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By: Jennifer Davis
Read about William Paca in today's blog post; one of the four signers of the Declaration of Independence from Maryland, was well educated in a more formal way than was usual at the time. It seems likely that his education and his post-graduate social activities, as well as his profession, particularly qualified him for his work on the Continental Congress.
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Taylor Gulatsi
This blog post announces the upcoming U.S. law webinars that will occur in May, including an Orientation to Law Library Collections webinar featuring the State Law Library of Louisiana as part of the 50 State Outreach Program and a Lunch and Learn webinar focusing on using secondary sources in legal research.
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Libby Smigel
The Music Division announces the publication of finding aids for four recently processed special collections: the Rusty Warren Music Manuscripts, the Larry Miller Collection on Stephen Sondheim, the Ken Gross Research Materials on Cy Feuer, and the Beverly Emmons Papers.
Posted in: In The Muse
By: Nathan Dorn
This blog post is about the Calabrian lawyer Lodovico Carerio who wrote a successful work on criminal law that was often printed with his short treatise on prosecuting the crime of heresy. The post addresses the background of those books.
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Libby Smigel
The Music Division is happy to make available an online finding aid for a curated set of programs, photographs, and reviews given to the Library by renowned American choreographer Ruth Page in 1972. This is a timely opportunity to share the breadth of the Library’s holdings on Page by showcasing some of the items that …
Posted in: In The Muse
By: Libby Smigel
The Music Division announces the publication of finding aids for three recently processed special collections: the Ruth Sisters Vaudeville Programs, the Balambal Natarajan Papers, and the Herbert N. Johnston Papers. Book your appointment with the Performing Arts Reading Room, and happy researching!
Posted in: In The Muse
Learn about a Library of Congress display of facsimiles from the Rodgers and Hammerstein collections that is traveling across North America with the national tour of “The Sound of Music.”
Posted in: In The Muse
By: Sarah Friedman
Today's blog post announces the publication of a new research guide, Consumer Protection Law: A Beginner's Guide.
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Nathan Dorn
In today's blog post, rare book librarian Nathan discusses David Hoffman, an early American legal educator who taught a natural law inflected jurisprudence.
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Robert Brammer
The second installment of Congress.gov enhancements for February 2026.
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