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John Held, "Man with Car Getting Directions from a Man Standing on Store Porch during Winter," ca. 1925, from the "Cartoon America" exhibition.

November 2006 - Vol. 65, No. 11

Cartoon America

Cover Story
A sampling of the more than 36,000 original cartoon art drawings in the Art Wood Collection are on display.

About the Cover

  • closeup of 10,000th map online 10,000 MAPS
    The Library's Geography and Map Division has placed its 10,000th map online.

  • Edward Kameny KAMENY PAPERS
    The papers of gay activist Franklin Edward Kameny have been donated to the Library's Manuscript Division.

  • title page of new Tennessee Williams folio ART OF THE PLAYWRIGHT
    The Library has received an art folio of a recently discovered play by Tennessee Williams.

  • GLIN membersGLOBAL GATHERING
    The Law Library's Global Legal Information Network (GLIN) held its annual meeting in September.

  • Saad EskanderBAGHDAD CALLING
    The director of the National Library and Archives of Iraq toured the Library recently.

  • "Creation"ILLUMINATED WORDS
    The Saint John's Bible, a modern illuminated text, went on display at the Library.

  • Donald JacksonWORDS OF THE ILLUMINATOR
    Donald Jackson, artistic director and chief illuminator of The Saint John's Bible, spoke about his work.

  • family reading braille bookSERVICE TO THE BLIND
    The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped celebrates its 75th anniversary.

  • no image availableNLS CAMPAIGN WINS MATURE MEDIA SILVER AWARD

  • Olegario CantosADA ACTIVIST
    White House Domestic Policy director Olegario Cantos delivered the keynote speech for the Library's Disability Employment Awareness Month.

  • Joe SlavinASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION CENTER OPENS FOR EMPLOYEES WITH DISABILITIES

  • Alberto GonzalesHISPANIC HERITAGE
    Attorney General Alberto Gonzales gave the keynote address for the Library's Hispanic Heritage Month.

  • MozartHAPPY BIRTHDAY, WOLFGANG
    The Music Division celebrated the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth with lectures, events, and special presentations from the Library's collections.

  • Valeria Stelmakh and John Cole NEWS FROM THE CENTER OF THE BOOK

  • cover of "The Little Engine That Could"I THINK I CAN!
    As part of a national literacy campaign, lawmakers, celebrities and dozens of children came to the Library to read from the "The Little Engine That Could."

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