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Posted by: Lewis Wyman
In 1972, at the end of her life, British mystery novelist Agatha Christie wrote two letters to an American teenager. In them, she shares insight into her philosophy on both writing and crime (fiction).
Posted in: Letters, Literature Culture & the Arts, Of Note
Posted by: Lewis Wyman
During National Native American Heritage Month in November, the Manuscript Division released two new digital humanities sites containing content with Native voices. The Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Papers contain items related to Ojibwe culture and poet Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, and the C. Hart Merriam Papers document California Indian linguistics from various tribal nations.
Posted in: Digital Collections, Early America, Native American History
Posted by: Lewis Wyman
This is a guest post by Clinton Drake, a reference librarian in the History & Genealogy Section of the Researcher Engagement & General Collections Division of the Library of Congress. “In the form of your building, color bears much the same relation as it does to the human form; it distinguishes the living from the dead,” …
Posted in: Library of Congress History
Posted by: Lewis Wyman
As the 2024 Summer Olympics kicks off this month, we take a look at the intersection of three remarkable American lives at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912.
Posted in: International History, Native American History, Sports, War and Society
Posted by: Lewis Wyman
Professor Jennifer Putzi discusses her work with American women’s diaries, and the impact the transcription experience had on her students.
Posted in: Diaries, Researcher Stories, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Lewis Wyman
Lindsay Musil discusses her work in the Manuscript Reading Room as the 2023 Elizabeth Brown Pryor intern and her participation in the Library of Congress Junior Fellows program.
Posted in: Behind the Scenes, Intern Spotlight
Posted by: Lewis Wyman
Join the Manuscript Division for a discussion of 1920s America with Nathan Masters at noon, August 23, as he discusses his new book: Crooked: The Roaring Twenties Tales of a Corrupt Attorney General, a Crusading Senator, and the Birth of the American Political Scandal.
Posted by: Lewis Wyman
The Manuscript Division is delighted to announce that we have refreshed our website. The responsive design is more accessible, mobile-device friendly, and will help you find the resources you need in a more streamlined way.
Posted in: Events, Researcher Resources
Posted by: Lewis Wyman
June is the birth month of Bedonkohe Apache leader Geronimo. The Library of Congress Manuscript Division holds what it believes to be is an example of his autograph on an unattributed drawing of a horse, reminders of a challenging history and relationship with the federal government, including President Theodore Roosevelt.
Posted in: Native American History, Of Note