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Five Things You Didn’t Realize Were Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
Since 1965, the agency has bestowed more than 63,000 humanities-related grants
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Celebrate Sunshine Week By Transcribing Once Top-Secret Documents
The National Archives wants you…to make documents more accessible to future generations
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Antonin Scalia’s Papers Find a Home at Harvard Law
The Supreme Court justice left behind a substantial legal and archival legacy
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Lou Reed’s Papers Have Found a Home
The vicious Velvet Underground frontman will live on at the New York Public Library
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#ColorOurCollections Is Back, Turning Your Favorite Cultural Institutions Into Coloring Books
In its second year, it’s more vibrant than ever
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Here’s What Happens in a “Comic Book” Drawn by Medieval Monks
Psychomachia pits vice against virtue in a battle for human souls
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New Mark Twain Fairy Tale Unearthed
The previously unknown—and unfinished—story was hiding in plain sight
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This Necklace Contains All of the World’s Languages
Because cultural preservation never goes out of fashion
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What Happens to President Obama’s Papers and Artifacts Once He Leaves Office?
From Cuban cigars to a 7,000-page torture report
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Over 12 Million Pages of CIA Documents Are Now Accessible Online
Coups, clairvoyants, invisible ink
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Bruce Springsteen Is Getting His Own Archive
A new center will celebrate the glory days of Boss and other American musical icons
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The World Finally Knows How Leaders Reacted to Margaret Thatcher’s Resignation
The Iron Lady glistens in newly released papers about her last years as Prime Minister
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Celebrate Christmas With the First Voice Ever Broadcast in Space
Eisenhower kicked off the space race with a goodwill wish
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New Yorkers’ Post-Election Post-its Will Be Preserved
Subway Therapy captured a city’s outpouring of emotion. Now, the notes New Yorkers left behind will be archived
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Researchers Found a Long-Lost Christmas Song
“Crown Winter With Green” has some serious archival cred—and a sad story to tell
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Explore the Seedy Reality of a London Long Gone
Charles Booth explored the poorest parts of England’s capital—and changed the way social scientists think about the world
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The Library of Congress Is Putting Its Map Collection on the Map
A new partnership with the Digital Public Library of America will put three major LOC map collections online
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A New Oral History Project Seeks the Stories of World War II Before It’s Too Late
Every member of the greatest generation has a tale to tell, no matter what they did during the war
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Now We’ll Finally Get to See the American Revolution Through the Eyes of King George
A treasure trove of nearly 350,000 documents, about to be released to the public, reveals new insights about how George III lost the colonies
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Explore the Flickering, Forgotten Past of African-Americans in Silent Film
An estimated 80 percent of silent movies with all-black casts are thought to be lost, but a new project is making sure the people who made them aren’t
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