LoC Global
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1.9KPic of the Week: Inspiring a Sense of Service
Ann Compton (left) moderates a discussion between Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao (center) and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings. Photo by Shawn Miller....
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2.1KBrigadier General Franklin Pierce
This is a guest post by Peter A. Wallner, author of a two-volume biography of President Franklin Pierce consisting of “Franklin Pierce:...
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1.7KStory of the Century: My Afternoon with a Jewish American World War II Veteran
The following is a guest post by Owen Rogers, liaison specialist for the Veterans History Project. An extended version of the post...
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1.8KFrom High Style to Humble: Surveying America’s Built Environment
St. Alexander of Nevsky Russian Orthodox Church has a simple wood frame and a gable roof that covers its nave and sanctuary....
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1.8KMy Job at the Library: Building the Architecture, Design and Engineering Collection
(The following is an article from the November/December 2016 issue of LCM, the Library of Congress Magazine, in which Mari Nakahara, curator...
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2.0KPic of the Week: Disco Dance Party!
Gloria Gaynor. Photo by Shawn Miller. Legendary singer Gloria Gaynor performed the night away in the Great Hall of the Thomas Jefferson...
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1.8KFirst Drafts of History: Presidential Papers at the Library of Congress
The following is a guest post by Mark Hartsell, editor of the Library of Congress Gazette, about digitization of presidential papers held...
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1.8KInquiring Minds: Researching Jewish Cuisine at the Library of Congress
Award-winning cookbook author Joan Nathan. Photo by Gabriela Herman. Joan Nathan is the author of 11 cookbooks, including “King Solomon’s Table: A...
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2.0KDefiant Loyalty: Japanese-American Internment Camp Newspapers
This is a guest post by Malea Walker, a reference specialist in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room, about a collection...
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1.9KPhotographs Document Early Chinese Immigration
May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This annual recognition of Asian Pacific Americans’ contributions started with a 1977 congressional resolution calling...
