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Library of Congress Information Bulletin

Celebrating Local Legacies

July 2000 - Vol. 59, No. 7

Celebrating Local Legacies

Cover Story
A centerpiece of the Library's Bicentennial celebrations has been the Local Legacies project, which provides a snapshot of American culture at the turn of the century; also, nearly 2,000 program participants visited the Library in May.

About the Cover

  • Lafayette's mapFINDING THE WAY
    The Library has acquired six manuscript maps used by the Marquis de Lafayette.

  • America's StoryHIT PARADE
    The new "America's Library" Web site has handled more than 10 million hits since its debut on April 24.

  • no image availableNEW IN AMERICAN MEMORY
    Several new collections have been added to the Library's premier Web site.

  • Alexandra DanilovaDANCING QUEEN
    The Library has received the collection of prima ballerina Alexandra Danilova, and a longtime friend offers her personal recollections of the dancer.

  • Letters About Literature winnerLETTERS ABOUT LITERATURE
    A student essay contest linking letter-writing and literature enters its 16th year.

  • Stephen SondheimSTEPHEN SONDHEIM CELEBRATION
    The Library hosted an evening of song in honor of the composer's 70th birthday.

  • no image availableCRASHBOOMLOVE
    Herrera wins Americas award.

  • Great HallBICENTENNIAL BACKGROUND
    Several guidebooks to the Library have been published over its history.

  • Blue Eagle posterRESTORATION PERIOD
    The Library has given new life to a classic film by John Ford.

  • Ansel Adams photoCONSERVATION CORNER
    Photos by Ansel Adams will soon be made available online.

  • Local Legacies participantsMR. & MRS. SMITH COME TO WASHINGTON
    Local Legacies participants visit the nation's capital

  • no image availableICELANDIC SAGAS
    "Saga Literature and the Shaping of Icelandic Culture" was the focus of a Library symposium in May.

  • no image availableFLICC FORUM
    Federal librarians discussed information futures at this annual event.

  • no image availableFEDERAL LIBRARIANS ROUND TABLE
    Federal librarians in the new millennium.

  • no image availableBIBLIOGRAPHIC CONTROL
    The Library will sponsor a conference covering networked resources and the Internet in November.

  • State Center leadersNEWS FROM THE CENTER FOR THE BOOK

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