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Marian Anderson in 1940.

An Incredible Collection of Marian Anderson's Life Is Getting Digitized

The famous singer's archive includes performances, diaries, and scrapbooks.

Sarah Laskow February 26, 2018

From the archives of the Waldorf Astoria.

New York, New York

Waldorf Astoria Archives

Long-forgotten artifacts give incredible insight into New York's most glamorous hotel.

Whitechapel Road, 1965.

Unseen 1960s Photos of London's East End

A hidden archive of glorious Kodachrome, rediscovered.

Anika Burgess February 12, 2018

The blast from Apple-2, which pushed various storage vessels to their limits.

The U.S. Government Once Nuked a Bunch of File Cabinets

Operation Teapot's "Project 35.5" tested record-keeping under extreme circumstances.

Cara Giaimo January 26, 2018

Noora, the new main building of the National Archives of Estonia.

Noora

The labyrinthine home of the National Archives of Estonia is an experimental blend of architecture, art, and history.

Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania operating amphitheater, 1915.

Student Life at the First Medical College for Women

The pioneering women who faced jeers and discrimination to become doctors.

Anika Burgess January 4, 2018

The original “flame of knowledge” that once graced the Library of Congress and was replaced with facsimile in 1996.

Fort Meade, Maryland

Architect of the Capitol Archival Warehouse

A remote horde of architectural treasures fit for Indiana Jones.

In 1929, naturalization test-prep guidebooks flew off drugstore shelves.

A Glimpse of American History Through the Process of Becoming a Citizen

Personal stories of naturalization from the collection of the New-York Historical Society.

Jessica Leigh Hester December 18, 2017

A heavily redacted section of an 1899 letter from veterinary surgeon Frederick Smith to his wife Mary Anne.

How Archivists Deal With Redactions, Codes, and Scribbles

Sometimes, obscurity leads to surprising intimacies.

Cara Giaimo December 15, 2017

The Most Amazing Archival Treasures That Were Recently Digitized

Thousands of priceless images, books, documents, and more are now at your fingertips.

Anika Burgess December 15, 2017

The Sweetest Sounds of 2017

From lost languages to rediscovered songs to music made by robots, the year certainly won't go quietly.

Ashawnta Jackson December 14, 2017

Only manufactured for one year, the Selenophone captured longer programs than other available devices.

objects of intrigue

The Selenophone, a Short-Lived, Highly Flammable Sound-Recording System

In an exhibit honoring the work of conductor Arturo Toscanini, there's an odd slice of recording technology.

Ashawnta Jackson December 8, 2017

A glowing advertisement for kudzu—now considered to be a highly invasive plant—in a 1902 catalog.

The Treasures Blooming in Canada's Largest Seed Catalog Archive

They were once considered disposable, but the Royal Botanical Gardens is putting 30,000 horticultural periodicals to good use.

Cara Giaimo November 22, 2017

How ‘Photo Detectives’ Have Helped Reveal Irish History

The National Library of Ireland asked the public for help, and the public provided it.

Vittoria Traverso November 2, 2017

The notebooks were deteriorating fast.

Forgotten Notebooks Chronicled the Lives of Congolese Trees for 20 Years

The data could help biologists understand how climate change is affecting forests.

Sarah Laskow September 28, 2017

Edith Wharton around 1890.

Found: A Lost Play by Edith Wharton

In which woman's past as a nurse comes back to haunt her.

Sarah Laskow May 30, 2017

Womyn holding a banner for the Lesbian Herstory Archives during the 2007 LGBT Pride March in New York

Brooklyn, New York

Lesbian Herstory Archives

The world's largest collection of materials relating to lesbian history is housed in a Brooklyn townhouse.

The Sussex Declaration

Found: A Unique, Handwritten Copy of the Declaration of Independence

It contained a puzzle of sorts.

Sarah Laskow April 21, 2017