Archive: August 2022 (2 Posts)

Refined by: (Author) Ryan Reft; (Year) 2022; (Month) August

The contents of one of the less organized boxes from the NAACP addition consisting largely of loose paper and other files which we needed to survey.

Behind the Scenes: Surveying Part X of the NAACP Papers

August 18, 2022

Archivists describe the initial steps taken to add another million items to the largest collection held by the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Records.

Posted in: African American History, Behind the Scenes

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

Unfolding Research: Exploring the History of Drug Addiction Policy

August 11, 2022

Posted by: Ryan Reft

Historian Emily Dufton discusses the history of drug addiction policy, the Jerome Jaffe Papers, and her approach to research in this interview with Manuscript Division staff.

Posted in: Politics, Researcher Stories

Refined by: (Author) Ryan Reft; (Year) 2022; (Month) August