.
Archive for the U.S. Presidents Category (20 posts)
Papers of Three Presidents Digitized; Now Online
The papers of U.S. Presidents Andrew Johnson, Chester Alan Arthur and William McKinley are now available online through the Library of Congress.
A President and a King, George Washington and King George III, in a Dangerous Year
This is a guest post by Julie Miller, a historian in the Library’s Manuscript Division. For both George Washington and King George III of England, the summer of 1788 began a year shaped by illness and worry. Even though the sources of their troubles differed, each George had reason to look anxiously across the Atlantic. […]
Love Letters Straight to Your Heart
Love letters dot the Library of Congress’s collections — centuries of devotion, passion, longing, regret and heartbreak put down on paper.
Free to Use and Reuse: Glasses
The Library of Congress’s Free to Use and Reuse set of copyright-free photographs and prints features eyeglasses this month.
Thomas Jefferson: A Man of the Pasta
Thomas Jefferson, future president, designed a macaroni-making machine, one of his many inventions drawn and described in his papers at the Library of Congress.
The Mystery of Lincoln’s First Inauguration Photograph
A conservator at the Library believes she has identified John Wood, an almost forgotten government photographer, as the man who took an iconic image of the first Lincoln inauguration.
Inquiring Minds: Alan Gephardt, Garfield Expert
Alan Gephardt is a ranger at the James A. Garfield National Historic Site of the U.S. National Park Service in Mentor, Ohio. Here, he writes about what his job entails.
National Book Festival: Louis Bayard and “Courting Mr. Lincoln”
An interview with author Louis Bayard, who will be speaking and signing books at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival.
Now Online! The Love Letters of James and Lucretia Garfield
The letters, diaries, speeches and other personal papers of President James A. Garfield are now online at the Library of Congress.