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Library of Congress Information Bulletin

The Katherine Dunham Collection

October 2002 - Vol. 61, No. 10

The Katherine Dunham Collection

Cover Story
A grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is allowing the Library to support the legacy of dance innovator Katherine Dunham.

About the Cover

  • Katherine DunhamA LIFE IN DANCE

  • no image availableTHE DORIS DUKE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

  • librariansMAPPING NATIVE LANDS
    Librarians from tribal colleges are working with the Library to map Native American lands.

  • Jefferson building2001 ANNUAL REPORT
    The new Annual Report is now available to the public and includes highlights of the first National Book Festival.

  • two young girlsTHE CHILDREN'S HOUR
    A new exhibition and book from the Library presents images of childhood from around the world.

  • no image availableSCHOLARS ASSEMBLED
    The John W. Kluge Center has welcomed a distinguished group of scholars to the Library.

  • 'The Vision'AMBASSADORS OF PROGRESS
    The portrait and landscape work of early American women photographers is documented in a new traveling exhibition and book.

  • House of RepresentativesCHRONICLE OF A CHAMBER
    Robert Remini will research and write a history of the U.S. House of Representatives.

  • Prelinger carDOCUMENTING THE EVERYDAY
    The Library has acquired the Prelinger Collection of more than 48,000 historical "ephemeral" motion pictures.

  • prototype planeSCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORY
    The Library has made available thousands of reports in the PB (Publication Board) series, which chronicles scientific and technical information collected by the government since 1945.

  • judge with talking bookBOOKS AND "DOOKS"
    The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and the Industrial Designers Society of America sponsored a contest to design a new digital talkingbook player.

  • no image availableLIBRARY OF CONGRESS AUTHORIES

  • Russian women leaders delegationOPEN WORLD OPENS DOORS
    A delegation of Russian women leaders visited the United States recently through the efforts of the Library's Center for Russian Leadership Development.

  • fjord from spaceFROM A DISTANCE
    "The Earth as Art" exhibition includes images of the world from a satellite's perspective.

  • "Bonfire of Liberties"NEWS FROM THE CENTER FOR THE BOOK

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