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Letters from the Author: The Carmen Laforet Papers in the Hispanic Reading Room

Posted by: Alyson Williams

A group of soldiers posing in military uniform and holding rifles. Black and white photo. The soldiers are standing in a grassy area in front of trees.

Unveiling Secret War Laos: Tales from U.S. Allied Lao Veterans and CIA and U.S. Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War (Second Indochina War)

Posted by: Jonathan Loar

Two images side by side on a green background. The Image on the left shows the façade of the Cathedral in Milan, Italy. The image on the right is a line drawing of the town of Cortina d’Ampezzo in the Italian Dolomite Mountains.

Milano-Cortina 2026: What Does It Take for Two Cities to Become Olympic Partners?

Posted by: Alyson Williams

Hedayat’s Animals: The Blind Owl and Other Stories

Posted by: Muhannad Salhi

Yasmeen Khan pictured looking at a printed item treated at the Conservation Division.

Conservation as Dendritic Maps: An Interview with Paper and Book Conservator, Yasmeen Khan

Posted by: Joshua Kueh

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Dr. Tung-li Yuan and the Library of Congress: A Four-Decade Relationship

Posted by: Cameron Penwell

Fotografia estereoscópica de um homem e uma mulher sentados a um piano.

Conveyances: autora brasileira Vanessa Bárbara sobre e através da tradução

Posted by: Henry Granville Widener

Fotografia estereoscópica de um homem e uma mulher sentados a um piano.

Conveyances: Brazilian Author Vanessa Bárbara on and in Translation

Posted by: Henry Granville Widener

Two woodcuts featuring medieval scenes of farmers digging vines taken from a book by the medieval author Pietro de’Crescenzi printed in the Renaissance

Italian Cuisine: From Medieval Fragmentation to Global Heritage

Posted by: Alyson Williams