Halloween Greetings
Posted by: Ryan Reft
Discover some of the most haunting items in the Manuscript Division's collections.
Posted in: Diaries, Digital Collections, Holidays, Literature Culture & the Arts
Archive: October 2022 (6 Posts)
Made at the Library: Harvey Washington Wiley, Controversial Crusader for the Pure Foods Movement
Posted by: Josh Levy
Join us on November 2 for a conversation with author Jonathan Rees about his recent biography of controversial pure food crusader Harvey Washington Wiley.
Posted in: Events, Science and Technology
Behind the Scenes: Collecting Enigmas
Posted by: Josh Levy
A new manuscript collection, the May Benzenberg Mayer Papers, seemed to offer more questions than answers. An archivist and a historian teamed up to tackle its mysteries.
Posted in: Behind the Scenes, Science and Technology
Unfolding Research: Exploring the History of the John Birch Society
Posted by: Ryan Reft
Historian Matthew Dallek discusses the history of the John Birch Society, the many manuscript collections he examined, and his approach to research in this interview with Manuscript Division staff.
Posted in: Politics, Researcher Stories
National Woman’s Party Research Fellowship: New Fellow Announced and 2023 Application Period Opens
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
The Manuscript Division welcomes our first National Woman’s Party Research fellow this fall and announces the opening of the application period for the second year of the National Woman’s Party fellowship.
Posted in: Women's & Gender History
Of Note: Supreme Baseball
Posted by: Laura Kells
The notes exchanged between baseball fans Harry A. Blackmun and Potter Stewart during the 1973 American League Championships and the 1975 World Series show how notes exchanged between justices of the Supreme Court provide insight into their informal relationships, allowing us to understand better the individuals who serve on the nation's highest court.
Posted in: Of Note, Sports, Supreme Court