# Cool Finds **URL:** https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/c/cool-finds/5.md [Latest](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/tags.md) --- ## [About the Cool Finds category](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/about-the-cool-finds-category/20)
**Author:** [@lauren-btp](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/lauren-btp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/about-the-cool-finds-category/20 "2026-02-13T14:34:07Z")
Did you stumble upon a striking letter? A fantastic handwriting example? A famous figure in an unexpected place? Share it by creating a new topic here! Make sure you include a link if you have one :link: --- ## [Letter from John E. Bruce, Civil Rights Pioneer to James Garfield after the 1880 election](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/letter-from-john-e-bruce-civil-rights-pioneer-to-james-garfield-after-the-1880-election/230)
**Author:** [@Henry](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Henry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/letter-from-john-e-bruce-civil-rights-pioneer-to-james-garfield-after-the-1880-election/230 "2026-11-02T21:00:55Z")
https://crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/garfield-correspondence/oct-nov-1880/mss219560146/mss219560146-327/ --- ## [1930s love advice: find your perfect mate through handwriting analysis!](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/1930s-love-advice-find-your-perfect-mate-through-handwriting-analysis/216)
**Author:** [@lauren-btp](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/lauren-btp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/1930s-love-advice-find-your-perfect-mate-through-handwriting-analysis/216 "2026-10-16T17:09:58Z")
A possibly relevant item from another part of Library of Congress collections – a book from circa 1930 that claims you can find true love by analyzing their writing. A full digitized copy is available on loc.gov: "Who i… --- ## [letter to Garfield mentioning Almeda Booth](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/letter-to-garfield-mentioning-almeda-booth/215)
**Author:** [@Josto](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Josto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/letter-to-garfield-mentioning-almeda-booth/215 "2026-10-15T16:34:52Z")
Harry Rhodes, a close friend of Garfield and Almeda, wrote Garfield a multi-page letter (while JAG was serving in the civil war) with references to how much Almeda cared about JAG and missed him, etc. According to the i… --- ## [Connection to my personal history](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/connection-to-my-personal-history/166)
**Author:** [@soverby](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/soverby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/connection-to-my-personal-history/166 "2026-09-15T12:24:50Z")
I grew up in Murfreesboro TN, which at the time of my early life was a small county seat of about 28,000 people. (Now it is a big suburb of Nashville). My mother was a dedicated member of The Craddock Club, a local “b… --- ## [Which By the People historical figure would you have coffee with?](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/which-by-the-people-historical-figure-would-you-have-coffee-with/133)
**Author:** [@abby-btp](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/abby-btp)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/which-by-the-people-historical-figure-would-you-have-coffee-with/133 "2026-09-08T20:53:51Z")
If you could have coffee with a historical figure from a By the People campaign, who would it be? poll Comment below on why you chose your coffee partner. What would you ask them? And who might you add to this list? --- ## [Letter to Garfield: How to organize an Army](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/letter-to-garfield-how-to-organize-an-army/152)
**Author:** [@Josto](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Josto)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/letter-to-garfield-how-to-organize-an-army/152 "2026-08-26T19:37:22Z")
This is the first page of a multi-page document suggesting a detailed plan for organizing and maintaining a national Army to fight for the Union in the soon-to-start Civil War. The plan is very detailed, covering both th… --- ## [Charitable Gift Receipt](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/charitable-gift-receipt/134)
**Author:** [@rkzhansen](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/rkzhansen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 11:45am UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/charitable-gift-receipt/134 "2026-08-07T11:45:36Z")
I teach fundraising at the university level. I was delighted to come across a gift receipt/ thank you letter combo from 1898 in the Clara Barton Red Cross files. I share them with my students and ask them to compare to m… --- ## [James Garfield documentary on you tube](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/james-garfield-documentary-on-you-tube/93)
**Author:** [@Josto](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Josto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/james-garfield-documentary-on-you-tube/93 "2026-06-30T16:23:03Z")
According to the information on the James A Garfield Campaign page, there are more than 4,000 registered contributors working on this campaign. I recently came across a PBS documentary about JAG, available at the youtube… --- ## [Corruption in the Political World](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/corruption-in-the-political-world/67)
**Author:** [@soverby](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/soverby)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/corruption-in-the-political-world/67 "2026-06-11T12:36:01Z")
I am interested in the discussion over a hundred years ago about the robber baron generation and what brought the corruption to an end – in this case, Boss Tweed. (The Arena, 1905, in the Walt Whitman files) Italics mi… --- ## [James A Garfield Papers](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/james-a-garfield-papers/59)
**Author:** [@Josto](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/Josto)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/james-a-garfield-papers/59 "2026-06-01T15:34:54Z")
The Garfield Papers include many interesting letters, and working on them has - to me - been like taking a comprehensive postbellum history course! Garfield was truly a Renaissance Man, and his untimely death was a great… --- ## [Recipe for Ribancourt Ink](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/recipe-for-ribancourt-ink/55)
**Author:** [@dianakelley](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/dianakelley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/recipe-for-ribancourt-ink/55 "2026-05-28T17:34:11Z")
This page has a recipe for Ribancourt Ink that I thought was interesting: https://crowd.loc.gov/campaigns/olmsted/journals/mss351210010/mss351210010-134/ Ribancourt Ink- Aleppo Galls in coarse powder 8 ounces Logwood… --- ## [Inspired by transcribers at Harding University & The American Revolution in Context campaigns](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/inspired-by-transcribers-at-harding-university-the-american-revolution-in-context-campaigns/60)
**Author:** [@abby-btp](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/u/abby-btp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.crowd.loc.gov/t/inspired-by-transcribers-at-harding-university-the-american-revolution-in-context-campaigns/60 "2026-05-28T12:29:20Z")
We know that libraries, universities, schools, historical societies, book clubs, and many individual volunteers around the country are celebrating the 250th birthday of America by transcribing The American Revolution in …