April 2001 - Vol. 60, No. 4
Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives Online
Cover Story
A new American Memory collection contains thousands of conversations and photographs
of former slaves.
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EVERYBODY WINS
First Lady Laura Bush visited the Library to promote literacy. -
BEYOND WORDS
A traveling exhibition of photos that celebrate libraries is now available. -
RLP 2001
Congress has funded the Russian Leadership Program for fiscal year 2001. -
IG APPOINTED
Dr. Billington has named a new inspector general. -
RALPH BUNCHE'S ODYSSEY
Groundbreaking peacemaker Ralph Bunche was the subject of a film premiere and symposium. -
LAFAYETTE'S LEGACY
The Library has purchased maps of the 1824-25 visit to America by the Marquis de Lafayette. Our Conservation Corner highlights their preservation. -
CONSERVATION CORNER
Highlights of the preservation of the Lafayette maps. -
PAN-AMERICAN POLICY
The Library and the Woodrow Wilson Center cosponsored a symposium on public policy in the Americas. -
ROCKETEER
NASA engineer Aprille Ericsson-Jackson delivered the keynote address for the Library's Women's History Month. -
LIFE LINES
The Library and the Women's Learning Partnership sponsored a conference of the literature of women's human rights. -
FEDERAL AWARDS
The Federal Library and Information Center presented national awards for federal librarianship. -
TRAVELING CULTURE
A new collection on Circuit Chautauqua is available on the American Memory Web site. -
INTERNATIONAL LAW
The Law Library of Congress has launched a series of programs on foreign legal research. -
IMAGES OF IDENTITY
A recent conference at the Library examined the perception of Africa in historical writing through the years.