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What Do Thomas Edison And The Grateful Dead Have In Common?

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Library of Congress, Library of Congress Registry, National Recording Registry, Video, Library of Congress Archives, Library of Congress Sounds, Library of Congress National Recording Registry, Culture News

WASHINGTON — From rare audio interviews of former slaves to recordings by Donna Summer and the Grateful Dead, 25 sounds that shaped the American...

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Digital Preservation Is Cultural Literacy

Kari Kraus | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Library of Congress, Internet Preservation, Internet, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School, Video Games, Video Game Preservation, Digital Preservation, Preservation Week, Culture News

While digital preservation might not be the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about K-12 curricula, teaching kids about Web archiving, digitization, and media storage can serve as a gateway to hands-on learning in science and technology.

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Library Of Congress Employee Claims Liking Gay Group On Facebook Got Him Fired

Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Library of Congress, Anti-Gay Firing, Gay Rights, Peter Terveer Library of Congress, LGBT Rights, Lgbt Workplace Issues, Workplace Issues, Gay Dismissals, Peter Terveer Gay, Peter Terveer, The Library of Congress, Gay Voices News

The Library of Congress employee who claims he was fired for being gay now says it was a Facebook "like" that initially prompted the events which lead...

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Library Of Congress Employee: I Was Fired For Being Gay

Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Library of Congress, Homophobic Workplace, Video, Gay Rights, Peter Terveer Library of Congress, Homophobia, LGBT Rights, Fired for Being Gay, John R. Mech, Peter Terveer, Gay Voices News

A former Library of Congress staff member has filed a discrimination complaint after he was allegedly harassed and humiliated by a supervisor before u...

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PHOTOS: 'Born In Slavery' Project Reveals Last Faces Of American Slavery

The Huffington Post | Jessica Cumberbatch Anderson | Posted 04.02.2012

Read More: Library of Congress, African Slaves, American Slaves, Slaves, American Slavery, The Library of Congress, Slavery, Black Voices News

"Tisn't he who has stood and looked on, that can tell you what slavery is -- 'tis he who has endured," said one of the former slaves interviewed for t...

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Trayvon Martin, Etch-A-Sketch, Hunger Games: Twitter Turns 6

Beverly Macy | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Library of Congress, Twitter, The Power of Real-Time Social Media, Trauvpn Martin, Etch-a-Sketch, The Hunger Games, Technology News

"Tweet it out" is the new battle cry. Reflecting back on its short life is breathtaking. As a connected global society, people are sharing opinions, reviews, thoughts and movements with one another all day, every day.

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PHOTOS: 100 Years Of D.C. Cherry Blossoms

The Huffington Post | Megan Arellano | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Library of Congress, History, Video, Cherry Blossom Festival, District of Columbia, Cherry Blossom, Historical Photos, 2012 Cherry Blossom Festival, 2012 Cherry Blossoms, Cherry Blossoms, DC Cherry Blossoms, National Cherry Blossom Festival, D.C., National Cherry Blossom Festival 2012, Slidepollajax, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Celebrating the centennial of Japan's gift of cherry blossoms to the American capital, it seems that some things never change. For start...

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PHOTOS: Gordon Parks' 1940s Work Shows Black And White Reality

The Huffington Post | Megan Arellano | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Photography, Library of Congress, Video, District of Columbia, Gordon Parks, Slidepollajax, D.C., Office of War, Farm-Services-Administration, DC News

WASHINGTON -- This week marks the passing of celebrated photographer Gordon Parks, who died in March 2006 at the age of 93. Parks is recognized fo...

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PHOTOS: 'White' Slave Donation Campaigns Helped Raise Money For Black Schools In 1860

The Huffington Post | Danielle Cadet | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Library of Congress, Video, Harper's Weekly, White-Slavery, White Slave Children, White Slaves of New Orleans, White Slaves, Black History Month, Black Voices News

In the early 1860s, photographs of children dubbed "white" slaves were circulated as part of a campaign to raise money for public schools for emancipa...

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New Exhibit At Library of Congress Looks At The Politics Of Dance

AP | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Library of Congress, Washington DC, Exhibition, Dance, Martha Graham, Politics of Dance, Politics and the Dancing Body, Arts News

WASHINGTON -- Throughout much of the 20th century, choreographers created political dances that protested injustices, advocated reforms and showed div...

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Flipping Through The WPA Art Archives

Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Library of Congress, Wpa Poster Program, Wpa Public Service Posters, Wpa Art Posters, Wpa Poster Collection, WPA Posters, Wpa, Culture News

If you're still searching for that perfect New Year's resolution, the Library of Congress archives have a few suggestions for you. They recently made ...

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What Ancient Flask Reveals About Mayans

LiveScience | Remy Melina | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Mayan Drugs, Nicotine, Ancient Mayan, Smoking, Mesoamerica, Mexico, Ancient Tobacco, Kislak, Physical Evidence, Flask, Library of Congress, Late Classic, Pottery, Ancient Drugs, Mayan Tobacco, Tobacco, Science News

By Remy Melina (Click here for original article on LiveScience.) Traces of nicotine discovered in a Mayan flask dating back more than 1,000 yea...

