The Tiger and China On Feb. 14th, Chinese will be celebrating the lunar New Year of the Tiger all over the globe. In China, the tiger is considered the king more »
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The Libraries' Book Conservation Lab is pleased to introduce Walter Abbott. Each of our volunteers has been essential in helping with the constant workflow within general collections care. Our most more »
Fortune Magazine was created as part of Henry Luce’s Time, Inc. publishing empire in February 1930, four months after the Stock market crash that started the Great Depression. It was more »
February 9th celebrates the world of Milton S. Hershey and the introduction of the Hershey bar. From the humble beginnings of a caramel manufacturer, Hershey paved the way to mass produce milk chocolate bars. more »
The Libraries' Book Conservation Lab is pleased to introduce James Cullen. Each of our volunteers has been essential in helping with the constant workflow within general collections care. James Cullen more »
Have you ever daydreamed about the books you'd like to have with you in the event you might need to rebuild civilization all over again someday? If so, The Young more »
British beetles. Transferred from Curtis's British entomology. With descriptions by E.W. Janson. (1863) Contributed by the Smithsonian Institution Here is a wonderful image from a volume that was previously highlighted more »