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Verso
The Huntington’s blog takes you behind the scenes for a scholarly view of the collections.
History of The Huntington
Huntington as Futurist
Fri., Aug. 30, 2019 | Huntington StaffOne hundred years ago today, on a hot, dusty day in San Marino, Henry E. and Arabella Duvall Huntington signed the trust indenture
Research
Exploring the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
Fri., Aug. 23, 2019 | Janet BrowneIn June, 16 eager participants from around the globe arrived for the inaugural Huntington residential summer institute in the history of science, technology, and medicine.
Exhibitions
A Method to the Madness
Wed., Aug. 14, 2019 | Allie BrandtA line of handsome fairy couples dance gaily through sheaths of harvested wheat.
Botanical
Strengthening Bonds with Mexico Through Cryopreservation
Wed., Aug. 7, 2019 | Usha Lee McFarlingThe Huntington has taken a lead role in recent years in the cutting-edge field of plant cryopreservation
Library
Evidence of Pouncing in 17th-Century Print
Wed., July 31, 2019 | Mary LearnerEarly modern readers left their marks on the printed page in many ways: They wrote annotations or drew manicules
Library
A Scholar in the Stacks
Wed., July 24, 2019 | Lori Anne FerrellThe Huntington Library is one of the world's renowned independent research libraries, housing some 11 million items that span the 11th to 21st centuries.
Botanical
Rescuing a Hive of Bees
Wed., July 17, 2019 | Usha Lee McFarlingBees are no strangers to The Huntington. There are numerous hives in trees on the property that cause few problems
Conservation
The Value of Originality
Wed., July 17, 2019 | Jose Luis LazarteJohn Singer Sargent (1856–1925) painted his evocative oil sketch Sphinx and Chimaera before 1921 to serve as a compositional guide for a much larger mural
