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577LoC GlobalMystery Photo Contest: Nearing the End!
Cary O’Dell at the Library’s National Recording Registry runs our Mystery Photo Contest. He’s back with a batch of our toughest cold...
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692LoC GlobalAfrican American Genealogy: Searching for Yesterday
The author’s family, 1922, in Clarke County, Miss. This is a guest post by Ahmed Johnson, a reference librarian in Researcher and...
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665LoC GlobalSeason Two of “America Works” Podcast Launched
This guest post by John Fenn, head of research and programs at the American Folklife Center, originally appeared on the center’s “Folklife...
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682LoC GlobalRussell Lee’s Look at America
“Secondhand Tires for Sale,” a photograph by Russell Lee. Prints and Photographs Division. This is a guest post by Leah Knobel, a...
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679LoC GlobalMedieval Pandemic Cures That Were…Medieval
Illustration from “Herbarium.” Rome, 1481. Rare Book and Special Collections Division. This intriguing look into the medical practices of Europe some 600...
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589LoC GlobalPrince Philip at the Library of Congress
Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh and husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, died on Friday at Windsor Castle...
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677LoC GlobalMore Jazz, More Mingus? The Library Has It
The following is a guest post by Music Division archivist Dr. Stephanie Akau; it originally appeared on the In the Muse blog....
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571LoC GlobalJason Reynolds: Grab the Mic April Newsletter.
It’s April, which means it’s … NATIONAL POETRY MONTH! Honestly, this might be my favorite month of the year besides February, and...
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693LoC GlobalNew Book Draws on the Library’s Bob Hope Collection
Bob Hope and his USO troupe visiting a hospital ward in the South Pacific (from left) Tony Romano, Jerry Colonna, Bob Hope,...
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650LoC GlobalLibrary Photographer Carol Highsmith: Documenting the Nation’s Beauty and Resilience
Yardi Gras in New Orleans, replacing Mardi Gras during COVID. Photo: Carol Highsmith. Prints and Photographs Division. This is a guest post...
