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Posted by: Julie Miller
In letters to her sister, Margaret Hunter Hall (1799-1876), wife of the popular British travel author Basil Hall (1788-1844), recorded her impressions of the United States during a trip the couple took in 1827-1828. These are available for research in the Margaret Hunter Hall Papers in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Posted in: Early America, International History, Letters
Posted by: Julie Miller
A new agile case exhibit shows off the Manuscript Division’s collection of Mary Oliver Papers.
Posted in: Exhibits, Letters, Literature Culture & the Arts
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
Newly acquired letters in the Manuscript Division shed light on social reformer Frances Wright and her relationship with the Marquis de Lafayette, while other Library resources provide researchers with more details into their life and times.
Posted in: Early America, Letters, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Josh Levy
National Woman's Party Research Fellow Magdalene Zier reflects on her research into Goesaert v. Cleary, the Supreme Court case concerning the constitutionality of Michigan’s 1945 ban on women working as bartenders, which was decided during a pivotal period for the feminist, labor, and civil rights movements.
Posted in: Labor, Law, Letters, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Julie Miller
Applications for federal jobs fill thirty-two volumes in the George Washington Papers at the Library of Congress. Each one tells a story.
Posted in: Digital Collections, Early America, Letters, Politics
Posted by: Julie Miller
Joseph Ball’s mid-eighteenth century letters, written from his home near London to his family in Virginia, helped maintain connections between Britain and the American colonies. They also show how the institution of slavery operated in the world where George Washington was born.
Posted in: African American History, Early America, Letters
Posted by: Julie Miller
In honor of Pride Month, the recently acquired personal papers of best-selling Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, essayist, literary critic, and teacher Mary Oliver (1935-2019) are now open to researchers in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Posted in: Letters, Literature Culture & the Arts, Women's & Gender History
Posted by: Ryan Reft
On the 100th anniversary of the Immigration Act of 1924, the case of Gin Foo Wong highlights how Asian immigrants attempted to circumvent the law’s nativist policies through the tactic of creating “paper” sons and daughters.
Posted in: Asian American History, Labor, Law, Letters, Politics
Posted by: Elizabeth Novara
A newly donated Susan B. Anthony letter reveals connections between family history and women’s history.
Posted in: Digital Collections, Giving History, Letters, Women's & Gender History