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Historian Edmund S. Morgan died on Monday at the age of 97. Morgan was the Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University and author of numerous books on American history of the colonial and revolutionary eras.

This week we mark two notable anniversaries—the signing of the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) and the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863). By evoking the events of 1776 at the dedication of Gettysburg's Soldiers' National Cemetery

Most people would probably be surprised to learn that an institution with the stature and gravitas of The Huntington has magazines like Playboy and Hustler in their collections, but very soon those publications will be appearing in our library catalog.

"There are books these days on all sorts of subjects," thinks Thomas Cromwell in a passage from Hilary Mantel's latest award-winning novel, Bring Up the Bodies. "Books that advise you how to be a good prince, or a bad one.

A walk in the gardens. Those words usually conjure up a leisurely stroll through a beautiful landscape, with plenty of "stopping to smell the roses" along the way. Most of us would agree that there are few better ways to relax and recharge.

Visitors who've roamed The Huntington might have noticed a bronze plaque near the pool at the south end of the Jungle Garden dedicated to William Hertrich, Henry Huntington's first superintendent of the gardens.

The love affair between The Huntington and the paintings of Thomas Gainsborough is nearly 100 years old. Since Henry E. Huntington began collecting Gainsborough's work in 1911, the institution has presented numerous exhibitions

Hands reveal what we think, but might not say. They express what words cannot, exposing so much about a person. A subject matter of great familiarity, the drawings on view in "A Show of Hands: Drawings from the Huntington's Art Collections, 1600—1900" provide a glimpse