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Posted by: Josh Levy
Guest author Janet Lindenmuth, Reference Librarian at Delaware Law School, uncovers the story of labor and suffrage activist Ruza Wenclawska in Manuscript Division collections.
Posted in: Politics, Researcher Stories, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Josh Levy
Manuscript Division staff speak with Kelsey Henry, a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University and former research fellow with the Consortium for History of Science, Technology, and Medicine (CHSTM), about her research in the Manuscript Division.
Posted in: African American History, Researcher Stories, Science and Technology
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: Josh Levy
In 1921, when the National Woman’s Party drafted a constitutional amendment declaring equal rights for men and women, one of the most formidable opponents of the amendment was a friend and ally in the suffrage movement. Florence Kelley, a leading reformer and head of the National Consumers’ League, feared the amendment would put hard-earned workplace protections in jeopardy.
Posted in: Politics, Researcher Stories, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Ryan Reft
Legal historian Laura Kalman discusses her research into the Warren Court using Manuscript Division collections.
Posted in: Law, Researcher Stories
Posted by: Ryan Reft
In this interview with Manuscript Division staff, historian Mike Amezcua discusses the history of Chicago’s Latinx communities, the manuscript collections he consulted, and his approach to research.
Posted in: Hispanic and Latino History, Researcher Stories
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
Crystal Brandenburgh, the 2022 National Woman’s Party Research Fellow at the Library of Congress, discusses her research on the policy disagreements between post-1920 women’s organizations, including the National Woman’s Party and the League of Women Voters.
Posted in: Researcher Stories, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Ryan Reft
Historian Matthew Dallek discusses the history of the John Birch Society, the many manuscript collections he examined, and his approach to research in this interview with Manuscript Division staff.
Posted in: Politics, Researcher Stories
Posted by: Ryan Reft
Historian Emily Dufton discusses the history of drug addiction policy, the Jerome Jaffe Papers, and her approach to research in this interview with Manuscript Division staff.
Posted in: Politics, Researcher Stories