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Countdown to Bloomsday

Thu., June 9, 2011 | Matt Matt Stevens
The XXII North American James Joyce Conference takes place June 12–16 at both The Huntington and Caltech, with a full slate of academic panels and several programs open to the public. Events are presented by Libros Schmibros Lending Library and Bookshop
Art

A New Home for a Storied Piece of Marble

Wed., June 8, 2011 | Thea Thea Page
While The Huntington was closed to visitors on Tuesday, a crew of several preparators and curators mounted a big 400-pound marble bust of George Washington in the upstairs hallway of the Huntington Art Gallery. It's a beauty.
Library

Franciscan Missionaries and Medics in Early California

Fri., June 3, 2011 | William William Deverell
William Deverell, the director of the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West, chats with USC doctoral student Andie Reid about her research. This is part of a series highlighting the work of USC graduate students.
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 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 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 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