Of Note: A Scene from a Summer Vacation in 1887
Posted by: Laura Kells
A look at an eye-catching vacation photo from the summer of 1887 contained in the F. Holland Day Papers.
Posted in: Literature Culture & the Arts, Of Note
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Of Note: Pondering the Stains on a Telegram
Posted by: Laura Kells
Physical aspects of a document, such as stains on a World War II-era telegram in the K. C. Emerson Papers, can sometimes add details to the story it tells, or leave you wondering.
Posted in: International History, Of Note, War and Society
Lots of Laughs: Comedy Writer Robert Orben’s Stockpile of Jokes
Posted by: Laura Kells
Comedy writer Robert Orben’s stockpile of thousands of his jokes, one-liners, and witty patter is a rich resource for those interested in the history of humor in the last half of the twentieth century.
Posted in: Literature Culture & the Arts
Of Note: A Scene from a Summer Vacation in 1887
Posted by: Laura Kells
A look at an eye-catching vacation photo from the summer of 1887 contained in the F. Holland Day Papers.
Posted in: Literature Culture & the Arts, Of Note
Of Note: Stargazing – A Look at Attendance Sheets from the Actors Studio
Posted by: Laura Kells
Attendance sheets signed by actors trained at the Actor Studio in 1955 were originally a routine record of who was there each day, but are now a useful resource for research into the history and influence of the Actors Studio as well as entertaining artifacts for fans of movies, television, and theater.
Posted in: Literature Culture & the Arts, Of Note
“Lest You Forget”: Samuel Ponczak (1937-2022)
Posted by: Laura Kells
The Polish Declarations of Admiration and Friendship for the United States present a snapshot of Poland in 1926 through stunning illustrations and a virtual census of one-sixth of its population, just before the unimaginable devastation caused by war. This blog is a tribute to Samuel Ponczak (1937-2022), an untiring advocate for the collection.
Posted in: Digital Collections, International 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
Of Note: Another Use for an Air Sickness Bag
Posted by: Laura Kells
Notes on an air sickness bag in the Bernard A. Schriever Papers illustrate the fact that, when people need to record their thoughts, all sorts of things can become writing paper.
Posted in: Of Note, Science and Technology
“Great Elocutionary Power and Dramatic Force”: George Kennan’s Lectures on Russia as Reported in American Newspapers, 1889-1893
Posted by: Laura Kells
In a class project for a course on Imperial Russian history at Virginia Tech, students learned about the Manuscript Division's holdings of explorer and lecturer George Kennan's personal papers and examined newspaper accounts of his lectures using the Library's Chronicling America website.
Posted in: Digital Collections, International History, Researcher Stories