Today, in 1848, gold was discovered in California at Sutter's Mill. The Libraries has quite a few titles which chronicle the rise and fall of John Augustus Sutter. But while more »
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Patrick Henry by George Bagby Matthews The Libraries announces a new fellowship founded by a bequest of Margaret P. Nuttle. The Margaret Henry Dabney Penick Resident Scholar Program supports scholarly more »
Image via Wikipedia The Libraries has a huge variety of materials available on Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., ranging from his own writings to biographical, historical and even artistic studies. more »
Major improvements have been made recently to accessing the Smithsonian Libraries’ extraordinary collection of trade literature. Making an on-line inventory of the entire 430,000-plus piece collection was the first major step—truly a more »
Clipper Sleds. Oak Clippers. Dirigo Clippers. Oak Frame Sleds. Paris Cutter. Double Runners. These sleds were all manufactured by the Paris Manufacturing Co., located in South Paris, Maine, and are more »
Today, in 1878, milk was delivered in bottles for the first time. The Trade Literature Collection at the National Museum of American History Library has many milk and dairy related more »
A Repository for Bottled Monsters, a blog that features all things from the National Museum of Health and Medicine, recently featured the Libraries' exhibition, Picturing Words: the Power of Book more »