Letters
The Real Story Behind Netflix's 'The Six Triple Eight,' a New Tyler Perry Film About the Women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion
The Black, female unit sorted through a massive backlog of undelivered mail, raising American soldiers' morale during World War II
Read the 132-Year-Old Message in a Bottle Found Hidden Inside the Walls of a Scottish Lighthouse
Engineers discovered the mysterious missive while working on repairs at Corsewall Lighthouse last month. Now, they plan to write their own note for future generations to find
A Little Girl Dropped a Message in a Bottle Into a Lake. Her Daughter's Classmate Found It 26 Years Later
Makenzie Van Eyk wrote the letter as part of a class project in 1998, when she was in fourth grade. Recently, the note was discovered by a boy who goes to school with her daughter—who is now in fourth grade herself
Before the Titanic Sank, a Cheerful Passenger Wrote in a Postcard That He Was 'Leaving for the Land of Stars and Stripes'
A handwritten note by Richard William Smith, a British businessman who perished in the disaster, is heading to the auction block, where it could sell for up to $12,600
These Rare Artifacts Tell Medieval Women's Stories in Their Own Words
A new exhibition at the British Library explores the public, private and spiritual lives of such figures as Joan of Arc, Christine de Pizan and Hildegard of Bingen
Students Stumble Upon a Message in a Bottle Written by a French Archaeologist 200 Years Ago
The mysterious missive was written by P.J. Féret, who conducted an archaeological dig at the same site in northern France in 1825
Workers Find Mysterious Letter Hidden Inside a Concrete Column at London's National Gallery
John Sainsbury hoped the note would be found when the "unnecessary columns" were finally demolished
See a Mysterious Postcard That Was Delivered 121 Years Late
The handwritten note, which bears a 1903 postmark, recently arrived at a building society in Wales
An Ailing Franz Kafka Curses Writer's Block in This Handwritten Letter to a Friend
"I haven't written anything for three years," he admitted in the note, which will go to auction this summer
Letters Written by Ancient Roman Commanders Have Been Found in a Pet Cemetery in Egypt
Discovered among the graves of hundreds of cats, dogs and monkeys, the correspondence was likely written by centurions in the first century
Keith Haring Painted This Mural on the Wall of an Iowa Elementary School Library
Ahead of planned construction, experts removed the 4,000-pound wall behind the 1989 artwork, which is now on public display for the first time
Mail Carrier Drives for Five Hours to Hand Deliver Lost World War II-Era Letters
When Alvin Gauthier found several letters written by a veteran in the 1940s, he went on a mission to return them
This Is What Being in Your Twenties Was Like in 18th-Century London
A newly restored collection of letters describes a 27-year-old's office job, social life and financial concerns beginning in 1719
How Medieval Women Expressed Their 'Forbidden' Emotions
Upper-class women used letters and embroidery to reflect on their inner lives
This Russian Noblewoman, Beloved by Catherine the Great and Benjamin Franklin, Embodied the Age of Enlightenment
Princess Dashkova led research institutes, wrote plays and music, and embarked on a Grand Tour of 18th-century Europe
The Real History Behind FX's 'Shogun'
A new adaptation offers a fresh take on James Clavell's 1975 novel, which fictionalizes the stories of English sailor William Adams, shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and Japanese noblewoman Hosokawa Gracia
Who Was Georgina Hogarth, Charles Dickens' 'Best and Truest Friend'?
Unpublished letters reveal new insights into the baffling relationship between the English novelist and his sister-in-law
What a Teacher's Letters Reveal About Robert Smalls, Who Stole a Confederate Ship to Secure His Freedom From Slavery
Harriet M. Buss' missives home detail the future congressman's candid views on race and the complicity of Confederate women
First Known Piece of Mail Sent Using a Stamp Goes to Auction
The 183-year-old envelope is a rare example of two early forms of prepaid postage: Mulready envelopes and adhesive stamps
When a Labyrinth of Pneumatic Tubes Shuttled Mail Beneath the Streets of New York City
Powered by compressed air, the system transported millions of letters between 1897 and 1953
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