A new resource guide describes the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) collection, a group of individual collections pertaining to notable Asian American authors, scholars, activists, and artists, among others. Collections described in the guide are accessible in the Manuscript Reading Room.
A new interactive art project and web interface, At the Table with: Mary Church Terrell, enables users to deepen and enrich their understanding of an influential civil rights activist, educator, and suffragist. The project treats the Mary Church Terrell Papers not as a static collection of documents, but a vibrant and dynamic repository.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.