Remember the last time you got a real letter in the mail? Not a bill, coupon, or invitation. And, not even a thank-you note.

After seeing how many seniors struggle with loneliness and isolation, Jacob Cramer wanted to make a difference—one heartfelt letter at a time. What started as a simple gesture has now blossomed into a ...

For what it’s worth, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” is one of my comfort movies. I watched it for the first time when I started high school, and I imagine I was taken with the same emotions as ...

Lenore Tawney, postcard to Maryette Charlton (1970) (All images courtesy of Smithsonian’s Archives of American Art, from Pen to Paper: Artists’ Handwritten Letters from the Smithsonian’s Archives of ...