Library of Congress builds the record collection of the century
LA Times – “The sounds of everybody from Duke Ellington to Jelly Roll Morton to obscure surfer dudes are preserved at a Library of …
Read This ArticlePass It On: Personal Archiving Day at the Library of Congress
From the LOC – “Of all your personal memories, photographs may have the most value to individuals and families. Photographs can provide irreplaceable information …
Read This ArticleLibrary of Congress Buys Audio Archive
NYT – “Bob Murphy’s account of Nolan Ryan’s first strikeout in his debut with the Mets in 1966 is among more than 6,000 radio …
Read This ArticleLibrary of Congress to show 1st US map after sale
AP – “A Washington businessman is loaning the first U.S. map printed in North America to the Library of Congress after buying it for …
Read This ArticleHawk trapped in Library of Congress finally caught
AP – “A hawk that spent a week living in the dome of the Library of Congress has finally been captured. Ken Knowles of …
Read This ArticleTrouble for the tweet keepers?
Boston Globe – “Library of Congress’s ambitious plan to create a Twitter archive still hasn’t taken flight.”
Read This ArticleCarol Highsmith, on a 16-year quest to photograph America for the Library of Congress
Washington Post – “As photo assignments go, it’s a doozy. Spend 16 years capturing the disappearing highways, byways, buildings, barns, lighthouses, baseball games and …
Read This Article‘Gateway to Knowledge’ Now Rolling Toward D.C
Library of Congress Blog – “After a very long time in the planning stages, our “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition is finally becoming a …
Read This ArticleShiny, Appy People: Library Gets iPhone App
LOC – “Developers for the iPhone and iPad have been able to say “there’s an app for that” about a quarter-million times–the total number …
Read This ArticleSound and Memory
LOC – “The Librarian of Congress today named 25 new entries to the National Recording Registry, a designation given to recordings that are culturally, …
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