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Why Historical Markers Matter
Few realize that the approval process for these outdoor signs varies widely by state and organization, enabling unsanctioned displays to slip through
A Lost Edith Wharton Play Debuts on Stage for the First Time
After more than 100 years, the renowned writer's script resurfaced in a Texas archive
The First Self-Proclaimed Drag Queen Was a Formerly Enslaved Man
In the late 19th century, William Dorsey Swann's private parties attracted unwelcome attention from authorities and the press
Unraveling the Secrets of the Long-Lost Shipwrecks in the Bahamas
Using historical records, a new initiative has identified and mapped 176 wrecks in the region
Martin Luther King Jr. Never Said Famous Quote Criticizing Malcolm X
One journalist's archival discovery is changing historians' understanding of the two civil rights leaders
Fashion World Remembers Mary Quant, the Miniskirt Pioneer
Quant captured London's "Swinging Sixties" with her cutting-edge designs
History Forgot Minerva Parker Nichols, the Country's First Solo Woman Architect
A new exhibition celebrates the pioneering designer, who opened her own practice in the late 1880s
David Bowie's 80,000-Item Archive Will Go on Display
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is building a new venue dedicated to the artist
New York Public Library Acquires Joan Didion's Letters, Drafts and Notes
The archive includes 240 linear feet of papers from Didion and her husband, John Gregory Dunne
Toni Morrison's Rarely Seen Papers Will Go on View at Princeton
The university is planning a months-long series of exhibitions, programs and performances
National Archives Releases Thousands of Kennedy Assassination Files
Over 97 percent of documents related to the event are now publicly available
See Inside the Rarely Seen and Newly Reimagined CIA Museum
Off-limits to all but a few in-person visitors, the museum is starting to welcome the public, online at least
This Rap Documentarian's Latest Subject? Louis Armstrong
Sacha Jenkins tells the jazz musician's story through rarely-seen archival footage and letters
The Forgotten Sisters Who Pioneered the Historical Novel
Jane and Anna Maria Porter ruled Britain's literary scene—until male imitators wrote them out of the story
In Thousands of Recordings, Jim Metzner Collected Sounds From Around the World
The Library of Congress has acquired the prolific radio producer's full body of work
Archive of Ernest Hemingway Writings, Photos Opens to the Public for the First Time
Privately owned for decades, the materials include a short story featuring F. Scott Fitzgerald, personal effects and rough drafts
The Remarkable Effort to Locate America's Lost Patents
An 1836 blaze destroyed thousands of records that catalogued the young nation's ingenuity, but recent discoveries indicate that originals may still exist
Listen to a Lost Tape by a 23-Year-Old Lou Reed
A new album presents the earliest-known recordings of "Heroin," "I'm Waiting for the Man" and "Pale Blue Eyes"
Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Whose Database Identified Thousands of Enslaved Laborers, Has Died at 93
Searching through forgotten records, she collected data on more than 100,000 individuals
Have Scholars Finally Identified the Mysterious Somerton Man?
New DNA analysis suggests a body found on a beach in Australia in 1948 belongs to Carl Webb, an electrical engineer from Melbourne
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