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Archive: 2016 (82 Posts)

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An Illustrated Book of the Story of Three Kingdoms

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Jeffrey Wang, Reference Specialist, Asian Division.) “The Story of Three Kingdoms” (Sanguo Yanyi), created by Luo Guanzhong (1330-1400), is a historical novel and one of the greatest Chinese literary masterpieces. It is largely based on the historical work “Annals of the Three Kingdoms” (Sanguo Zhi) by Chen Shou (233-297), …

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Princess Tanya Comes to Washington: A Chanukah Story for the Library of Congress

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Ann Brener, Hebraic area specialist in the Library’s African and Middle Eastern Division.) This Chanukah, it will be exactly one hundred years since a Jewish artist in revolution-torn Moscow presented his young stepdaughter, Tanya, with a wonderful Chanukah gift: a hand-lettered Russian fairytale in which the little girl herself …

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Queen Christina of Sweden (1626-89)

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Taru Spiegel, Reference Specialist, European Division.) A colorful figure and the subject of much fascination, and scandalized conjecture over the years, Sweden’s Queen Christina (in Swedish, Kristina) was born in Stockholm in December 1626.  She was educated as befitted a royal male since, as an only child, she was …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 12/16/2016

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(Event canceled) Tuesday, January 24, 2017, noon – 1 p.m. (ET) – Newly added! Lecture: Family Histories and Political Marriages in Ethiopia by Dr. Heran Serekebrehan, Deputy Director of the Washington DC  Mayor’s Office of African Affairs The African and Middle Eastern Division, the Library of Congress, invites you to a lecture, “Family Histories and …

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Ferdinand II of Aragon and the Creation of a Global Empire

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Juan Manuel Pérez, Reference Specialist in the Hispanic Division.) This year marks the 500th anniversary of the death of King Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452-1516), who with his wife, Queen Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504), contributed greatly to the unification of Spain. During their reign (1474-1504) their two kingdoms, Aragon …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 12/9/2016

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Tuesday, December 13, 2016, 11 a.m. Hispanic Reading Room Research Orientation Sign up for our research orientation and learn about the Hispanic Reading Room services and collections. Orientations are offered to the public the second Tuesday of every month from 11:00am-12:00pm. Those attending should obtain a Library of Congress Reader Identification Card prior to the …

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The Legacy of Writer José Donoso

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Georgette Dorn, Chief of the Hispanic Division.) On Dec. 7, 2016, the Hispanic Division honors the great Chilean writer José Donoso on the 20th anniversary of his death. I recorded Donoso on three different occasions for our Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape — twice at the Library of …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar 12/2/2016

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Tuesday, December 6, 2016, noon – 1:30 p.m. (ET) Panel Discussion: Prophet Muhammad and the Pledge to Civil Rights The Asian Division of the Library of Congress and KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights present “Prophet Muhammad and the Pledge to Civil Rights.” Speakers include: Aisha Rahman, Executive Director, KARAMAH; Hilary O. Shelton, NAACP, …