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Maya Blue and the Vessels of the Diving Gods

This guest post is by John Hessler, curator of the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the Archaeology & History of the Early...

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Glen Campbell, Jimmy Webb and “Wichita Lineman”

Glen Campbell’s 1968 recording of “Wichita Lineman by Jimmy Webb, was inducted into the National Recording Registry. The Library’s National Recording Registry...

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Jade Snow Wong: The Legacy of “Fifth Chinese Daughter”

Jade Snow Wong, in a 1965 San Francisco Examiner article. Asian Division. Photo of original: Shawn Miller. Jade Snow Wong published “Fifth...

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America on the Road: The Family Vacation by Car

Alaska postcard in the 1950 travel journal of sociologist Rilma Oxley Buckman. Manuscript Division. This is a guest post by Joshua Levy,...

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Library’s Junior Fellows: Online Interns Get the Job Done

Tania María Ríos Marrero, one of the 2021 Library Junior Fellows, with her digital research project. This is a guest post by...

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Olympic Gold: Harrison Dillard and Military Athletes

Harrison Dillard, bottom, wins the Olympic gold medal in a photo finish. Photo: Alamy Stock photo. Also in Prints and Photographs Division....

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It’s Magic! Ye Olde Hocus Pocus

Illustration from “Hocus pocus junior : the anatomie of legerdemain.” Rare Books and Special Collections Division. This is a guest post by...

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Japan in U.S. Children’s Books: “A New World”

“Japan and American Children’s Books,” by Sybille Jagusch. Published by the Library and Rutgers University Press. As children, books are one of...

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Researcher Story: Nelson Johnson’s “Boardwalk Empire” and “Darrow’s Nightmare”

Nelson Johnson used the Library’s collection of Clarence Darrow’s papers to inform his latest novel, “Darrow’s Nightmare.” His earlier books include “Boardwalk...