May 2011 - Vol. 70, No. 5
The Miley Collection: A Passion for Sports, Caught on Tape
Cover Story
Sporting “Goods”: The Library acquires John Miley’s immense
collection of pre-1972 sports broadcast recordings—the largest
collection of its kind in America.
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A SOUNDTRACK TO SPORTS HISTORY
A few of the significant recordings found in the Miley Collection. -
THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
A diverse compilation of sounds rounds out the 2010 National Recording Registry. -
WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
Photographic albums are the focus of a new Library publication. -
CUT AND PRINT
Screen legend Clint Eastwood films at the Library for his upcoming biopic on J. Edgar Hoover. -
LITERARY FIRST
The first Arab-American novel “The Book of Khalid” (1911) is the subject of a centennial symposium held at the Library. -
DIGNITY AND THE HUMAN
Cardinal Theodore McCarrick participates in a panel discussion on human dignity, sponsored by the Kluge Center. -
WITTER BYNNER 2011
Poets Forest Gander and Robert Bringhurst receive the 2011 Witter Bynner fellowships and read from their works at the Library. -
PRIZED POET
Former Poet Laureate Kay Ryan wins the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for her latest work.
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