This post was contributed by Kaitlyn Tanis, intern at the American Art and Portrait Gallery Library. Walking around downtown Washington, D.C. (located between the Capitol and the White House) more »
Tag: History
Researchers have indicated that the Windsock Datafiles are an excellent reference for anyone interested in World War I aviation.
Elizabeth “Bessie” Coleman, born in Texas in 1892, was the first female African American pilot, and the first African American to obtain an international pilot’s license.
To celebrate the 16th president’s birthday the Libraries has many items in its collections. Here are some highlights.
The Libraries would like to highlight some more new and diverse titles that have been added recently to the National Museum of American History Library.
Today is Pearl Harbor Day. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Library has many items in its collections about this fateful day. We included some in our post, Pearl Harbor Day, last year. We’d like to share a few others worth mentioning from the collection this year, as well.