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Inside George S. Patton’s First War Diary
On March 11, 1916, two days after Pancho Villa’s deadly raid on Columbus, New Mexico, Lieutenant George S. Patton, Jr., made a tentative first entry in his earliest war diary. “I was worried all day...
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New Research Fellowship: An Opportunity to Explore the Legacy of the National...
The Manuscript Division is pleased to announce the National Woman’s Party (NWP) Research Fellowship, a new opportunity for Library of Congress researchers established in 2020. “Silent Sentinel” Alison...
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The Power of the Punch Card: Herman Hollerith and the Philippine Census of 1903
Herman Hollerith in 1884, at age 24. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. The United States census wasn’t always the massive operation it is now. In March 1899, census director William...
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“I did not see the use of being uncomfortable on Thanksgiving day”: Tight...
On December 5, 1861, sixteen-year-old Louisa Russell of Greenfield, Massachusetts, wrote to her mother, also a Louisa Russell. A previous letter to her mother mentioned family in Washington, D.C., and...
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Intern Spotlight: Debutante Daughters: Celebrating Black Life at Cotillion
This is a guest post by Lanai Huddleston, Archives History and Heritage Advanced Internship intern in the Manuscript Division, winter 2021. Lanai is a 2021 graduate of Howard University and majored in...
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200 Years of Clara Barton Birthdays
This year marks the 200th anniversary of Clara Barton’s birth, and her name continues to be recognizable to many Americans today. Born on Christmas Day 1821, in Oxford, Massachusetts, Clarrisa Harlowe...
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East Florida Papers: Now Available Online
This guest post is by Manuscript Division reference librarian Lara Szypszak. After much anticipation, the Manuscript Division is delighted to announce that the East Florida Papers are online....
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Diplomatic Holiday Greetings
This is a guest post by Connie L. Cartledge, Senior Archives Specialist in the Manuscript Division. Marvin’s greeting card for 1938, Box 67, Mary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson Papers, Manuscript...
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Winter Readings and Season’s Greetings
The Manuscript Division’s reading room as it once appeared in the Jefferson Building, ca. 1930-1940. Prints & Photographs Division, Library of Congress. Reading is cozy in the wintertime. In 1989,...
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New Collections and Highlights from 2021
“A happy New Year 1867 – a happy New Year 1917,” Rea Irvin, November 9, 1916, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress. As the year draws to a close, it seems like a good time to look back...
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