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Defiance in Life, Resistance in Record: A Tale from the Mexican Inquisition
Wed., June 10, 2026 | Rachel KaufmanAs a formerly enslaved woman and secretly practicing Jew, Esperanza Rodríguez demonstrated a tenacity in life matched by her refusal to be forgotten in the archives.
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This Land Is Alive
Terry Tempest Williams and President Karen R. Lawrence on Attention, Revision, and the Open Space of Democracy
Tue., June 9, 2026 | Annabel AdamsTerry Tempest Williams and President Karen R. Lawrence on Attention, Revision, and the Open Space of Democracy.
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Where Land Takes Root: Rethinking the American Garden
At The Huntington’s American Garden Symposium, scholars and garden leaders explored how landscapes shape—and reflect—the American story
Tue., May 26, 2026 | Annabel AdamsThe Huntington’s American Garden Symposium examined gardens as archives of history, labor, conservation, and cultural meaning.
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Library Acquisitions Reveal How History Is Recorded—and What It Leaves Out
Tue., May 19, 2026Six manuscript, book, and photo acquisitions span histories from Edo-period Japan and Arctic exploration to early America, English criminal justice, colonial Mexico, and experimental photography in Los Angeles.
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Robert Indiana’s 'LOVE' Joins The Huntington
Iconic sculpture to be unveiled on campus in 2026
Fri., May 8, 2026The Huntington has acquired Robert Indiana’s 'LOVE,' the celebrated Pop Art sculpture, as a gift for its permanent collection. It will be unveiled before year’s end.
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Handmade History
Asian American Lives in Photo Albums and Letters
Fri., April 24, 2026 | Li Wei Yang, Melissa HaleyAsian American family archives not only tell personal stories—they narrate American history.
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Undoing History
Mon., March 30, 2026 | Brett RushforthThe federal government dismantled an exhibit about the Black freedom struggle in Philadelphia. The city fought back with an unlikely weapon: specialized academic research.
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Libraries as Communities of Desire
Wed., March 25, 2026Claire Dederer, essayist, critic, and author of “Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma,” looks at the worlds of treasured queer libraries, starting with Christopher Isherwood’s own collection.