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Book cover featuring portrait of Mamoulian in blue with bold red book title in foreground

Made at the Library: Rouben Mamoulian, Hollywood, and Broadway

Posted by: Josh Levy

Kewpie-style babies marching with fife and drum, holding yellow flag that reads "Votes for Women"

“The Spirit of ’76” Marches On: Inspiring the Fight for Women’s Equality

Posted by: Elizabeth Novara

Yellowed telegram form with smudged ink handwriting

Of Note: Pondering the Stains on a Telegram

Posted by: Laura Kells

Head and shoulders portrait of woman smiling, background with lights, blurred.

Poet of the Natural World: Mary Oliver Papers Newly Available in the Manuscript Division

Posted by: Julie Miller

Photograph of Lincoln's brown leather wallet, with purpule silk lining, and separate pockets for notes, U.S. currency, and railroad tickets.

What’s In Their Wallets?

Posted by: Michelle Krowl

Drawing showing names of railroad stations and railroad curvature.

William Wilgus: Progress, Loss, and a Divided Manuscript Collection

Posted by: Josh Levy

Color headshots of three panelists

Censorship, the Comic Book, and Seduction of the Innocent at 70: A Roundtable Discussion

Posted by: Josh Levy

Letter written in Chinese

Paper Sons in the Era of Immigration Restriction: Chinese Immigration and the Immigration Act of 1924

Posted by: Ryan Reft

Newspaper clipping of wedding announcement

Of Note: Abraham Lincoln Promotes Another Union

Posted by: Michelle Krowl