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- An Introduction to Cataloging Our Artifacts - We catalog our artifacts to understand and utilize them. Learn more about the process of cataloging, and how it fits into our digitization efforts, on our blog.
- November 14, 2020
- Collections - article
An Introduction to Cataloging Our Artifacts
We catalog our artifacts to understand and utilize them. Learn more about the process of cataloging, and how it fits into our digitization efforts, on our blog.
- Thomas Jefferson's Library - Thomas Jefferson compiled multiple libraries during his lifetime, one of which he used to restock the Library of Congress in 1815 and another that was auctioned three years after his death in February 1829.
- July 04, 2016
- Collections - article
Thomas Jefferson's Library
Thomas Jefferson compiled multiple libraries during his lifetime, one of which he used to restock the Library of Congress in 1815 and another that was auctioned three years after his death in February 1829.
- Surprising Stories from IMLS Discoveries - We are digitizing many electrical objects as part of an IMLS grant, but a few artifacts stand out. Learn four stories that involve the people behind the scenes — manufacturers, inventors, etc. — and how the object was used.
- February 16, 2017
- Collections - article
Surprising Stories from IMLS Discoveries
We are digitizing many electrical objects as part of an IMLS grant, but a few artifacts stand out. Learn four stories that involve the people behind the scenes — manufacturers, inventors, etc. — and how the object was used.
- A Collaboration Measured in Meters - Professors William E. Ayrton and John Perry collaborated on inventing an array of instruments in the 19th century, including this ammeter from our collections.
- December 21, 2016
- Collections - article
A Collaboration Measured in Meters
Professors William E. Ayrton and John Perry collaborated on inventing an array of instruments in the 19th century, including this ammeter from our collections.