Why Celebrate New Year’s?
Posted by: Josh Levy
Read about anthropologist Margaret Mead's thoughts on annual observances of the New Year's holiday.
Posted in: Holidays
Archive: 2022 (20 Posts)
Celebrating Georgia O’Keeffe’s Birthday with New Discoverability in the O’Keeffe-Stieglitz Digitized Papers at the Library of Congress
Posted by: Josh Levy
In honor of Georgia O'Keeffe's November 15 birthday, transcriptions are now available in the Manuscript Division's online Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz collection, allowing researchers to delve into the digitized documents in new ways.
Posted in: Digital Collections, Literature Culture & the Arts
Intern Spotlight: Explore Native American History and Culture Through Manuscripts, a New Resource Guide
Posted by: Josh Levy
A new resource guide highlights the Manuscript Division's diverse collections on Native American history and cultures.
Posted in: Intern Spotlight, Native American History, Researcher Resources
Accessing Our Digital Past in the Manuscript Division Reading Room
Posted by: Josh Levy
The Manuscript Division holds born-digital collection materials in hundreds of file formats. Remember HyperCard? WordStar? MacDraw Pro? WordPerfect? No? Find out how these obsolete file formats are being made accessible in the Manuscript Division Reading Room.
Posted in: Digital Collections, Science and Technology
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
Publication of New Story Map Antietam: “The Most Terrible Battle of the Age”
Posted by: Josh Levy
A newly launched exploratory Story Map reveals the histories and geography of America’s bloodiest battle in a fascinating new way.
Posted in: Civil War, Digital Collections, War and Society
What Lieutenant Ijams Saw During Operation Crossroads, and What He Didn’t
Posted by: Josh Levy
A new collection in the Manuscript Division contains the vivid testimony of a witness to the 1946 atomic tests at Bikini Atoll. But it also raises questions about what those who viewed the tests were unable to see, and how researchers might try to fill the gaps.
Posted in: Letters, Science and Technology, War and Society
Of Note: Ida Rhodes Dreamed of the Future
Posted by: Josh Levy
A literate rant from pioneering programmer Ida Rhodes offers a window into the history of early digital computing, and the women who helped shape it.
Posted in: Of Note, Science and Technology, Women's & Gender History