News from the Library of Congress
December 2014
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December 29, 2014 (14-215)Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor Exhibition Closes Jan. 19 Only three weeks remain to view the Library of Congress exhibition “Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor,” which features the Lincoln Cathedral Magna Carta, the great charter of rights and liberties, one of only four surviving copies of the original issue in 1215.
- Date: 2014-12-29
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December 22, 2014 (14-212)Library Awards Patricia Smith the Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry The Library of Congress will award the 2014 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry to Patricia Smith for her book “Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah.”
- Date: 2014-12-22
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December 22, 2014 (14-213)
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December 18, 2014 (14-214)Application Period Opens for 2015 Digital Residency Program The Library of Congress and the Institute of Museum and Library Services announce the official open call for applications for the 2015 National Digital Stewardship Residency, to be held in the Washington, D.C. area.
- Date: 2014-12-18
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December 17, 2014 (14-210)Cinematic Treasures Named to National Film Registry The horrors of war, the heroism of sacrifice, a vaudeville pioneer, the devil and a master of the macabre represent the diversity of an elite selection of films recognized for their cultural, historic or aesthetic significance.
- Date: 2014-12-17
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December 16, 2014 (14-211)January Films Spotlight Library's Film Preservation Work Feature films and short subjects from the silent era through the 1960s—all preserved on 35 mm film by the Library of Congress Film Preservation Lab—will be screened in January at the Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Virginia.
- Date: 2014-12-16
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December 15, 2014 (14-209)Library of Congress to Offer Junior Fellows Summer Internships The Library’s Junior Fellows Summer Internship Program once again is offering 10-week paid fellowships to college students.
- Date: 2014-12-15
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December 11, 2014 (14-203)Library to Host Conference, "What Is Love? Romance Fiction in the Digital Age," Feb. 10-11 “What Is Love? Romance Fiction in the Digital Age,” an international, multimedia conference, will be hosted by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress on Tuesday, Feb. 10, and Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015.
- Date: 2014-12-11
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December 11, 2014 (14-A06)Holiday Schedule, Dec. 2014-Jan. 2015 The following is the holiday operation schedule, including building closures, for the Library of Congress for December 2014 and January 2015:
- Date: 2014-12-11
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December 10, 2014 (14-208)Koussevitzky Foundation Announces Commission Winners The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress has awarded commissions for new musical works to four composers. The commissions are granted jointly by the foundation and the performing organizations that will present performances of the newly composed works.
- Date: 2014-12-10
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December 9, 2014 (13-212)Library to Unveil Madonna Drawing By 20th-Century Outsider Artist Martín Ramírez on Dec. 12 A previously unknown drawing by Martín Ramírez, considered one of the best “outsider” or self-taught artists of the 20th century, will be unveiled at the Library Dec. 12.
- Date: 2014-12-09
November 2014
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November 25, 2014 (14-207)Library of Congress Commemorates Centennial of Composer Irving Fine December 2-6, the Library of Congress, home to the Irving Fine Collection, commemorates the 100th anniversary of the birth of this important American composer, whom Aaron Copland described as “the greatest of us all.”
- Date: 2014-11-25
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November 24, 2014 (14-205)Packard Campus Theater Features Holiday Classics, Douglas Fairbanks The work of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and a series of holiday classics will be featured in the December film series at the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Virginia.
- Date: 2014-11-24
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November 19, 2014 (14-206)Billy Joel Honored in Star-Studded Gershwin Prize Tribute Concert The Library of Congress is celebrating Billy Joel’s 50-year career and his selection as the 2014 recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in the nation’s capital with a series of events, culminating in a star-studded concert tonight.
- Date: 2014-11-19
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November 14, 2014 (14-204)Library of Congress to Host Emily Dickinson Day Dec. 8 The Library of Congress Poetry and Literature Center, in conjunction with the Folger Shakespeare Library, will celebrate Emily Dickinson’s 184th birthday by hosting a marathon reading of the poet’s work.
- Date: 2014-11-14
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November 13, 2014 (14-200)New Chief for Humanities and Social Sciences Division Announced Jane Sánchez, who has more than 35 years of library and information program management experience—most recently as director of Library Services and Content Management at the Government Printing Office—has been appointed chief of the Humanities and Social Sciences Division at the Library of Congress.
- Date: 2014-11-13
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November 10, 2014 (14-198)"Conversations on the Enduring Legacy of the Great Charter" Symposium, Dec. 9 Scholars, historians and contemporary thinkers will discuss how Magna Carta’s political and legal traditions have carried into our current times at a Library of Congress symposium on Dec. 9.
- Date: 2014-11-10
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November 7, 2014 (14-196)World War I Remembered: 100 Years Later Fear of chemical weapons, devastation wrought by new military technology and cultural consequences of a volunteer army: themes ripped from today’s headlines leap from the memories of World War I veterans brought richly to life in the new installment of the Veterans History Project's web site.
