Hundreds of Native American Treaties Digitized for the First Time
The National Archives has scanned more than 300 agreements between the United States and Indigenous tribes
A Native American Community in Baltimore Reclaims Its History
Thousands of Lumbee Indians, members of the largest tribe east of the Mississippi, once lived in the neighborhoods of Upper Fells Point and Washington Hill
Important Hudson River School Archive Is Now Fully Digitized
Prominent artists like Edwin Austin Abbey, Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Eastman Johnson are featured in the Weir Family Papers
How the Desolate Architectural Paintings of Emilio Sanchez Were Crafted From the Artist’s Travel Snapshots
In the Archives of American Art, a scholar pieces together the Cuban-born painter’s complex artistic practice
Read Thousands of Abraham Lincoln’s Newly Transcribed Letters Online
The missives, preserved by the Library of Congress, include notes to and from the beloved president
How a Once-Hidden Cache of Art and Archives Expands the Narratives of Mexican Modernism
The works and writings of American artist and art critic Walter Pach are newly available to scholars and the resource is rich with history
National Archives Locates Handwritten Juneteenth Order
On June 19, 1865, the decree informed the people of Texas that enslaved individuals were now free
Arlington National Cemetery Opens Its 105-Year-Old Time Capsule
The trove of artifacts, hidden in a cornerstone in 1915, is now available to explore online
Text Found on Supposedly Blank Dead Sea Scroll Fragments
Invisible to the naked eye, researchers revealed lines of ancient script in new photographs
What We Can Learn From 1918 Influenza Diaries
These letters and journals offer insights on how to record one’s thoughts amid a pandemic
68 Cultural, Historical and Scientific Collections You Can Explore Online
Tour world-class museums, read historic cookbooks, browse interactive maps and more
The Unprecedented Effort to Preserve a Million Letters Written by U.S. Soldiers During Wartime
A tragedy at home led one intrepid historian to find and catalog precious correspondence for future generations to study
Using Art to Talk About the Holocaust in ‘The Evidence Room’
Museum staff discuss the reception of a difficult work that showed the vivid and painful documentation of a Nazi death camp
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch Weighs In on Legendary Photo Archive of African-American Life
In historic moment, foundations and museums came together to rescue black history. “This is an optimistic tale,” says Bunch
Trove of English Court Records Reveal Stories of Murder, Witchcraft, Cheese Theft
Archivists are cataloging documents from the Assizes court in the Isle of Ely, which tried serious crimes
Letters Written by Anne Frank’s Father, Otto, Will Be Digitized to Mark Diarist’s 90th Birthday
The notes stem from a 1970s pen pal correspondence between Otto and a young artist named Ryan Cooper
Watch Rare Footage of a Smiling, Sunglass-Wearing Queen Victoria
The remarkably clear 1900 film was found in the MoMA archives
Diary of Livingstone’s Intrepid African Attendant Jacob Wainwright Digitized
He traveled with the Scottish missionary and explorer searching for the source of the Nile, and he’s responsible for bringing his remains to Britain
The Vatican Will Unseal the Archives of Pius XII, the Controversial Holocaust-Era Pope
Some have accused the pope of remaining silent in the face of Nazi persecution, while others say he quietly worked to rescue Jews
These Pioneers Created the First Reliable Record of the Holocaust
A new exhibition at the Wiener Library profiles the earliest men and women who gathered firsthand survivor accounts, ensuring their testimony would live on
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