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On Aug. 3, 1906, poet Wallace Stevens wrote in his journal: “Engaged at the office all day on a sonnet—surreptitiously.” At the time, Stevens was a lawyer in a New York law firm. He spent most of his professional career working for the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company.

At the outbreak of World War II, curators of museums across Europe scrambled to pack up their priceless artworks, artifacts, and prized collections to protect them from potential harm. Meanwhile botanists in Europe were also pondering ways to preserve rare and precious plants

Most people who visit the West Hall of the Library over the next few months will be introduced to a technique they had never heard of before. "Illuminated Palaces: Extra-Illustrated Books from the Huntington Library," which opens on Saturday

With so many plants in the Desert Garden, it is not surprising that over time some of them begin to blend into the busy landscape

July 16 marks the 100th wedding anniversary of Henry and Arabella Huntington. They married this day in 1913, after a long pursuit by Mr. Huntington and just four days after signing a prenuptial agreement.

How do you showcase a photographic archive of more than 70,000 images documenting Los Angeles' infrastructural development spanning most of the 20th century? The answer, if you are Bill Deverell and Greg Hise, is to ask 16 historians

Historian Edmund S. Morgan died on Monday at the age of 97. Morgan was the Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University and author of numerous books on American history of the colonial and revolutionary eras.

This week we mark two notable anniversaries—the signing of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) and the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863). By evoking the events of 1776 at the dedication of Gettysburg's Soldiers' National Cemetery