News from the Library of Congress
December 2010
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December 15, 2010 (10-266)Liljenquist Family Civil War Photo Exhibition Opens April 12, 2011 “The Last Full Measure: Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Collection” will be free and open to the public from April 12 to August 13, 2011.
- Date: 2010-12-15
November 2010
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November 2, 2010 (10-251)Allen to Discuss "Tories: Fighting for the King in America's First Civil War," Nov. 30 Historian Thomas B. Allen will discuss his book “Tories: Fighting for the King in America’s First Civil War” at the Library of Congress at noon on Nov. 30.
- Date: 2010-11-02
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November 1, 2010 (10-250)Library to Celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November The Library of Congress will celebrate Native American Heritage Month in November with a number of special events.
- Date: 2010-11-01
October 2010
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October 4, 2010 (10-222)Library of Congress Acquires Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Portraits The Library of Congress has acquired an exceptional collection of nearly 700 ambrotype and tintype photographs showing both Union and Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.
- Date: 2010-10-04
July 2010
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July 2, 2010 (10-161)Hyperspectral Imaging by Library of Congress Reveals Change Made by Thomas Jefferson in Original Declaration of Independence Draft Recent hyperspectral imaging of Thomas Jefferson’s rough draft of the Declaration of Independence has clearly confirmed past speculation that Jefferson made an interesting word correction during his writing of the document, according to scientists in the Library of Congress’ Preservation Division.
- Date: 2010-07-02
January 2010
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January 19, 2010 (10-012)Jefferson's 'Flight from Monticello' Is Subject of Book Discussion Michael Kranish will discuss and sign his book “Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War” (Oxford University Press, 2010) on Wednesday, Feb. 3, at noon, in the Mary Pickford Theater, third floor of the Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E.
- Date: 2010-01-19