I’ve sorted today’s historical highlights into archives, libraries, museums, and miscellaneous historical topics.
Archives
- What reference service is like in an archives (See also: my experience working in archives and tips for doing your own archival research)
- How the past is preserved at Library and Archives Canada
- Library and Archives Canada has acquired a book owned by Adolf Hitler
Libraries
- A new public library in Chicago’s Little Italy is combined with affordable housing
- This takes Little Free Libraries to a whole new level!
Museums
- An interview with the architect who designed the National Museum of African-American History and Culture
- A discussion of a painting recently acquired by MoMA
- A new art museum housed in a medieval monastery and cave in Switzerland
- An exhibit at Princeton showcases Rauschenberg’s screenprints from 1970
Miscellaneous
- A new foundation works to preserve cultural heritage in conflict zones
- Muslim cameleers came to Australia in the 19th century
- After the American Civil War, William Oland Bourne held a left-handed penmanship contest for veterans who had lost their right arms
- Unsolved mystery: the disappearance of Aaron Burr’s daughter spawned many fanciful stories