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Archive: September 2011 (8 Posts)

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Stumbled Upon In The Stacks, Or The Chimp In My Office

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Our guest author today is Michelle Cadoree Bradley, Science Reference Specialist.  Michelle entered the Library of Congress as part of the Library of Congress Intern Program (1989-90).  After completing her internship she joined the then Science and Technology Division.  She holds a master’s in Library and Information Science from Louisiana State University School of Library and …

photograph of a sculpted bronze relief of Quetzalcoatl

Quetzalcoatl

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Artist Lee Lawrie’s figures on the Adams Building bronze doors provide us with an opportunity to highlight important mythical and heroic figures that helped promote the written word. For Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month we highlighted the figure of Brahma. It seems only fitting that for Hispanic Heritage Month we feature the bronze image of the …

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Observing Hispanic Heritage Month

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Did you know that the food and the word chocolate (choolatl/ xocolātl) originated from Mesoamerica (part of Mexico and Central America)? The Aztecs and the Mayans were some of the first people to consume chocolate, mostly in beverage form, for medicinal and religious purposes. In fact, many foods we consume today, like avocados, chilies, corn, …

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Five Questions (The Intern Edition): Mykhailo Kryvoruchko

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

1.  What is your background? I was born and raised in the small provincial town of Cherkasy, Ukraine. I graduated from the Cherkasy Banking Institute with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in accounting and auditing.  During my studies in Ukraine, I participated in research activities, national olympiads, and presented my student papers at national and international …

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Pic of the Week: Under Construction

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Labor Day weekend starts in a few hours so I thought I would feature a photograph of the Adams Building (then known as the Library of Congress Annex) while it was under construction. Funds for the construction of the building were appropriated in 1930, with an additional appropriation in 1935.  It was mentioned in in …