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By: Liah Caravalho
On Wednesday, March 11, 2015, the Law Library of Congress hosted Meg McAleer, senior archives specialist from the Manuscript Division for a power lunch program in celebration of Women’s History Month to discuss civil rights activist Rosa Parks and her experience processing the Rosa Parks Manuscript Collection. Rosa Parks made her indelible mark on American …
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Dante Figueroa, a senior legal information analyst at the Law Library of Congress. I have previously written about the amazing collection of Roman law resources at the Law Library of Congress. I noted that references to Roman law have been made in arguments before, and in decisions of, …
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Peter Armenti
Finding it hard to scratch that poetry itch during the lead-up to National Poetry Month? We’ve got the balm you need! The March/April issue of Library of Congress Magazine (LCM), released online today, shines a spotlight on the Library’s poetry-related activities, services, and collections. Among the topics of the articles and features in the poetry-themed …
Posted in: From the Catbird Seat
By: Hanibal Goitom
This post is part of our Global Legal Collection Highlights series in which we provide information on some of the foreign law materials available to researchers at the Library of Congress. March 21, 2015, marks the 25th anniversary of Namibia’s independence. Namibia, which gained its independence on March 21, 1990, is Africa’s third-youngest nation next …
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Kelly Buchanan
The following is a guest post by Gustavo Guerra, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress. This post is part of our Global Legal Collection Highlights series in which we provide information on some of the foreign law materials available to researchers at the Library of Congress. Gustavo has previously written posts on …
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Erin Allen
(The following blog post is by Jennifer Harbster, a science research specialist and blogger for the Library’s Science, Technology, and Busines blog, “Inside Adams.” Harbster also helped create the Library of Congress Women’s History Month board on Pinterest.) March is designated as Women’s History Month and this year the National Women’s History Project has selected …
Posted in: Timeless
This Weekend @ Concerts from the Library of Congress Saturday, March 21, 2015 – 2:00pm (Coolidge Auditorium) LEIPZIG STRING QUARTET With recent performances in Europe, Israel, Africa, Central and South America, Australia, and Asia, the Leipzig String Quartet performs time and again with passion and true artistry. Stemming from the renowned Leipzig Gewandhausorchester, the group …
Posted in: In The Muse
This Weekend @ Concerts from the Library of Congress Friday, March 13, 2015 – 8:00pm (Coolidge Auditorium) KIM KASHKASHIAN (viola) & PÉTER NAGY (piano) An uncompromising advocate for contemporary music, Kim Kashkashian partners with Hungarian pianist Péter Nagy in this recital offering a new work written for them by László Tihanyi. Admired for “a rich, …
Posted in: In The Muse
By: Cait Miller
The following is a guest post from retired Music Cataloger Sharon McKinley. A few years ago, I wrote a blog post about Geraldine Farrar, famed soprano at Metropolitan Opera 100 years ago. I only scratched the surface of her collection at the time, and have learned so much more since then. I will be …
Posted in: In The Muse
By: Erin Allen
(The following is a guest post by Julie Miller, early American history specialist in the Manuscript Division.) What stories can a little record book that George Washington assembled to track the productivity of his weaving workshop at Mount Vernon tell? The book, which is part of the extensive collection of financial records that are part of …
Posted in: Timeless