On June 5 at the Greek Consulate, Harvard’s Librarian for Hellenic Studies Rhea Lesage presented the family of Manny Paraschos with print facsimiles of 1893 issues of the long-lost Neos Kosmos, America’s first Greek newspaper. Now preserved and available. tinyurl.com/mryxnr7a

Happy Lunar New Year. May the year of the dragon bring you happiness, prosperity, and longevity!🐲Check out the @harvardyenching Lunar New Year Exhibit, ongoing till May 15. Dragon in foliage, image from @harvartmuseums, gift of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr.

We’re celebrating #WomensEqualityDay with this photo of Alice Paul, who wrote the original Equal Rights Amendment. Here she's draping a “ratification banner” after the 19th amendment's passage. Learn more about Paul via @RadInstitute’s Schlesinger Library: buff.ly/3zCDm5R

Vanessa Braganza, doctoral candidate and book sleuth, re-discovered a precious text in Widener. “When I have a daughter, I want history to look very different. I want it to look the way it should look, which is that we bring back the stories that have been neglected and ignored.”

Happy Birthday to novelist Emily Brontë! Pictured here is the title page from a 1905 edition of her most famous novel, Wuthering Heights. Look closely and you might notice something unusual: the author’s name is listed as Ellis Bell, Brontë’s male pseudonym. 📸 @HoughtonLib

“What do Malcolm X, Oscar Wilde, and the 6th-century Roman senator Boethius have in common? They all wrote some of their best work from prison.” @BostonGlobe on “Sentences” an exhibition featuring prison writing at @HoughtonLib (now through August 11th!) bostonglobe.com/2023/07/06/o…

Musicologist and audio engineer Stephen B. Fassett is best known for making some of the earliest recordings of Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and Joan Baez. @HoughtonLib holds his letters, many documenting significant moments in Plath's life. Check it out at buff.ly/3NBCC9U

Recognize this library in Harvard Yard? Trick question! The library in this image, Gore Hall, once stood where Widener Library stands today. Learn more about Harvard's original library building via the Harvard Gazette: buff.ly/2moq0du

Happy birthday to Henry David Thoreau, born #OTD in 1817! The famous transcendentalist lived in the log cabin pictured here for two years, two months, and two days — just enough time to pen the journal entries that would become Walden, one of his most influential works.

These aren't just any black dots; they're the stars of Orion's Belt! This astronomical photo was taken over 100 years ago at Harvard College Observatory. Learn more about the Glass Plate Stacks this image is from  — the largest collection of its kind — at buff.ly/3r7Qdy1

On 4th of July, we’re commemorating those who were willing to give the ultimate sacrifice abroad despite facing injustice at home. This 1898 photo captures the 24th Infantry, an army regiment made up of African-American soldiers, during the Spanish-American War. 📸 @HoughtonLib

For over 40 years, photographer John Lindquist captured dancers at @JacobsPillow, the nation’s longest-running international dance festival — including this shot of Alvin Ailey and Carmen de Lavallade. View @HoughtonLib’s archive of Lindquist’s photos at buff.ly/3z0MzVs