LoC Global
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1.8KNew Online: Benjamin Franklin Papers
This is a guest post by Julie Miller, a historian in the Manuscript Division. Half-length portrait of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Wilson,...
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1.7KNew Online: Unique Collection of Censored Japanese Books
This is a guest post by Benny Seda-Galarza of the Library’s Communications Office. “Kanikōsen” (“The Crab Cannery Ship”) by Takiji Kobayashi (1903–33)...
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New Recordings Online for National Poetry Month
This post by Anne Holmes of the Library’s Poetry and Literature Center was first published on “From the Catbird Seat,” the center’s...
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2.0KInquiring Minds: Uncovering the Many Meanings of Slave Narratives
Ohio State University undergraduate Carley Reinhard stands beside a poster about her research in the Slave Narratives Collection that she displayed at...
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Free to Use and Reuse: Cycling Season Has Arrived!
Julia Obear, a bicycle messenger, wears the hat of the National Women’s Party while cycling in 1922. On Sunday night, July 16,...
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1.8KLiteracy: The Library Is Looking for a Few Good Organizations
This is a guest post by Guy Lamolinara, communications officer in the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress. Do...
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1.6KNew Online: Branch Rickey Scouting Reports
Branch Rickey Opening day for Major League Baseball took place last week, on March 29—the earliest opening date in MLB history, excepting...
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It’s #SpringFling Time! Help Us Celebrate the Season
This is a guest post by Naomi Coquillon of the Interpretive Programs Office. In this print by artist Hiroshige Ando (1797–1858), sightseers...
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World War I: The Women’s Land Army
This is a guest post by Ryan Reft, a historian in the Manuscript Division, in honor of Women’s History Month. 1918 poster...
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1.6KNational Recording Registry Reaches 500!
Harry Belafonte, Run-DMC, Yo-Yo Ma Recordings Among Newly Announced Inductees Tony Bennett’s hit single “I Left My Heart in San Francisco”; the...
