September/October 2009 - Vol. 68, No. 9-10
Herblock! A Centennial Celebration
Cover Story
The Library celebrated the 100th anniversary of the
birth of cartoonist Herblock with a new exhibition and book.
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MAPS GREAT AND SMALL
A checklist of Sanborn fire insurance maps is now available online. -
BATTLEFIELD CARTOGRAPHER
A set of hand-drawn Civil War battlefield maps are on display at the Library. -
WORLD AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
A new Library exhibition shows the wonder and promise of the World Digital Library. -
NEWLY ACQUIRED
The Library has made several new important acquisitions, including the papers of Jack Kemp and photographs by Philip Trager and Nicholas Price. -
TRADITION!
The American Folklife Center celebrated its acquisition of the National Council for the Traditional Arts collection. -
HISTORIAS
StoryCorps has launched an oral history archives for Latinos, to be housed at the Library. -
A FIERCE URGENCY
The former ambassador to Honduras gave the Library’s Hispanic American Heritage keynote address. -
GROWING GLIN
Directors of the international legal network held its annual meeting at the Law Library. -
SWANN SCHOLARS
The Library’s foundation for cartoon and caricature has awarded its annual fellowships. -
HOPE FOR ANIMALS
Naturalist and humanitarian Jane Goodall spoke to an overflow crowd about the fate of the Earth. -
VARDANANTS DAY
The Library celebrated the life and work of Armenian American author William Saroyan. -
GOOD FELLOWS
The Library has selected a slate of fellows for 2009-2010 at its John W. Kluge Center. -
JUNIOR FELLOWS
A group of talented summer interns have unearthed remarkable treasures in the Library’s collections. -
NEW FOR 2010
Calendars Feature Images from Library’s Vast Collections
