Retracing Our Steps: Remembering the 1964 Freedom Schools
Junior Fellow Khrisma McMurray shares civil rights resources about the summer of 1964, when children spent weeks participating in Freedom Schools.
Posted in: Minerva’s Kaleidoscope
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Celebrating the United States’ 40 Millionth Copyright Registration
By: George Thuronyi
By Jaylen Johnson, attorney-advisor, and George Thuronyi, deputy director, of the Office of Public Information and Education Today, on our 152nd birthday, the U.S. Copyright Office celebrates a historic milestone: the 40 millionth copyright registration made in the United States! As we acknowledge this monumental achievement, we reflect on the importance of copyright registration and …
Posted in: Copyright
Foshay Fireworks
By: Jan Grenci
One image from my latest Flickr album on fireworks really caught my eye. It is a 1929 postcard of the dedication of the Foshay Tower in Minneapolis, Minnesota: The three day dedication event in August and September of 1929 included fireworks. When I first saw this postcard, I knew nothing of the Foshay Tower. Now …
Posted in: Picture This
Junior Fellows Enhance Discoverability of Music Resources Related to Blind Musicians – Part 1
By: Juliette Appold
This is a guest blog post by Junior Fellow Margot Cuddihy. Ms. Cuddihy describes her contributions to the NLS Music Section during the 10-week-long program.
Posted in: NLS Music Notes
From Conflict to Creativity: The Journeys of Cyrus Quadland and Jara Fatout Lang
By: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest blog post co-authored by veteran artists Cyrus Quadland and Jara Fatout Lang. This is the last in a four-part guest series featuring military veteran artists who are members of Uniting US, a veteran-focused nonprofit arts organization. In recognition of June as Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) Awareness month, Uniting US is collaborating …
Posted in: Folklife Today
Newsboys Honor Late President with Statue of His Beloved Dog
When President Warren G. Harding died suddenly in 1923, the newsboys of Massachusetts jumped into action. The newsboys had considered the president a friend; before Harding was president, he was a newspaperman and he had supported the causes of newsboys while in office. To honor the late president, the newsboys pledged to have a bronze statue commissioned of Harding’s beloved dog, Laddie Boy, paid for and made by the donated pennies of newsboys from across the United States.
Posted in: Headlines & Heroes
LC Labs Letter: Data and Libraries
The LC Labs team's June newsletter focuses on data and libraries.
Posted in: The Signal
Schumann’s Character Pieces
By: Brian McCurdy
For this week's NLS Music Notes Blog post, our Braille Music Specialist Timothy Jones discusses Robert Schumann and one of his sets of Character Pieces for piano, "Scenes from Childhood."
Posted in: NLS Music Notes
Just About “Ready for Research”
By: Kristi Finefield
The following is a guest post by Helena Zinkham, Chief, and Aliza Leventhal, Head, Technical Services, both of the Prints & Photographs Division. So many exciting collections are in the pipeline for routine access that it’s time for a look ahead. The Prints & Photographs Division works on about 20 “processing” projects at a time …
Posted in: Picture This
Homegrown Plus Premiere: Chinese Hammered Dulcimer with Chao Tian
By: Stephen Winick
We're continuing the Homegrown Plus Premiere series with Chao Tian, a master of the yangqin, or Chinese hammered dulcimer, as well as a sound designer and visual artist. For her concert, Chao Tian is joined by Tom Teasley, a multidimensional percussionist, performer, and composer. As is usual for the series, this blog post includes an embedded concert video, an interview video, and a set of related links to explore!
Posted in: Folklife Today