On August 28, 1963, thousands of people arrived in Washington, D.C. to participate in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. The Library has many artifacts related to this historic event, including this organizing manual. Read it in full: loc.gov/item/201464560…

Earlier this year the prop floating “door” from the 1997 movie “Titanic” topped $700,000 at auction. Now a real 1912 copy of the Daily Mirror — the issue reporting which of the 2,240 passengers and crew had survived — has also sold. Its price: $45. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/aft…

Ca. 1903, Ewart sent a cryptic postcard to Lydia in Swansea, Wales. It was just delivered — to the bank that now stands at Lydia’s old address. Where has it been all these years? The postal service has a theory. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see…

Google searches for "Best libraries in the U.S." jumped 887% this year. Which libraries do TikTok users love most? For starters, Library of Congress, Boston Public Library, @HearstCastkeSHM, Geisel Library, @BKLNLibrary, Beinecke Library, L.A. Public Library, The Morgan … islands.com/1638753/top-ti…

When two decorative columns were demolished at London’s National Gallery, a plastic folder emerged from the concrete. In it was a letter applauding the decision “to dispense with the unnecessary columns.” Its author? One of the wing’s donors. Ouch. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/wor…

Items from the estate of #manuscript dealers Forest G. & Forest H. Sweet and Julia Sweet Newman will be featured in University Archives September 18 online auction. Proceeds from these items will benefit the Manuscript Society. See what’s on the block. artdaily.com/news/173637/Un…

Elton John didn’t always love photography. After all, photographers could be a little in his face. But the art form grew on him, and he amassed a collection of photography books. Now he’s donating the collection to Emory University. Click to see more. rarebookhub.com/articles/3679

Writing “The Power Broker” took Robert Caro 7 years, 522 interviews, and masses of #manuscripts, outlines, and notes to file. A new exhibition at New-York Historical Society unveils the #archives of his Pulitzer-winning biography of Robert Moses, published 50 years ago. finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-new…

A hockey player on five Stanley Cups. An NFL Hall of Famer. An NBA Champ. A three-time MLB All-Star. Just a few of the nonagenarian pro athletes still signing #autographs. sportscollectorsdaily.com/ttm-this-week-…

Publishing house mergers. A shuttered warehouse. Love letters lurking in a woodshed. What happened to George Orwell’s #archives — and how the billet-doux were saved from burning. spectator.co.uk/article/what-w…

We'd love to share this treasure with you today as we mourn the legendary James Earl Jones. The papers of Jones' agent, Lucy Kroll, are held at the Library. This letter, dated just 3 months before "Star Wars" premiered in theaters, offers him the vocal role of Darth Vader. 🧵

They swoop through the library stacks, eating the beetles and moths that would otherwise damage the old paper and binding glue. And they’ve been doing it since the late 18th century. But at night. Only at night. What can we say? This is just batty. atlasobscura.com/articles/libra…

Page proofs of Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book” and Wilkie Collins' traveling desk have a new home at Cambridge University Library. The items, from the estate of Rosemary Watt, are part of the collection of legendary literary agent A.P. Watt (1893-1914). finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-new…

Everyone knows about the troops evacuated from Dunkirk. But what about those who never made it that far? Most went to POW camps. Then there was Pvt. Raymond Bailey. The #manuscript of his improbable journey home was stashed in a cardboard box. Until … lutontoday.co.uk/news/people/ne…

Looking for new ideas for Sunday dinner? How about an old one? Check out a recipe for Babylonian lamb stew from what could be the world’s oldest cookbook, a 4,000-year-old clay tablet. Yale Peabody Museum atlasobscura.com/articles/world…

Temporomandibular joint troubles. Strain on the humerus and left hip bone. Depressions in the kneecaps. Deterioration in the right ankle. The scribes of ancient Egypt had their share of work-related injuries. And no worker’s compensation in sight. artdaily.com/news/173098/An…

On September 28, 1787, Secretary of Congress Charles Thomson ordered 100 copies of the US Constitution. He signed a handful, which went to the 13 states for ratification. Eight copies are known to survive. One is up for auction. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thi…

The Shem Tov Bible has sold for $6.9 million. The 14th-century Hebrew #manuscript, with its ornate and mystical text, once belonged to renowned collector David Sassoon. It is one of the few linked to the lost Codex Hilleli, dating from about 600 CE. msn.com/en-ca/news/wor…

Home to the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. National Archives has a central role in celebrating the document’s 250th birthday. See what’s planned at Declaration250.gov. finebooksmagazine.com/fine-books-new…

An Idaho man told a local newspaper he had the largest private baseball card collection, with 2.8 million cards. A Virginia find puts that number in the shade. nytimes.com/2024/09/14/bus…