IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This Charlie McCarthy ventriloquist ...

Autograph, pencil on pink paper, of ventriloquist, Edgar Bergen. The donor, Dreda K. Schieller, described how she acquired the signatures: "In 1938, Blanche Calloway and her band was appearing on ...

As Michael Mann's cops-vs-robbers epic turns 30, we look back on the movie's evolution from tough-guy cult film to a genuine American classic.

On the 30th anniversary of his influential heist classic, the Chicago-born director discusses the real-life cop-versus-robber rivalry that sparked the film’s creation.