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Pic of the Week: Gettysburg Address

Manuscript Division historian Michelle Krowl (left) talks with Washington, D.C., students about the story behind the Gettysburg Address, on display on Nov....

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Sample a Taste of History This Thanksgiving!

This is a guest post by Lavonda Kay Broadnax, digital reference specialist in the Library’s Research and Reference Services Division. “What Mrs....

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30 Years of Movies in 30 Days

Over on our “Now See Hear!” blog, we’ve been featuring a special series of posts celebrating the 30th anniversary of our National...

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The First Film Version of Frankenstein, Newly Restored!

This is a guest post by Mike Mashon, head of the Moving Image Section of the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound...

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I Can’t Wait to Slow Down: Looking Forward to Tracy K. Smith on the Air

The following guest post is by Jeff Shotts, executive editor at Graywolf Press, publisher in association with the Library of Congress of...

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World War I: Armistice Day

This is a guest post by Ryan Reft, a historian in the Manuscript Division, to mark the 100th anniversary of the signing...

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Inquiring Minds: A Prize-Winning Passion for Books

This is a guest post by Ena Selimovic, a winner of this year’s National Collegiate Book Collecting Contest, which recognizes outstanding book...

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New Finding Aid: Theodore Roosevelt’s Big-Game Library

This is a guest post by digital library specialist Elizabeth Gettins. “In a civilized and cultivated country, wild animals only continue to...

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Join Us for a Serendipity Run – No Sneakers Required

And now for something completely different. On November 8, Jer Thorp, the Library of Congress Innovator-in-Residence, will take over the @LibraryCongress Twitter...