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The Changing Geography of the Gift Giver

December 13, 2024

Harvey Wiley and the Pure Food Movement

December 13, 2024

New from the Manuscript Division: Two Recently Digitized Collections Offer Native American Content

December 12, 2024

FALQs: Anti-Domestic Violence Legislation in Bahrain

December 12, 2024

Informational Text: Know Your Meme

December 12, 2024

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Timeless: Stories from the Library of Congress

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• How Johnny Marks, King of Christmas Hits, Made “Rudolph” a Classic
• Lift a Glass to Holiday Drinks Gone By
• Origins: Mark Twain’s Famous White Suit

Bibliomania: Rare Books & Special Collections

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• Papermaking: A Rags to Riches Story
• The Nature of Mary Renault
• Who’s or Whose Book is This? Pronoun Trouble in Early Modern Book Inscriptions

Bookmarked: Celebrating Contemporary Books & Writers at the Library

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• In Her Own Words: Meg Medina Reflects on Her Ambassadorship
• 2025 National Book Festival Date Is Announced!
• Getting to Know Bobbitt Prize Winner Arthur Sze

Copyright: Creativity at Work

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• Celebrating Native American History Month: The Life and Legacy of Native American Artist Woody Crumbo
• The Geography of Copyright Registrations: A Look at How Registration Differs Across the Country
• El programa de español de la Oficina del Derecho de Autor amplía acceso a información sobre el derecho de autor

Folklife Today: American Folklife Center & Veterans History Project

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• On the Possible Origins of Friday the Thirteenth: Metafolklore, Fear, and Fun
• Safeguarding the Memory of the AIDS Movement
• The Creek Rocks: AFC’s First Artists in Resonance

4 Corners of the World: International Collections at the Library of Congress

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• Hands-On with Primary Sources: The Rubinov Papers
• Zinaida Gippius and Female Authorship in Nineteenth-Century Russia
• Luís Vaz de Camões: Portugal’s National Poet at the Library of Congress

Guardians of Memory: Preserving the National Collection

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• Longtime staffer turns temporary assignment into a permanent position
• Join the Career Showcase for the Director for Preservation Open Position
• Top Secret! Conserving Japanese Military Documents from World War II

Headlines & Heroes: Newspapers, Comics & More Fine Print

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• Free Puzzles: Numbers Edition
• Researcher Story: Caleb Franz on Rev. John Rankin
• Traveling the Witches’ Road in Comic Books

Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business

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• Harvey Wiley and the Pure Food Movement
• Before There was the ZIP Code
• Impactful Giving: A Guide to Researching Charities This Holiday Season

Insights: Scholarly Work at the Kluge Center

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• Humanistic Research and Machine Learning: Exploring Editorial Cartoons with Newspaper Navigator
• Announcing the 2024 Kluge Staff Fellowship Selectees
• Chair in Technology and Society Ainissa Ramirez on Why Everyone Deserves a Chance to Find Science Fascinating

In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress

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• FALQs: Anti-Domestic Violence Legislation in Bahrain
• Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, or, the Old Bailey: Pic of the Week
• A Brief Homage to a Golden-Age Mexican Cinema Actress — Senator Silvia Pinal Hidalgo

In The Muse: Performing Arts at the Library of Congress

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• Library of Congress Announces Spring 2025 Concert Series
• Reunited: Morton Subotnick and the Buchla 100
• New Finding Aids at the Music Division of the Library of Congress

Minerva’s Kaleidoscope: Resources for Kids & Families

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• Family Day for the Holidays: Winter Wishes
• Thank You Meg: Meg Medina’s Closing Ceremony
• A Teen “Take” on the National Book Festival: Uncovering Codebreakers

NLS Music Notes: Resources for the Blind & Print Disabled

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• New Editions on BARD November 2024
• New BARD Additions: October 2024
• New BARD Additions September 2024

Now See Hear!: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center

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• All Hail Queen!: An Interview with Sir Brian May
• Thursday, (7:00 PM December 12) at the Mary Pickford Theater, Library of Congress (Washington, DC)
• This Coming Weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (Dec. 13 – Dec. 14, 2024)

Of the People: Widening the Path

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• Recording of CCDI’s Fall 2024 Awardee Project Celebration Now Available Online 
• AHHA Intern Spotlight: Ava Thorpe
• Community Collections Spotlight: Indian Town: Bodéwadmi (Potawatomi) People, “We’re Still Here”

Picture This: Library of Congress Prints & Photos

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• Diving Deep with Early Photography in the Richard Morris Hunt Collection
• Paper Pastimes of Past Times
• The Gilded Life of Richard Morris Hunt: A New Book

The Signal: Digital Happenings at the Library of Congress

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• New U.S. Elections Web Archive Data Resources Available
• File Format Research Roundup
• Collaging with the Library’s Digital Collections

Teaching with the Library: Primary Sources & Ideas for Educators

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• Informational Text: Know Your Meme
• Investigations with Data: Building a Case with Words and Images
• Investigations with Data: Starting with a Single Photo

Unfolding History: Manuscripts at the Library of Congress

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• New from the Manuscript Division: Two Recently Digitized Collections Offer Native American Content
• Marble Lost and Found: The Numidian Marble of the Main Reading Room at the Library of Congress
• Thanksgiving at Howard University: “A Gala Day for All”

Worlds Revealed: Geography & Maps at the Library of Congress

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• The Changing Geography of the Gift Giver
• Chicago in 1893: Selected Maps of the World’s Columbian Exposition
• Illustrating Women’s Work: Early Maps of the Women’s Bureau