September 2003 - Vol. 62, No. 9
The Map That Named America
Cover Story
The Library celebrated the acquisition of the 1507 Waldseemüller map by placing
it on display for the public as part of the exhibition "Rivers, Edens, Empires:
Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America."
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CONSERVATION
CORNER
Library preservationists took the Waldseemüller map on an amazing journey from bound book to large wall display. -
SERVICE AND OUTREACH
The new associate librarian for library services plans to bring together disparate groups and reach out to new audiences. -
RESEARCHING AND CELEBRATING WOMEN
The lives of American women and the historical resources used to explore them were the subject of meetings, symposia and a new Web site. -
HOUSING AND REHOUSING
The Geography and Map Division is in the middle of an extensive project to rehouse much of its extensive U.S. map holdings. -
FROM WORLD WAR I...
Now online from the Library is the complete run of The Stars and Stripes, the soldier's newspaper published during World War I. -
...TO WORLD WAR II
A prominent statesman came to the Library to discuss his new book on the unfinished business of the Second World War. -
A HIGHER AUTHORITY
The Library and two partners will test the concept of a Virtual International Authority File on the Internet. -
NEW SCHOLAR ARRIVES
Xiang Lanxin has come to the Kluge Center as a visiting scholar. -
MUSICAL ARCHIVES
The Library has acquired the archives of American composer Robert Hall Lewis. -
VISUAL FELLOW
James Wechsler will study cartoon and caricature at the Library as part of the Swann Fellowship.
