Historical Documents
Rochester's 150-Year-Old Historical Society Hit Hard by Lack of Funding
The institution, which houses such precious relics as clothing worn by Susan B. Anthony, has furloughed its staff and suspended its programming
W.E.B. Du Bois’ Visionary Infographics Come Together for the First Time in Full Color
His pioneering team of black sociologists created data visualizations that explained institutionalized racism to the world
Letter Shows Einstein’s Prescient Concerns About ‘Dark Times’ in Germany
In 1922, after fleeing Berlin out of fear for his safety, Einstein wrote to his sister about his new ‘reclusive’ life
Man Arrested for Trying to Steal an Original Copy of the Magna Carta
The suspect was apprehended after taking a hammer to a glass case containing the 13th-century document
Rare Book Library Summons Tales of World's Oldest Monsters
The monsters have arrived at Toronto's Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library
Newly Discovered Letter Sheds Light on Overlooked Suffragette
Annie Kenney, who took part in the movement’s first militant act, wrote to her sister after being released from prison
Did Murder Help Catalyze Thomas Gainsborough’s Early Career?
New documentary evidence suggests the famed artist’s uncle and cousin were victims of targeted killings
Rediscovering a Founding Mother
Just-discovered letters herald the significance of an unsung Revolutionary woman, Julia Rush
Pocket-Sized Bible Returns to Canterbury Cathedral After 500 Years
The volume was lost after Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the cathedral’s monastery
Researcher Finds Earlier Birth Date for Langston Hughes
It has long been believed that the famed poet was born in 1902, but his name appears in newspaper articles from 1901
Sold: A Rare Copy of Ada Lovelace’s Groundbreaking Computer Algorithm
The manuscript includes Lovelace’s translation of an Italian paper, her copious notes and a formula that is often recognized as the first computer program
Professor Discovers ‘Lost’ Stanley Kubrick Screenplay
Kubrick wrote the script for <i>Burning Love</i> in 1956, but the film never made it to the big screen
A 1911 Report Set America On a Path of Screening Out 'Undesirable' Immigrants
The Dillingham Commission conducted one of the most extensive investigations on immigration to the U.S. But in the end, bias hijacked its recommendations
Buried by the Ash of Vesuvius, These Scrolls Are Being Read for the First Time in Millennia
A revolutionary American scientist is using subatomic physics to decipher 2,000-year-old texts from the early days of Western civilization
Stolen Christopher Columbus Letter Returned to Vatican, But Mystery Persists
The letter, which had been printed in 1493, was replaced with a convincing fake—and investigators still don’t know who committed the crime
Einstein’s Travel Diaries Reveal His Deeply Troubling Views on Race
“It would be a pity if these Chinese supplant all other races,” the iconic scientist writes
Researchers Decipher Two Hidden Pages of Anne Frank’s Diary
They contain her musings on sex education and four ‘dirty’ jokes
Cache of Benjamin Franklin's Original Manuscripts—Doodles and All—Gets Digitized
The Library of Congress recently released approximately 8,000 letters, drafts and documents from the founding father
North Dakota Makes a Push for a Teddy Roosevelt Presidential Library
The towns of Dickinson and Medora are raising money in hopes of establishing a library and museum to the 26th president who once ranched in the area
A New Memorial Remembers the Thousands of African-Americans Who Were Lynched
Next month's opening of the monument in Alabama will be a necessary step in reckoning with America's deadly past
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