Music for Flower Gazing
The Music Division has a full crop of music to complement the cherry blossoms, daffodils, and tulips blooming in Washington, D.C.
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Blogs Categories: Collections
Blogs Categories: Collections
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
Here in Washington, D.C., we are lucky to have experienced approximately 87% of “lunar coverage” during the 2024 solar eclipse. You can keep the party going tonight. Trade out your eclipse glasses for a pair of rhinestone studded Elton John-style glasses for the broadcast premiere of “Elton John & Bernie Taupin: The Library of Congress Gershwin …
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Stumpy's Legacy: Laws on Plant Patents and Propagation
By: Bailey DeSimone
In honor of Stumpy the Cherry Blossom Tree's final peak bloom season, Bailey visits the tree and dives into the history of plant patents of cherry blossom hybrids.
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
This Week in History: Senate Bill S. 598 is signed by President Franklin Roosevelt, Creating the Civilian Conservation Corps
By: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post reflects on the Civilian Conservation Corp, established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of the New Deal.
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin: Ojibwe Lawyer and Suffragist
By: Jennifer Davis
This Women’s History Month, we look back to women who worked to advance women’s suffrage. One such notable figure is Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin, who worked to advance the rights of Native peoples and women, particularly Indigenous women. Born in 1863 in Pembina, North Dakota as a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of …
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
Join us on 4/18 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on “Is Your Data Safe When Traveling? - Data Protection Laws in Italy”
By: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post highlights the upcoming Foreign and Comparative Law webinar on data protection laws in Italy on April 18 at 2:00 PM EDT.
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
Commemorating Irish-American Heritage Month
By: Bailey DeSimone
For St. Patrick's Day and National Irish-American Heritage Month, Bailey looks into the collections to learn a bit more about how Irish-American culture manifested in the United States, immigration law that affected it, and Congressional recognition of the Irish Free State in the 1920s.
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
Upcoming U.S. Law Webinars – April 2024
By: Taylor Gulatsi
Join us in April for the upcoming U.S. Law Webinars for an Orientation to Legal Research Webinar and an Introduction to Congress.gov webinar.
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
Join us on 3/28 for a Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar on “Firearms Legislation in Brazil and Mexico”
By: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post highlights the upcoming Foreign and Comparative Law webinar on firearms legislation in Mexico and Brazil on March 28 at 2:00 PM EST.
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
The Barry Sisters and "Yiddish Swing"
By: Libby Smigel
Drawing from the recently processed Barry Sisters Papers housed in the Library of Congress Music Division, archivist Maya Lerman introduces the Barry Sisters vocal duo and their artistic contribution to the development of "Yiddish Swing."
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