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Posted by: Ryan Reft
This past February, U.S. Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) held his fifth Annual Dominicans on the Hill event featuring items from the Manuscript Division attesting to the Dominican Republic’s complex history with the United States.
Posted in: Events, Hispanic and Latino History, Politics, Sports, War and Society
Posted by: Josh Levy
Archivists describe the initial steps taken to adding another million items to the largest collection held by the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, the records of the NAACP.
Posted in: African American History, Behind the Scenes, Politics
Posted by: Josh Levy
Manuscript collections often include scrapbooks, which tell unique stories but can be challenging to preserve. With Edwin Swillinger’s scrapbook, archivist Katherine Madison chose to disassemble it in order to provide the best care for the many photographs and other documents depicting Swillinger’s military service and life in post-World War II Japan.
Posted in: Behind the Scenes, International History, War and Society
Posted by: Ryan Reft
In this interview with Manuscript Division staff, historian Mike Amezcua discusses the history of Chicago’s Latinx communities, the manuscript collections he consulted, and his approach to research.
Posted in: Hispanic and Latino History, Researcher Stories