Archive: June 2022 (2 Posts)

Refined by: (Author) Josh Levy; (Year) 2022; (Month) June

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

The Shrine at the Library of Congress, 1924-1952

June 30, 2022

A marble case in the Great Hall in the Thomas Jefferson Building once held the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. This blog describes that “shrine,” from its opening in 1924 to its closing ceremony in 1952.

Posted in: Early America, Library of Congress History

Made at the Library: Vera Rubin, Trailblazing Astronomer and Advocate for Women in Science

June 7, 2022

Posted by: Josh Levy

Join us on June 16 for a conversation with authors Jacqueline Mitton and Simon Mitton about their new biography of celebrated astronomer Vera Rubin.

Posted in: Science and Technology, Women's & Gender History

Refined by: (Author) Josh Levy; (Year) 2022; (Month) June