Help Find the Owners of More Than 100 Recovered Artworks
Stolen around Los Angeles in 1993, the paintings and antiques were recently recovered by LAPD when some were brought to an auction house
A 17th-Century Ode to Salads Is Heading to Auction
‘Acetaria’ celebrates the healthful benefits of meatless dining
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
A Historic Treaty Has Been Returned to the Navajo
Signed in 1868, the document brought an end to the Navajo’s imprisonment on a reservation in New Mexico
Letters Anne Frank Wrote to Her Grandmother Will Be Published for the First Time
The notes are featured in a soon-to-be released volume of Frank’s collected works
Read Hundreds of Medical Case Files by Two 17th-Century Quacks
Cambridge historians have digitized 500 case notes by the notorious astrologer-physicians Simon Forman and Richard Napier
Found: Stolen Alexander Hamilton Letter
In the letter, Hamilton warns the Marquis de Lafayette about the ‘menace’ of a British fleet
New Conservation Center to Preserve Hemingway’s Legacy in Cuba
The facility is located at Finca Vigía, the property where Hemingway lived for more than two decades and where he wrote some of his most lauded books
819-Year-Old Royal Charter Issued by King John Found in University Archives
A visiting historian happened upon the medieval document while conducting research in Durham, England
Newly Discovered Letters Show a Different Side of Mary, Queen of Scots
When she wasn’t embroiled in political strife and intrigue, Mary still had to deal with the daily practicalities of running a kingdom
A Medieval Arabic Medical Text Was Translated Into Irish, Discovery Shows
Ibn Sīnā’s Canon of Medicine was once a core part of the European medical curriculum
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
Trove of Letters Reveal Charles Dickens Tried to Lock His Wife Away in an Asylum
Catherine’s side of the breakup tale comes back with vengeance thanks to new analysis of 98 previously unseen missives
A Medieval Nun Wanted to Escape Her Convent—so She Faked Her Death
This story and others have come to light during a project to translate and digitize a series of texts about archbishops in York, England
The British Library’s Dirtiest Books Have Been Digitized
The collection includes around 2,500 volumes and many, many double entendres
Was Alexander the Great Pronounced Dead Prematurely?
A new theory suggests he was only paralyzed when he was declared dead, but it’s impossible to prove he had Guillain-Barré Syndrome with the existing facts
Fragments of Early Arthurian Legend Found in 16th-Century Book
The seven manuscript fragments, which date to the 13th century, tell the story of Merlin leading a battle charge
Dr. Seuss’ Letters to the Friend Who Launched His Career Are for Sale
Mike McClintock helped Theodor Seuss Geisel publish his first children’s book, which had been rejected 27 times
Only Surviving Arabic Slave Narrative Written in the United States Digitized by Library of Congress
Omar Ibn Said, a wealthy intellectual from West Africa, wrote about his capture and enslavement in America
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
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