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Archives of the Environment as Humanities Collections and Reference Resources

Division of Preservation and Access

May 16, 2022

Blog

March 2022 Awards in Preservation & Access

Division of Preservation and Access

May 5, 2022

Magazine Article

The Late Valerie Boyd Was a Writer, an Editor, and a Friend of the Humanities

Eugene Holley Jr.

Magazine Article

The Godfather’s Father

Mario Puzo did not want to starve for his art

Joseph Farrell

Blog

Celebrating Preservation Week

Division of Preservation and Access

April 25, 2022

News

Music in the American South

April 14, 2022

Blog

Documenting Lost African-American Newspapers

Division of Preservation and Access

April 13, 2022

Magazine Article

Gabrielle Lyon of Illinois Humanities

Nicole Bond

Photograph by Mary Rafferty

Magazine Article

A New Museum For First Americans

Oklahoma

Andy Rieger

Magazine Article

The Art of Children’s Lit and the Caldecott Medal

Texas

Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Magazine Article

Leech Mania

The humble worm was once a status symbol

Hannah Stamler

Magazine Article

Editor’s Note

David Skinner

Magazine Article

Francis Bacon, Montaigne’s Rival

Bacon wrote canonical essays, steeped in realism and insight, but his true legacy may rest with the sciences

Danny Heitman

Magazine Article

The Algorithms Are Thinking About You Right Now

A lexicon of terms from the intersection of political theory and artificial intelligence

Swati Srivastava

Magazine Article

Politics and the Psyche

During World War II, François Tosquelles treated patients by addressing the sickness of society

Camille Robcis

Magazine Article

Road Trip Through Appalachia

What I ate and learned along Route 11

Carolyn Stewart

Magazine Article

Dueling: the Violence of Gentlemen

What honor required of men.

Joseph Farrell

News

Virtual Bookshelf: National Poetry Month

April 1, 2022

Blog

Cecil E. Newman: Newspaper Publisher and Advocate for Minnesota’s Black Community

Division of Preservation and Access

March 30, 2022

Blog

Outreach and Equity at the Heart of the Virginia Museum of Fine Art’s Education and Training Grant

Division of Preservation and Access

March 25, 2022

Magazine Article

Possum Town in Black and White

Mississippi photographer O. N. Pruitt documented the beautiful and the horrible

Janine Latus

Blog

December 2021 Awards in Preservation & Access

Division of Preservation and Access

February 17, 2022

Magazine Article

Supernatural America

A new exhibition traces the paranormal in American art

Chris Reitz

Blog

Division of Public Programs Digital Projects for the Public Awards List - November Council 2022

Division of Public Programs

February 7, 2022

Blog

Digital Projects for the Public Cumulative Awards List, FY 2017–2021

Division of Public Programs

February 7, 2022

Magazine Article

The Salem Witch Trials According to the Historical Records

New Hampshire

Laura Wolff Scanlan

Magazine Article

Beauty in the Abstract

Alma Thomas’s paintings revealed her gift for color and pattern

Angelica Aboulhosn

Magazine Article

The Sit-In at Delta State, 40 Years Later

Mississippi

Rosalind Early

Magazine Article

The Writers Who Translated Goethe into English Became Some of the Best Writers in English

Outsiders and several important women of letters were drawn to the cult of Goethe.

Gregory Maertz

Magazine Article

South Dakota’s Ann Volin

Lori Walsh

Photo by Wes Eisenhauer