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.
Archive for the U.S. Presidents Category (27 posts)
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.