The Margaret Henry Dabney Penick Resident Scholar Program supports scholarly research into the legacy of Patrick Henry and his political circle, the early political history of Virginia, the history of more »
Category: History and Culture
Today, February 8th, 2012, marks the 184th anniversary of the birth of French science fiction pioneer Jules Verne. Verne was a visionary writer who took 19th century scientific inventions more »
Below, Jaqueline Baird, one of our latest interns, gives an overview of her work at the Smithsonian Libraries. Interested in interning with us? Check out our Professional Development internships. Applications more »
Wondering what's new in the SIL stacks this month? Here's a sampling! Above the book listings, you'll see a slideshow with links to the WorldCat records for each book. If more »
Did you know that January is National Soup Month? We didn’t either but it gave us a great topic for this month’s Cooking from the Collections feature! We whipped up more »
Each month this winter, we are featuring a winter vacation related item. In December, we featured a 1906 brochure about a winter resort in South Carolina called The Court Inn. more »
Over the past few years, we have had the opportunity to share many of the items in our collection about Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy. Below are a more »