Link Love: 11/25/2011

by Catherine Shteynberg on November 25, 2011

Link Love Thanksgiving Edition: Learn more about the origins of your favorite Thanksgiving dishes from a Smithsonian anthropologist and check out the Smithsonian’s piece of Plymouth Rock?
The National Archives has a new Tumblr blog about preservation at the Archives.
How do we make sure that the electronic material we access is trustworthy? The Library of Congress tackles this question over at their digital preservation blog.
When one of your mentors shows up in the archives—over at the Archives of American Art blog.
Very exciting! The Smithsonian has a new mobile app, which is perfect for planning your visit this weekend or during the upcoming holidays!
I can’t resist including these prints from some of William Blake’s books of poetry, as they were favorites of mine growing up. Who can resist his tigers?
This fall and winter, the Smithsonian will present two exhibitions about Thomas Jefferson, and in honor of this, we’re highlighting Jefferson objects around the Smithsonian, including a letter written by him in the collections of the Archives. (You may remember the letter from this blog post some time ago.)
And speaking of the Smithsonian’s incredible Jefferson objects? Check out the history of the Jefferson Bible, which recently underwent conservation treatments at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History:

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I also follow BibliOdyssey. The Blake prints are marvelous.

Maureen November 25, 2011 at 10:09 am

Hi Maureen-

Yes, I'm a big fan! I had a book of Blake's poetry was I when young that was illustrated with some of these prints, which I loved. So imaginative!

Catherine Shteynberg November 28, 2011 at 9:15 am

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