5+ hour, 16+ min ago  (151+ words) The Library of Congress Celebrates Ojibwe Poet Jane Johnston Schoolcraft During Poetry Month'blogs.loc.gov This guest post is by Manuscript Division historian Barbara Bair. During Poetry Month 2026, the Library of Congress is spotlighting Ojibwe (Chippewa) poet, storyteller, and translator…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (216+ words) Posted by: Cary O'Dell Fondation J'r'me Seydoux-Path" " "Paris, France A Reckless Rover (1918), DCP" " "April 2 Eleven P.M. (1928), 35mm" " "April 2 + 14 The Vanishing American (1925), 35mm" " "April 21 The Case of Becky (1915), 35mm" " "April 23 National Gallery of Art" " "Washington, D.C. Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948), 35mm" " "April 4 Rockin' In The Rockies…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (14+ words) Beyond the Manifesto: Recovering the Women Writers of Italian Futurism'The Library of Congress (.gov)...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (172+ words) Posted by: Bobbi Hinton The following is a post by Cassandra Marando, the 2026 Librarian-in-Residence for the Preservation Directorate. It was in a conversation with my colleague, Preservation Outreach Librarian Jon Sweitzer-Lamme, that I first learned of the Library's manuscript marking…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (109+ words) This Thursday (7:00 PM April 2) at the Mary Pickford Theater (Washington, DC)The Library of Congress (.gov) Posted by: Bryan Cornell WHERE DANGER LIVES (RKO " Westwood Productions, 1950). Directed by John Farrow. Screenplay by Charles Bennett, from a story by Leo Rosten. With…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (94+ words) Chocolate: Trademarking the Food of the Gods'The Library of Congress (.gov) What comes to mind when you think of chocolate or cocoa? I bet it is not graphic design and typography used in registered trademarks! While performing research for the…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (1587+ words) The production of distilled spirits, especially whiskey, has been an economic asset of the United States since the earliest days of the republic. Battles, sometimes literally as in the case of the Whiskey Rebellion, erupted at times over how to…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (211+ words) The Music Division announces the publication of finding aids for three recently processed special collections: the Ruth Sisters Vaudeville Programs, the Balambal Natarajan Papers, and the Herbert N. Johnston Papers. Book your appointment with the Performing Arts Reading Room, and happy…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (295+ words) A brief history of Point No Point in Washington state, including its connections to a famous lighthouse and treaty. While exploring the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state recently, I stopped by Point No Point to visit its lighthouse. The lighthouse…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago  (198+ words) Posted by: Nicole McNew Chen Years later, in 1927, Norworth rewrote the lyrics, renaming Katie Casey as Nelly Kelly and updating her image in the wake of women's suffrage. The chorus, however, remained the same. He registered the updated lyrics and…...