From Fold, Pull, Pop & Turn: Gloria in excelsis deo. Illustrated by Vojtěch Kubašta. Czechoslavakia: c. 1960. This double-page pop-up illustrating the Christmas nativity scene was created by Vojtěch Kubašta (1914-1992), more »
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October 27 marks what would be the 151st birthday of the 26th President of the United States and youngest to hold office. He became president in 1901 at 42 years more »
In my work as a rare materials cataloger, some very remarkable books cross my desk. And although I've learned that even the most plain-looking books can hold surprises, I was more »
Last week I cataloged a PhD thesis by the former Secretary of the Armed Forces (under president Ronald Reagan), Verne Orr, entitled: Developing strategic weaponry and the political process more »
Vanessa Haight Smith is the Libraries book conservator for the Preservation Services department. She has held this position for two and a half years. Her conservation career began as an more »
Angela N. Haggins, Librarian for the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Library (SERC), located in Edgewater, Maryland, has compiled a brief, select bibliography of the publications of Eva J. Pell, the more »
Recto: Charles Caryl Coleman (born Buffalo, NY, 1840; died Capri, Italy, 1928) Verso: Carte-de-visite photographer: Lorenzo Suscipj (1802-1885), Rome, Italy A native of Buffalo New York and nephew of an more »