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Posted by: Julie Miller
A close look at an early nineteenth-century ledger kept by John Thomson Mason (1765-1824) to record the business of his Maryland plantation, “Montpelier,” reveals information about the lives of the enslaved and formerly enslaved people who lived and worked there.
Posted in: African American History, Early America, Uncategorized
Posted by: Josh Levy
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.
Posted in: Early America, Native American History, Science and Technology, Uncategorized
Posted by: Ryan Reft
Discover some of the most haunting items in the Manuscript Division's collections.
Posted in: Diaries, Digital Collections, Holidays, Literature Culture & the Arts, Uncategorized