In 2013, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes was researching blackface in America at the Library of Congress when she encountered something strange: Various primary sources on the subject were listed as ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Performers for The Greatest Show On Earth were center stage recently at the Library of Congress, where historic items from the ...
A new book from the Library of Congress,‘Tell Me a Story,’ presents children’s selections from the holdings of the nation’s largest library, alongside essays from National Ambassadors for Young People ...
A newly rediscovered 1897 short by famed French filmmaker Georges Méliès is being hailed as the first-ever depiction of a robot in cinema.
At head of title: Library of Congress. "The first of the series of Contributions to American library history, the preparation of which has been undertaken by librarians representing the several states ...
The Library of Congress has acquired a gold mine of resources that document the Chicano Movement in Los Angeles. The cultural institution in Washington, D.C., now has a collection from activist and ...
Packed with fascinating facts, compelling images, and little-known nuggets of information, this new go-to illustrated guide to the history of the Library of Congress will appeal to history buffs and ...
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus recently performed at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and donated several historic items, including the earliest known photo of P.T. Barnum’s ...