- Date: 2014-11-07
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November 6, 2014 (14-197)"Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor" Exhibition Opened Today at Library The Library of Congress today opened the 10-week exhibition “Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor,” which features the Lincoln Cathedral Magna Carta, the great charter of rights and liberties, one of only four surviving copies of the original issue in 1215.
- Date: 2014-11-06
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November 4, 2014 (14-190)Magna Carta Is Subject of New Book, Exhibition To mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta, the great English charter of rights and liberties that received King John’s seal in 1215, the Library of Congress in association with Thomson Reuters will publish “Magna Carta: Muse & Mentor,” the companion book to the Library’s exhibition.
- Date: 2014-11-04
October 2014
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October 31, 2014 (14-194)Library to Commemorate Work of Photographer David Seymour A Library of Congress program will observe the 103rd anniversary of the birth of David Seymour, whose pen name is CHIM, one of the best-known photojournalists of the 20th century, and will celebrate the donation of 112 of his photographs, primarily showing the Spanish Civil War.
- Date: 2014-10-31
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October 30, 2014 (14-193)Swann Foundation Announces Awards for 2014-2015 The Caroline and Erwin Swann Foundation for Caricature and Cartoon is awarding fellowships to three applicants for the academic year 2014-2015. Recipients are affiliated with McGill University, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Northwestern University.
- Date: 2014-10-30
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October 29, 2014 (14-192)Local Educators Highlights Student Work with Vets for National Audience Three educators shared teaching strategies related to Veterans Day during an online program offered to educators nationally on Oct. 21.
- Date: 2014-10-29
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October 28, 2014 (14-191)Bradford Lee Appointed Kissinger Chair at John W. Kluge Center Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has appointed Bradford A. Lee as the Henry A. Kissinger Chair in Foreign Policy and International Relations at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center. His tenure begins on Nov. 3.
- Date: 2014-10-28
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October 27, 2014 (14-188)Harlem Rattlers – African-American Combat Unit in World War I – Is Subject of Book Discussion Members of the Harlem Rattlers, the African-American combat unit that grew out of the 15th New York National Guard, achieved mythic status for their role in World War I, in which they were said to have never lost a man to capture or a foot of ground that had been taken.
- Date: 2014-10-27
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October 23, 2014 (14-A05)Jefferson Building To Close Early November 6 On Thursday, November 6, the Great Hall, all exhibitions and the Library Shop in the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress will close to the public at 2 p.m. for a special event.
- Date: 2014-10-23
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October 20, 2014 (14-185)Library of Congress to Host International Writing Program Showcase Nov. 6 Sixteen writers from the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program (IWP) will be featured at the Library of Congress inaugural “International Writers Program Showcase” on Nov. 6.
- Date: 2014-10-20
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October 17, 2014 (14-184)Library of Congress Hispanic Division Celebrates 75th Anniversary The Hispanic Reading Room of the Library of Congress celebrates its 75th anniversary and the 78th anniversary of the “Handbook of Latin American Studies."
- Date: 2014-10-17
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October 14, 2014 (14-180)Jane McAuliffe to Serve as Director of John W. Kluge Center and Office of Scholarly Programs Librarian of Congress James H. Billington today named distinguished scholar and academic administrator Jane McAuliffe the director of the John W. Kluge Center and head of the Library’s Scholarly Programs Office.
- Date: 2014-10-14
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October 14, 2014 (14-183)Packard Campus to Showcase Silent Films and Hollywood's Greatest Year Four evenings devoted to silent films—from opera to comedy and swashbuckling adventure to war drama—will feature internationally known accompanists at the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Virginia, throughout the month of November.
- Date: 2014-10-14
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October 10, 2014 (14-182)Steven Dick to Discuss How Discovery of Life in the Universe Will Transform Our Thinking, Oct. 30 Astrobiologist Steven J. Dick will conclude his tenure at the John W. Kluge Center with a lecture on “How the Discovery of Life Beyond Earth Will Transform Our Thinking.”
- Date: 2014-10-10
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October 9, 2014 (14-181)National Book Festival Summer Writing Contest Winners Announced The Library of Congress today announced the winners of its "A Book That Shaped Me" Summer Writing Contest, a program that asks rising fifth- and sixth-graders to reflect on a book that has made a personal impact in their lives.
- Date: 2014-10-09
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October 8, 2014 (14-179)Author's New Volume Provides View of Mark Twain's Many Roles Harry Katz will discuss and sign his new book. “Mark Twain’s America: A Celebration in Words and Images,” on Oct. 22.
