Letters
Library of Congress Seeks Volunteers to Transcribe Letters to Theodore Roosevelt
The campaign is part of a broader crowdsourcing effort aimed at making archival materials more accessible to the public
A New Edition of 'Pride and Prejudice' Crosses Its T's and Dots Its I's
Barbara Heller used period handwriting—and new material—to bring the novel’s colorful letters to life
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
Tesla's Patents, Einstein's Letters and an Enigma Machine Are Up for Auction
Christie's Eureka! sale features personal and academic objects owned by 20th-century scientists
Before Chain Letters Swept the Internet, They Raised Funds for Orphans and Sent Messages From God
Recipe exchanges, poetry chains, photo challenges and other ostensibly comforting prompts are enjoying a resurgence amid the COVID-19 pandemic
What Frederick Douglass Had to Say About Monuments
In a newly discovered letter, the famed abolitionist wrote that ‘no one monument could be made to tell the whole truth'
What We Can Learn From 1918 Influenza Diaries
These letters and journals offer insights on how to record one's thoughts amid a pandemic
New Orleans Museum Spotlights World War II Soldiers' Love Letters
War is often billed as being all about guns and guts. But there's glory in gushiness, too
Charles Dickens Museum Acquires Trove of Author's Unpublished Letters
The London museum recently purchased more than 300 literary artifacts assembled by a private collector in the U.S.
Emily Hale Was T.S. Eliot's Confidante—and More, Suggest Newly Unsealed Letters
Despite Eliot’s assertions to the contrary, the letters point to a passionate love between the duo
Charles Dickens Lost His Last Christmas Turkey to a Freak Fire
A rediscovered letter reveals the famed author forgave the railway company that botched his holiday delivery
For Sale: Trove of Tempestuous Letters Exchanged by Ian Fleming and His Wife, Ann
"In the present twilight, we are hurting each other to an extent that makes life hardly bearable," wrote the James Bond author in one missive
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
The Poignant Wartime Diary of a Jewish Teenager Living in Poland Has Been Published in English
Renia Spiegel was killed by the Nazis when she was 18 years old
New Book Chronicles First Lady Rose Cleveland’s Love Affair With Evangeline Simpson Whipple
Rose and her longtime partner are buried side by side in the Italian town where they once shared a home
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
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
Newly Public Letters Show Georgia O’Keeffe’s Quest for Independence
The Library of Congress has acquired a collection of letters from the artist to filmmaker Henwar Rodakiewicz
The Nerdiest Christmas Cards Ever May Be These Microscope Slides Composed of Shells
The unusual holiday exchange, which lasted decades during the early 20th-century, hints at the drama between the two colleagues
Newly Discovered Letter Catches Galileo in a 400-Year-Old Lie
Fearing repercussions of his groundbreaking scientific claims, which flew in the face of church doctrine, the famed astronomer fibbed
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