The Swiss naturalist Konrad Gesner was born in Zurich on March 26, 1516. A true polymath, he studied theology, ancient languages, medicine, and botany at the universities of Strassburg, Bourges, more »
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How far we have come! Long before intercoms and room monitors, there was the mechanical telephone. In a trade catalog entitled Holcomb’s Improved Amplifying Telephone Illustrated Descriptive Circular, the telephone more »
It's not just about the cookies . . . March 12 was Girl Scout Day. Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927) founded the Girl Scouts of America. She organized the first Girl more »
Over 500 titles added to the National Museum of the American Indian Library collection through the generosity of the Smithsonian Women’s Committee . . . Last Spring the National Museum of more »
Vanity Fair, 1934, Camel cigarette advertisement from 1934 The Libraries' trade literature collection offers up another glimpse of women and their role in commerce and society with this 1934 advertisement more »
Dennison Manufacturing Co., 1917 Party Book, 1917, holiday party goods; Bird Cage Costume and Flower Masks "The dress illustrated is from a Vogue design and has been reproduced over and more »