- Date: 2014-10-08
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October 7, 2014 (14-A04)Law Library Reading Room Relocates, Temporarily Closes s part of a major renovation project, the Law Library Reading Room will close for two days then relocate in temporary quarters.
- Date: 2014-10-07
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October 2, 2014 (14-175)Library of Congress Seeks Halloween Photos For American Folklife Center Collection The American Folklife Center invites Americans participating in holidays at the end of October and early November to photograph activities to contribute to a new collection documenting contemporary folklife.
- Date: 2014-10-02
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October 2, 2014 (14-177)Library of Congress Literacy Awards to Be Presented Librarian of Congress James H. Billington will deliver opening remarks, and philanthropist David M. Rubenstein will make a keynote address during the second annual Library of Congress Literacy Awards presentation ceremony on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 2 p.m. in room LJ-119.
- Date: 2014-10-02
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October 2, 2014 (14-178)American Girl Author Valerie Tripp to Deliver Anne Scott MacLeod Children's Literature Lecture Valerie Tripp, an author of the beloved “American Girl” books, which tells the stories of girls through United States history who are also depicted by a popular line of dolls, will deliver the biannual Anne Scott MacLeod Children’s Literature Lecture on Oct. 9.
- Date: 2014-10-02
September 2014
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September 30, 2014 (14-172)Author Mark Twain Is Subject of a New Library Publication A new book reveals why Twain remains as relevant today as he was in his own time. With a lively narrative & 300 visual gems discovered in the Library’s collections, “Mark Twain’s America: A Celebration in Words and Images” by Harry L. Katz reveals the lasting impact that the author made on America.
- Date: 2014-09-30
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September 26, 2014 (14-174)Library of Congress, Institute of Museum and Library Services Launch 2015 Digital Stewardship Residency Program The Library of Congress, in cooperation with the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) will launch the next Washington, D.C.-area class of the National Digital Stewardship Residency (NDSR) program in June 2015.
- Date: 2014-09-26
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September 26, 2014 (14-176)Congress.gov Officially Out of Beta The free legislative information website, Congress.gov, is officially out of beta form, and beginning today includes several new features and enhancements.
- Date: 2014-09-26
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September 23, 2014 (14-173)National Collegiate Book-Collecting Contest Winners Announced The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress and the Library’s Rare Book and Special Collections Division have announced the winners of the National Collegiate Book-Collecting Contest.
- Date: 2014-09-23
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September 19, 2014 (14-169)New Book on Gandhi to be Discussed on his Birthday, Oct. 2 The Library of Congress will mark Mahatma Gandhi’s birthday (Oct. 2, 1869) by presenting a book talk by Nalini Natarajan, author of “Atlantic Gandhi: The Mahatma Overseas.”
- Date: 2014-09-19
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September 19, 2014 (14-171)Jazz Pianist Justin Kauflin in Concert at Library of Congress, Oct. 22 The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) will present jazz pianist Justin Kauflin in concert at the Library of Congress on Oct. 22.
- Date: 2014-09-19
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September 18, 2014 (14-157)Veterans History Project Experiencing War Series Presents "Staff Picks" The Veterans History Project (VHP) today launches the latest edition of the Experiencing War series with collections selected for their personal resonance by members of the VHP staff.
- Date: 2014-09-18
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September 18, 2014 (14-170)The Great Charter's Enduring Influence The Library of Congress on Nov. 6 will open the exhibition “Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor” to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta and to illustrate the great charter’s influence on laws and liberties throughout the centuries.
- Date: 2014-09-18
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September 17, 2014 (14-168)Main Reading Room Open House on Columbus Day Twice each year, the Library of Congress opens its magnificent Main Reading Room for a special public open house to share information about how the public can access the Library’s resources year-round.
- Date: 2014-09-17
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September 15, 2014 (14-162)Library Announces Interactive Student Discovery Series for Tablets The new Library of Congress Student Discovery Sets bring together historical artifacts and one-of-a-kind documents on a wide range of topics, from history to science to literature.
- Date: 2014-09-15
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September 15, 2014 (14-167)October Films Salute Newspapers, Lauren Bacall, James Garner The 74th year of National Newspaper Week (October 5 -11), which observes the importance of newspapers to communities large and small, will be feted with a selection of newspaper-themed movies at the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation in Culpeper, Va.
- Date: 2014-09-15
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September 12, 2014 (14-161)"ASCAP: One Hundred Years and Beyond" Exhibition Travels to Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles The Library of Congress exhibition “ASCAP: One Hundred Years and Beyond” will travel to Los Angeles, opening at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in the Library of Congress Ira Gershwin Gallery on Saturday, Sept. 20.
- Date: 2014-09-12
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September 12, 2014 (14-163)Film Series Features Czech Documentary Films The Library of Congress, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Czech Republic, will present a film series titled “Docs in Salute.”
- Date: 2014-09-12