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By: Nathan Dorn
Today’s interview is with Dasha Kolyaskina. Dasha is a Junior Fellow in the Collection Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born in Kazan, Russia. I moved to Lexington, Kentucky with my parents when I was four, but I grew up speaking Russian and English at home. I went …
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By: Nathan Dorn
This week’s interview is with Dr. Ilya Dines who is working at the Law Library for several months as a contractor describing the medieval and early modern manuscripts in the Law Library’s Rare Books Collection. Describe your background. I was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Russia. My parents, like many parents of that time, …
Posted in: In Custodia Legis
By: Nathan Dorn
This week’s interview is with Anna Bryan, cataloger in the Rare Materials Section, U.S./Anglo Division, Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access at the Library of Congress. Describe your background. I am one of those rare DC natives, born at George Washington University Hospital, lived on a farm in Oxon Hill, then moved to Hyattsville when I was 7. …
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By: Nathan Dorn
This week’s interview is with Patrick Brown, Friends of the Law Library of Congress Rare Book Fellow. Patrick previously participated in the Junior Fellows Program at the Library of Congress (Summer 2011) and has returned at the invitation of the Friends of the Law Library to combine work and study as the inaugural participant in …
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By: Nathan Dorn
This week’s interview is with Jim Thurn, a Preservation Specialist in the Preservation Directorate’s Conservation Division. Describe your background. I grew up in Syracuse, New York, in a family of eight children. As an outdoors type, I was fortunate to grow up in close proximity to Lake Ontario and the Adirondack Mountains. My family and I …
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