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Embroidered cloth showing a cartoon GI Joe-cupid character shooting a heart with the message "1943 To my eternal Valentine Dorsey Wife from Husband Dave, London."

This Just In: Newly Processed Manuscript Collections

Posted by: Lewis Wyman

Kaila Brugger standing dressed in yellow holding a diary.

A Deep Dive into Diaries in the Manuscript Division

Posted by: Elizabeth Novara

Handwritten message on printed telegram form

Of Note: Lincoln Reelected. Simple Message, Complex Messaging System

Posted by: Michelle Krowl

Stereograph of MAjor General Benjamin F. Butler with Butler two profile images of Butler circa 1861-1865, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.

Made at the Library: Benjamin Franklin Butler, Reevaluating the Man Behind the Caricatures

Posted by: Michelle Krowl

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

Publication of New Story Map Antietam: “The Most Terrible Battle of the Age”

Posted by: Josh Levy

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

Live! at the Library: Manuscript Division Items on Display in Honor of Lincoln Memorial Centennial

Posted by: Lewis Wyman

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

Mr. Spofford Goes to Washington

Posted by: Josh Levy

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

New Collections and Highlights from 2021

Posted by: Ryan Reft

Handwritten copy (with deletions crossed out and additions added) of the first few sentence of Jefferson

200 Years of Clara Barton Birthdays

Posted by: Elizabeth Novara