- The Edward Hopper House announced it will receive over 1,000 artifacts related to Edward Hopper, including this drawing he did on his report card at age 9. [via Open Culture]
- Conservators will love this one - "The History of Ink," from 19th century ink manufacturer, Thaddeus Davids and Co. [via Public Domain Review]
- Smart Girls profiled one of the Smithsonian's #groundbreakers, forensic anthropologist Kari Bruwelheide, who helped solve the mystery surrounding explorer Robert Kennicott's death. [via Smart Girls]
- The Library of Congress just released 25 million records as an open data set, and this is why it matters. [via The Conversation]
- How the invention of baking powder was a game-changer for homemakers. [via Jezebel]
- PEN America just launched their new online archive with over 1500 hours of audio and video documenting 50 years of American literary history! [via SAA]
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