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Archive: November 2019 (5 Posts)

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The Cost of Independence: Highlights from the Early American Paper Money Collection

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

Today’s guest post is by Anastasia “Tasha” Binkowski. Tasha is a Librarian-in-Residence working in the Rare Book & Special Collections and Manuscript Divisions. The Early American Paper Money Collection, newly rehoused in Rare Book and Special Collections at the Library of Congress, probably isn’t like any money you’ve ever seen before. These bills are roughly …

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Researching Old Companies? Come to Our Class on November 30

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

The Library offers Saturday orientations/classes and sometimes Business Reference takes their turn. Instead of doing our general Business Research Orientation, we are teaching So…you want to research old companies at the Library of Congress. We have given this class before and because there was interest, we are doing it again on November 30. While the …

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Alexander McCall Smith and the World of Mma Precious Ramotswe

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Alexander McCall Smith has been celebrated for his lead female detective and recently the Library of Congress celebrated him for his work. The associated display included early female detective works of fiction, comic books, and also the flora and fauna of the setting of Smith's famous The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency.