Composer Jennifer Higdon (standing, right) with Curtis Chamber Orchestra conductor Robert Spano (center) and soloist Roberto Díaz following the March 7, 2015,...
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The following is a guest post by Catalina Gomez, a reference librarian in the Hispanic Division, and Adam Silvia, an assistant curator...
Thomas W. Strong was a New York City publisher of popular lithographs and the self-proclaimed “oldest manufacturer of valentines in America.” It...
In this post, historians from the Library and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture highlight how collection items...
To celebrate African-American History Month and the anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday—Feb. 12, 1809—we are sharing an article from “Building Black...
“Cupid Captive,” c. 1870 St. Valentine’s Day is upon us, a “holiday” many people love to hate. Even if you shun forced...
Famed jazz singer Billie Holiday with her pet boxer, Mister, in 1946. Photo by William P. Gottlieb. This digital image is just...
Jacket design by Alfonso Iacurci A new book from Library of Congress historian John Y. Cole, “America’s Greatest Library: An Illustrated History...
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden bestows the ambassador medal on author Jacqueline Woodson on Jan. 9 as outgoing ambassador Gene Luen Yang...