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LOC's 'Little Scholars' Child Care Gets 2nd Bomb Threat

| Posted 03.07.2012

Read More: Library of Congress, LOC Bob Threat, Video, Library of Congress Bomb Threat, Congress, Capitol Hill, Bomb Threat, LOC Day Care, Little Scholars Child Development, Day Care, DC News

By Emma Dumain Roll Call Staff A second bomb threat has been made against the Library of Congress' child care center. According to an email obt...

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Walter Dean Myers, New Ambassador for Young People's Literature

Monica Edinger | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Library of Congress, Children's Books, Books, Young Adult Books, Walter Dean Myers, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Books News

His commitment to young readers, literacy, and literature is remarkable and he will be an incredible role model to adults and children alike.

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'Stand And Deliver' And 'El Mariachi' Among A Dozen Latino-Related Movies In National Film Registry

Posted 12.30.2011

Read More: Library of Congress, Latino Films, Robert Rodriguez, National Film Registry, Cultura, Video, El Mariachi, Stand and Deliver, Edward James Olmos, Latino Voices, Latino Voices News

"Stand and Deliver," the 1988 film starring Edward James Olmos in an Oscar-nominated role as East Los Angeles math teacher, and Robert Rodriguez's "El...

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Which Tom Hanks Film Is Now A National Treasure?

AP | BEN NUCKOLS | Posted 02.26.2012

Read More: Tom Hanks, Forrest Gump, Library of Congress, National Film Registry, LOC Film Registry, Film Classics, Bambi, Loc, Silence of the Lambs, Movies, Video, DC News

WASHINGTON — Bambi, Forrest Gump and Hannibal Lecter have at least one thing in common: Their cinematic adventures were chosen by the Library of...

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Historical Photos Reveal Detroit Of Christmas Past

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Detroit Christmas, Detroit Christmas Photos, Library of Congress, Holidays, Detroit Photos, Christmas, Detroit News

We always liked the Ghost of Christmas Past best. Sure he was melancholic, and certainly spooky, but we see nothing wrong with a little nostalgia arou...

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Theodore Roosevelt Vintage Cartoons At The Library Of Congress

The Huffington Post | Arin Greenwood | Posted 11.28.2011

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WASHINGTON -- "Bully!: The Life and Times of Theodore Roosevelt" is a new book put out by D.C.-based Regnery Publishing. It's a biography of the wi...

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Ex-Gitmo Prosecutor Suing Library Of Congress Over Op-Eds Firing

AP | By NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Library of Congress, Video, James Billington, Guantanamo Bay Detainees, Daniel Mulhollan, Guantanamo Bay, New York Times, Congressional Research Service, Washington Post, Morris Davis, Wall Street Journal, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The former chief military prosecutor at Guantanamo Bay is suing the Library of Congress for firing him after he wrote opinion columns in...

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What Is The Point Of A Poet Laureate?

Andrew Losowsky | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Library of Congress, Poets Laureate, Why Do We Need a Poet Laureate, WS Merkin, Poems, Poet Laureate, Poetry, Billy Collins, 9/11, Philip Levine, Books News

The U.S. Poet Laureate is "the nation's official lightning rod for the poetic impulse of Americans" - that is, according to the Library of Congress, which each year selects the holder of the position. What does that description mean?

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Portraits Of Hitler's Parents Surface, Head To Auction

Posted 10.01.2011

Read More: Art Auction, Video, Alois Hitler, Hitler, Judaism, Klara Hitler, Hitler Painting, Painting, UK Arts, Ktla, Library of Congress, Militaria, Nazis, Germany, World War II, Arts News

Two portraits, depicting Adolf Hitler's parents Klara and Alois, are due to go up for auction Monday. The one-of-a-kind portraits, which had been owne...

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Sightglass in SoMa Ready to Open Its Spacious Café and Roastery

Marcia Gagliardi | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Library of Congress, Folsom St., Soma, Coffee, Slayer, Caffeine, Espresso, San Francisco, San Francisco News

The enormous, light-filled, multi-level warehouse has a lot to offer: there's the Probat roaster in the front, and the back has a large poured-concrete oval bar, with two sides that will be able to caffeinate your sleepy self.

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How The Library Of Congress Is Building The Twitter Archive

O'Reilly Radar | Posted 08.02.2011

Read More: Library of Congress, Twitter, Twitter Archive, 301works, Internet Archive, Folklife Center, Tweet From Space, Barack Obama, Books News

In April 2010, Twitter announced it was donating its entire archive of public tweets to the Library of Congress. Every tweet since Twitter's inception...

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PHOTOS: The Faces Of The Civil War

Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Photography, Confederacy, Library of Congress, History, Politics, Civil War Photography, Civil War, American History, War, Civil War Anniversary, War Photography, Slidepollajax, Union, Photojournalism, Arts News

Why do the men in Civil War portraits look so calm? The soldiers, who fought some of the bloodiest battles in American history, couldn't have been at ...

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10 Great Places To Take Library Tours

usatoday.com | Posted 06.08.2011

Read More: Library Tours, Great Library Tours, Library of Congress, Central Denver Public Library, Weippe Public Library, Chicago Public Library, Boston Athenaeum, Library Journal, New York Public Library, Geisel Library, Fayetteville Public Library, Deadwood Public Library, Seattle Central Library, Books News

Forget stereotypes about libraries. You're likely to find art exhibits, lounge chairs and free Wi-Fi. Monday marks the start of National Library Week,...

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