- The gauntlet has been thrown, who wore it best comes to life at the Archives of American Art. [via Archives of American Art blog]
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious to say the least. The discovery of an interview of P. L. Travers, author of a series of novels featuring Mary Poppins. [via Library of Congress blog]
- Who knew what would come of some little seeds? The story of the Guinea Bean plant, its 50 foot journey to the top of the Arts and Industries Building, and 5 foot long gourds. [via Smithsonian Gardens blog]
- Just a little off . . . A news assistant discovered that The New York Times issue numbers had been off by 500 since 1898. [via The Atlantic]
- My how far we've come, 50 years ago the Library of Congress installed their first computer in the newly established Data Processing Office. [via Library of Congress blog]
- Animation rare book style, check out this fore-edge painted book from the Special Collections and Archives at the University of Iowa. [via Special Collections and Archives, University of Iowa tumblr]
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