Upcoming US Law Webinars - March 2026
By: Taylor Gulatsi
Today's blog post announces the upcoming U.S. Law webinars for the month of March, including a Lunch and Learn webinar focusing on navigating the U.S. Serial Set.
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
Blogs Categories: Collections
Blogs Categories: Collections
Finding Gus Solomons jr in the Beverly Emmons Papers
By: Libby Smigel
Find out how materials found in a lighting designer's archive can shed light on a performing artist in unexpected ways. Music Division Senior Archivist Morgen Stevens-Garmon chooses choreographer Gus Solomons jr to reveal evidence of his dances among the papers of acclaimed lighting designer Beverly Emmons.
Posted in: In The Muse
Love in the Stacks
By: Libby Smigel
For this Valentine’s Day, revel in some of the love letters found in the Music Division’s special collections. We excerpt letters written by Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge (1864-1953), Jerome Kern (1885-1945), Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960), and a letter written to Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990).
Posted in: In The Muse
Watch a Recording of a Kluge Center Event "Testing for Witches in 16th Century Germany"
By: Nathan Dorn
Today's blog post highlights rare book curator Nathan's lecture, "Testing for Witches in 16th Century Germany," hosted by the John W. Kluge Center of the Library of Congress and is available to view online now!
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
Choreographer Leni Wylliams Commemorated in a Newly Available Special Collection
By: Libby Smigel
Discover the artistry and impact of modern dance choreographer Leni Wylliams (1961-1996) through the Raymond Steehler and David Fullard Collection on Leni Wylliams, now accessible through a new finding aid.
Posted in: In The Muse
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge and the Art of Saying No
By: Libby Smigel
Music Division Archives Technician Amy Poe reveals the mastery of language and tact found among the letters of philanthropist Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge.
Posted in: In The Muse
Watch a Recording of the 2025 Congress.gov Public Forum
By: Taylor Gulatsi
You can now watch the 2025 Congress.gov Public Forum that was hosted on 9/30/25.
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
Top 5 Acquisitions for 2025
By: Libby Smigel
The Music Division staff spotlight the Top 5 acquisitions of 2025, including the 1690 Tuscan-Medici viola by Antonio Stradivari, Igor Stravinsky's holograph for "The Nightengale," the papers of the composer Ellen Taaffe Zwilich and the pianist Paul Wittgenstein, and the archives of master of musical theater Stephen Sondheim.
Posted in: In The Muse
'Tis the Season! Holiday and Greeting Cards in the Collections of the Music Division
By: Libby Smigel
Enjoy a sample set of winter holiday cards found in the Music Division's special collections.
Posted in: In The Muse
The Musical Language of Anthony Braxton
By: Libby Smigel
The following blog post on composer Anthony Braxton is contributed by Dr. Stephanie Akau, senior archivist in the Library of Congress Music Division. She introduces the newly available resources in the Anthony Braxton Papers. In spring 2025, Processing Technician Jada Twitty and I processed the papers of composer, pedagogue and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton. Not only …
Posted in: In The Muse