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Archive: January 2013 (3 Posts)

Photograph shows Captain Robert F. Scott, sitting at a table in his quarters, writing in his diary, during the British Antarctic Expedition

Saving Science Blogs

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Last year I wrote about collecting and preserving websites and how 21st century librarians are integrating the collection and preservation of digital items such as eBooks, datasets, and websites into their traditional analog collections. For example, the Library of Congress has been involved in preserving websites since the year 2000. We traditionally collect websites based …

Print shows Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln greeting Union generals, Cabinet members and others at a reception for Lincoln's second inauguration.

First Ladies of Fashion

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

For the 2013 Presidential Inauguration I am highlighting the First Ladies and their inaugural ball gowns. A BIG THANK YOU to our friend, fashion historian John A. Tiffany, who briefed me on some great moments in inaugural gown history. Fashion is an art, but it is also an industry. The First Lady’s inaugural gown is …