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Bound for Glory: America in Color, 1939-43

September 2005 - Vol. 64, No. 9

Bound for Glory: America in Color, 1939-43

Cover Story
Capturing Gray Days in Living Color: Full-color images of America during the Great Depression and the years of World War II are the subject of a new exhibition at the Library of Congress.

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  • american memoryTHE COLOR OF MEMORY

  • no image availableSAVING THE DIGITAL RECORD
    The National Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program recently held three workshops for representatives from the states and territories.

  • mellonPRESERVING THE LIVING IMAGE
    A grant from the Mellon Foundation will allow the Library to assess its photo conservation needs.

  • marybeth petersHONORING INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT
    Register of Copyrights Marybeth Peters has been honored with the Jefferson Medal for her work in the area of intellectual property.

  • no image availableNATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE DIRECTOR RECEIVES NEWEL PERRY AWARD
    NLS Director Frank Kurt Cylke has received the Newel Perry Award from the National Federation for the Blind.

  • swann foundationSTUDYING POLITICAL SATIRE
    The Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon has selected a fellow for 2005-2006.

  • section 108EVALUATING COPYRIGHT LAW
    The Library has launched a new Web site on the groundbreaking work of the new Section 108 Study Goup on copyright law for libraries in the digital age.

  • tenBroekPUBLISHING PERSONAL HISTORY
    The Library has co-published "Blind Justice," a biography of Jacobus tenBroek, founder of the National Federation of the Blind.

  • women of protestSHARING ARCHIVES OF ACTIVISM
    In honor of the 85th anniversary of women's suffrage in America, the Library has mounted "Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Women's Party" online.

  • no image availableSTARTING NEW JOBS
    THe Library has appointed new management in several areas, including human resources, finances, visitor services and FLICC/Fedlink.

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