Melissa Lindberg is a Reference Librarian in the Prints and Photographs Division at the Library of Congress. She holds graduate degrees in history and library science from the University of Maryland and an undergraduate degree in history and psychology from the University of California, Santa Barbara. Prior to joining P&P, Melissa worked in special collections at the American Folklife Center, the University of Maryland, the Folger Shakespeare Library and the Huntington Library. With a background in social history, she is often drawn toward visual materials that reflect the experiences of ordinary people. Although P&P’s documentary photographs and drawings are among her favorite collection materials, she also finds the division’s cartoons, posters, architectural drawings and fine prints endlessly fascinating.
Most Recent Posts
- Behind the Scenes: Reflecting on a Career While Continuing to Explore the Collections April 27th, 2022
- Celebrating the 110th Anniversary of the Cherry Blossom Gift and U.S.-Japan Friendship April 1st, 2022
- A Different Wrinkle: Representation of Older Women in P&P Collections March 10th, 2022
- Women Architects and Designers in the HABS/HAER/HALS Collections March 4th, 2022
- African Americans in the Military: In Pictures February 4th, 2022
- New Research Guide: Cartoons and Caricatures January 19th, 2022
- A Bicycle Challenge in the Nation’s Capital December 22nd, 2021
- Adding Context: Photographs of Japanese Americans Imprisoned During World War II November 22nd, 2021
- New Research Guide: Navigating for Images of Ships October 22nd, 2021
- A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, but You’ve Got to Have One or Two to Start With September 30th, 2021