tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-81247545105356556 2012-02-24T12:33:54+00:00 American Studies at the British Library. Collections, events and discussions from the American studies team relating to the USA, Canada, the Caribbean and Latin American TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef016762e61c74970b 2012-02-24T12:33:54+00:00 2012-02-24T12:33:54+00:00 BL Web Editor Some more US Civil War materials have been added to the website today, including one of the print and map publisher, Louis Prang's more interesting efforts.<br/> <br/> (What's on the minds of the curators of the Americas Collections at the British Library)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/americascollections?a=3r08XgGtqeQ:ihj6qagomEs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/americascollections?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/americascollections/~4/3r08XgGtqeQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/americas/2012/02/civil-war-project-maps-birds-eye-view-of-the-seat-of-war-prang-1861.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef016762d5ee9b970b 2012-02-23T10:03:33+00:00 2012-02-23T10:10:19+00:00 BL Web Editor You may recall an earlier post about the Confederate Seal of the Republic, which was supplied to the Southern States by a British Firm ("That symbol - the Great Seal of the infant Confederacy - sent...<br/> <br/> (What's on the minds of the curators of the Americas Collections at the British Library)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/americascollections?a=BmKetSRjKr8:CjU8N3Lig1s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/americascollections?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/americascollections/~4/BmKetSRjKr8" height="1" width="1"/>http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/americas/2012/02/civil-war-project-the-great-seal-of-the-republic-redux.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef0168e7abca89970c 2012-02-20T11:41:13+00:00 2012-02-20T11:51:22+00:00 BL Web Editor Team Americas now has a Facebook page. Like us, if you like, and receive the odd update on British Library events, things we spot on the web, and news of when we've posted to the blog, as well as ask...<br/> <br/> (What's on the minds of the curators of the Americas Collections at the British Library)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/americascollections?a=1M8XjwIonQQ:HPgyiki2zQE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/americascollections?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/americascollections/~4/1M8XjwIonQQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/americas/2012/02/facebook.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef016301156070970d 2012-02-15T04:32:00+00:00 2012-02-13T12:30:28+00:00 Philip Hatfield The Library's collections contain many materials relating to Cook's voyages, including books, maps and manuscripts. <br/> <br/> (What's on the minds of the curators of the Americas Collections at the British Library)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/americascollections?a=aTfLs4gPqJg:KFcA380-3sI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/americascollections?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/americascollections/~4/aTfLs4gPqJg" height="1" width="1"/>http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/americas/2012/02/guest-post-welcoming-the-australasian-collections.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c464853ef016762432858970b 2012-02-14T00:13:00+00:00 2012-02-14T15:25:47+00:00 BL Web Editor With the feast of St Valentine upon us, with the thought that I am being fleeced by choclatiers and flower sellers, my mind turns to events in Chicago in 1929. In what became known as the St...<br/> <br/> (What's on the minds of the curators of the Americas Collections at the British Library)<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/americascollections?a=J8mMk5AKwQY:Qnl0c3REu5Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/americascollections?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/americascollections/~4/J8mMk5AKwQY" height="1" width="1"/>http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/americas/2012/02/st-valentines-roses-and-massacres-.html