Preservation

History & Heritage

The Gilded Age produced a concentrated geography of wealth, architecture, and patronage that remains legible across the United States. This guide identifies major historic sites...

library

The Library of Unruly Treasures is a conceptual and digital archive designed to collect, preserve, and provide access to materials that fall outside traditional library classifi...

beauty-hair-and-skincare

Hairspray and pickles appear together in conversation far more often as a striking contrast than as complementary products. Hairspray is a cosmetic applied to hair to hold a sty...

culture

Hollywood handprints are impressions of a performer’s hands, and sometimes feet, pressed into wet concrete or other materials outside motion picture palaces and studios. They...

reference

A mummy may be described as creepy when its preserved appearance triggers strong unease or fear. This reaction often combines visual cues such as exposed skin, visible tissue, a...