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Posted by: Josh Levy
Ainsworth Rand Spofford (1825-1908) was one of the longest-serving Librarians of Congress. But in 1861 he was uncertain about living in Washington, and busily covering the Civil War as a journalist. His letters home tell the tale.
Posted in: Civil War, Library of Congress History, War and Society
Posted by: Josh Levy
The Manuscript Division has been following the lives of people and organizations who shape American history and culture into digital spaces, acquiring dozens of collections with an ever-growing accumulation of digital content. But you don’t have to be a computer wizard to do research in them.
Posted in: Digital Collections, War and Society