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The Huntington’s blog takes you behind the scenes for a scholarly view of the collections.

Botanical

MR. HUNTINGTON'S GARDEN | Laying a New Foundation

Wed., June 1, 2011
Another post in a series about Mr. Huntington's Garden by the botanical director of The Huntington.
Botanical

FROM THE RANCH | Welcome to the Ranch!

Thu., May 26, 2011 | Lisa Blackburn
If you've been eagerly awaiting a chance to explore the Ranch, The Huntington's new sustainable urban agriculture site, wait no more. Starting Saturday, May 28, we'll be offering a monthly open house
Audio

Something Old, Something New

Wed., May 25, 2011 | Matt Stevens
Memorial Day Weekend marks the beginning of an exodus of researchers who have spent the full academic year mining the collections in the Library. Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz, the 2010–11 Los Angeles Times Distinguished Fellow
Botanical

MR. HUNTINGTON'S GARDEN | Digging up History

Mon., May 23, 2011
Another post in a series about Mr. Huntington's Garden by the botanical director of The Huntington.
Library

My Back Pages

Fri., May 20, 2011 | Matt Stevens
"Sean Wilentz," says Robert C. Ritchie, The Huntington's W. M. Keck Foundation Director of Research, "is one of our country's leading interpreters of 19th-century American history." You can judge him for yourself on Monday night when Wilentz delivers a lecture 
Library

The Shade of Things

Wed., May 18, 2011 | Matt Stevens
On Thursday night in New York City, Daniel Lewis will be giving the Norman Lecture on the History of Science and Medicine at the Grolier Club, arguably the most important book club in the country.
Botanical

MR. HUNTINGTON'S GARDEN | Full Circle

Fri., May 13, 2011
Another post in a series about Mr. Huntington's Garden by the botanical director of The Huntington.
Library

Chapter and Verse

Thu., May 12, 2011 | Matt Stevens
Authors who conduct research at the Huntington Library don't often see their books turned into movies or country songs. But one chapter from Deanne Stillman's book Mustang: The Saga of the Wild Horse in the American West is being adapted into a movie now in development for the Hallmark Channel