New Book of Literary Maps To Be Featured at February 28 Presentation
Martha Hopkins of the Library's Interpretive Programs Office will present a slide-illustrated talk about literary maps at the Library of Congress on Monday, Feb. 28, at noon in the Mumford Room on the sixth floor of the James Madison Memorial Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E. Part of the Center for the Book's Books & Beyond author series, the event is free and open...
Date:2000-02-07
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Library of Congress Receives Gift of Revolutionary War Maps Drawn by Lafayette's Cartographer
The Library of Congress has recently acquired six rare manuscript maps that were drawn by Michel Capitaine du Chesnoy, the skilled cartographer who served as the Marquis de Lafayette's aide-de-camp during the American Revolutionary War. They are accompanied by a brief handwritten text describing the 1781 Virginia Campaign.The purchase of the maps was made possible by a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. H.F....
Date:2000-03-20
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Library of Congress Adds New Online Collections to the American Memory Web Site
The Library of Congress American Memory Web site has recently been enhanced by the addition of three new and exciting collections from the Library's Archive of Folk Culture and from three institutions in the Pacific Northwest."Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier: The Henry Reed Collection" and "'Now What a Time': Blues, Gospel, and the Fort Valley Music Festivals, 1938-1943" are new from the Archive...
Date:2000-06-26
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Diverse Group of Online Collections Debuts on American Memory
Four collections of materials relating to American history have just been added to the award-winning American Memory collections available from the Library of Congress.Motion pictures from 1894 to 1915 depicting work, school and leisure activities in the United States are featured in "America at Work, America at Leisure," a presentation of 150 motion pictures. Highlights include films of the U.S. Postal Service from 1903,...
Date:2000-08-31
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Library of Congress Celebrates Geography Awareness Week, Nov. 13-17
Geography Awareness Week is being celebrated this year on Nov. 12-18, and the Library will mark the week with special map talks by staff cartographic specialists about some of the maps on display in the "American Treasures" exhibition, Monday through Friday of that week. All of the talks will begin at noon, with the exception of Wednesday, Nov. 15, when the map talk will...
Date:2000-10-31
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Library Of Congress To Host Numerous Events During Midwinter Meeting Of American Library Association In Washington
The Library of Congress is hosting a variety of programs, including special tours, presentations, symposia and work experiences, for attendees of the 2001 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting, from Jan. 12 through Jan. 16.A complete schedule of events and locations, as well as registration forms, can be found at www.loc.gov/ala. Some programs require advance registration, as space is limited. Shuttle buses will run to...
Iris Miller's "Washington in Maps" Presentation Scheduled April 22
The presentation by Iris Miller, author of "Washington in Maps, 1606-2000" (Rizzoli International Publications, 2002), originally scheduled for Feb. 19, has been rescheduled to 6 p.m., Tuesday, April 22, in the Mumford Room, sixth floor, James Madison Memorial Building, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave., S.E., in Washington, D.C. Ronald E. Grim, specialist in Cartographic History in the Library's Geography and Map Division, will...
Date:2003-03-18
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: 30 SECONDS
AS PART OF THE BOOKS & BEYOND AUTHORS SERIES, THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WILL PRESENT A LECTURE BY IRIS MILLER, AUTHOR OF "WASHINGTON IN MAPS, 1606-2000" AT 6 P.M. ON TUESDAY, APRIL 22, IN THE MUMFORD ROOM, SIXTH FLOOR OF THE LIBRARY'S MADISON BUILDING, 101 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, S.E,. IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE PUBLIC EVENT IS FREE AND NO TICKETS ARE REQUIRED. PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA...
Date:2003-04-08
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Library of Congress Guide to Women's History Resources Garners Kanner Award
"American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States" has been selected to receive the Barbara Penny Kanner Award for best bibliographical work in historical context published in 2001 or 2002. The award, which confers a prize of $500, will be presented to the Library by the Western Association of Women Historians at the...
Date:2003-05-20
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Meeting of Frontiers Adds Collections from the United States, Russia and Germany
The Meeting of Frontiers Web site (http://frontiers.loc.gov) of the Library of Congress has added collections from the Library of Congress; the State and University Library (SUB) of Lower Saxony in Göttingen, Germany; the National Library of Russia (NLR); and the Russian State Library (RSL).
Date:2003-06-10
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American Memory Adds Special Presentation on Maps of Macau
The Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress has mounted a special presentation online in the "Map Collections, 1500-2003" of the American Memory Web site devoted to Macau, the oldest permanent European settlement in Asia, which was returned by Portugal to China in 1999.
Date:2003-06-17
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Lewis & Clark Exhibition at the Library of Congress
Press preview of "Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America," a major new exhibition about the exploration of North America featuring the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery expedition as the culmination of the quest to find a water passage across the continent.
Date:2003-07-14
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American Women: A Gateway for the Study of Women's History Debuts
"American Women: A Gateway to Library of Congress Resources for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States" is the newest presentation from American Memory, the Library's Web site of 8 million digital items. "American Women" can be accessed at http://www.loc.gov.
Library of Congress Announces Gift of Kislak Collection
A major collection of rare books, manuscripts, historic documents, maps and art of the Americas has been donated to the Library of Congress by the Jay I. Kislak Foundation of Miami Lakes, Fla. The collection contains some of the earliest records of indigenous peoples in North America and superb objects from the discovery, contact and colonial periods, especially for Florida, the Caribbean and Mesoamerica.
Date:2004-04-06
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Library of Congress Exhibition Marking 50th Anniversary of Brown V. Board of Education Opens May 13
The Library of Congress will open an exhibition titled "'With an Even Hand:' Brown v. Board at Fifty" on May 13, in the South Gallery of the Thomas Jefferson Building's Great Hall, 10 First St. S.E., Washington, D.C. On view through November 13, the exhibition is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday-Saturday.
Date:2004-04-19
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Library of Congress Exhibition Marking 350th Anniversary of Jewish Life in America Opens Sept. 9
"From Haven to Home: A Library of Congress Exhibition Marking 350 Years of Jewish Life in America" will open on Sept. 9 in the Northwest Gallery of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building. On view through Dec. 18, the exhibition is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Saturday.
Author, Historian and Archaeologist Patrick O'Neill To Speak
Author Patrick L. O'Neill, historian and archaeologist, will discuss his book, "Images of America: Mount Vernon," at the Library of Congress at noon on Thursday, Feb. 10, in the third floor Pickford Theater in the Library's James Madison Memorial Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. A book signing will follow the lecture. This event is free and open to the public; no tickets...
Date:2005-01-10
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Author To Discuss "When the Mississippi Ran Backwards" on Aug. 4
Journalist Jay Feldman will discuss his new book, “When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes,” at the Library of Congress at noon on Thursday, Aug. 4, in Dining Room A on the sixth floor of the James Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
Date:2005-07-19
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Exhibition on "Maps in Our Lives" Opens
“Maps in Our Lives,” an exhibition in recognition of a 30-year partnership between the Library’s Geography and Map Division and the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM), will be on view, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday-Friday, through Jan. 6, 2007, in the corridor outside the Geography and Map Division, B Level of the Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C.
Press ReleaseLibrary of Congress Acquires Only Known Copy of 1507 World Map Compiled by Martin Waldseemüller The Library of Congress has reached an agreement with Prince Johannes Waldburg-Wolfegg to purchase the only known copy of the map that has been called "America's birth certificate," which was compiled by cartographer Martin Waldseemüller in 1507.