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Posted by: Josh Levy
Letters by Albert Einstein in the Sigmund Freud Papers at the Library of Congress reveal his clandestine love affair with Margarita Konenkova.
Posted in: Letters, Science and Technology
Posted by: Josh Levy
An 1837 map of Marietta, Ohio, contained in the papers of archaeologist E. G. Squier, tells a rich story of Indigenous architecture, nationalist aspirations, and Midwestern pride.
Posted in: Early America, Native American History, Science and Technology
Posted by: Josh Levy
Explore the Manuscript Division’s new online resource guide, “Accessing Born-Digital Manuscript Material”, and discover how to leverage born-digital manuscripts in your next research project.
Posted in: Digital Collections
Posted by: Josh Levy
Anna Freud knew the importance of her father's book and article drafts to history, but she couldn't bring herself to part with them. The manuscripts remained in her home for decades, until a visit by a Library of Congress staff member in 1975 helped persuade her to begin to let go.
Posted in: International History, Science and Technology
Posted by: Josh Levy
A valuable new resource guide for a rich collection of materials from British archives related to the history of the United States is now available online.
Posted in: International History, Library of Congress History, Researcher Resources
Posted by: Josh Levy
The Manuscript Division recently acquired more than twenty Barack Obama letters, postcards, notes, photographs, and campaign ephemera, most dating from the 1980s. The letters confirm historian Meg McAleer’s fascination with materials emanating from a person’s early professional life.
Posted in: African American History, Politics
Posted by: Josh Levy
Join the Manuscript Division and an interdisciplinary panel of scientists and scholars on August 1, at 12:00pm (EDT) to reflect on the global legacies of the atomic bomb.
Posted in: Events, International History, Native American History, Science and Technology, War and Society
Posted by: Josh Levy
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam. The Manuscript Division recently joined an event with veterans and Gold Star families that became more about listening than telling, and offered powerful insights about national healing and the power of conversation in a shared space.
Posted in: Events, War and Society
Posted by: Josh Levy
In summer 1921 William J. Wilgus, the brilliant engineer who had once transformed New York’s Grand Central Terminal, embarked on a desperate crusade for the salvation of his profession.
Posted in: Science and Technology