May 2007 - Vol. 66, No. 5
The Preservation Directorate at 40
Cover Story
A look at the role of the Library's Preservation Directorate as it celebrates its 40th anniversary.
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SAFE AND SECURE
A new campaign targets the collections security awareness of Library staff. -
A LIFE IN SERVICE
The Library has acquired the papers of Caspar Weinberger, who served three presidents. -
AHOY!
A new presentation in American Memory offers a look into the lost lifestyle of the canal boatman. -
WAS BLIND AND NOW I SEE
A Library Web site documents the history and significance of the hymn "Amazing Grace." -
NO GREATER SERVICE
After collectively receiving the Congressional Gold Medal, surviving Tuskegee Airmen were honored at a reception in the Great Hall. -
SHARING STORIES
The StoryCorps Project has won a Peabody Award for its work in collecting oral histories. -
LAYING DOWN THE LAW
Former Congressman Mickey Edwards spoke in a new lecture series sponsored by the Law Library. -
WHIRLING DERVISHES
The Library celebrated the life and work of Turkish poet Rumin in an evening of music and poetry. -
UZBEK ARTS
Fifteenth-century author Navoi was the subject of a recent Library symposium. -
RESTORING THE RAVAGED
A Library specialist traveled to Liberia to help re-establish an embassy resource.
