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Archive: December 2017 (6 Posts)

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Ancient Sasanian Empire, the Subject of the June 7th Symposium at the African and Middle Eastern Division

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Hirad Dinavari, Reference Specialist, African and Middle Eastern Division.) Each year, the Library of Congress’ African and Middle Eastern Division (AMED) holds an all-day symposium focusing on an ancient Near East city or civilization. For the 2017 symposium, AMED’s Near East Section organized a one day seminar on the …

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The Georgian Collections of the Library of Congress, Part I: Early Works

Posted by: Levon Avdoyan

The Library of Congress was founded in 1800 as Congress’s library, but through the decades it became the de facto National Library of the United States and, ultimately, the largest library in the world. Those of us, however, who deal with foreign languages and scripts in this wonderful institution delight in pointing out that some …

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Finland Celebrates 100 Years of Independence

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Taru Spiegel, Reference Specialist in the European Division.) The Russian Revolution of 1917 provided a chance for a number of peoples to separate from a collapsing empire. After more than a century of tsarist rule, Finland seized this opportunity. Following intense deliberations, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, head of the majority …

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Discovering the Library’s Older Chinese Collection, Online

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Qi Qiu, Head of Scholarly Services, Asian Division.) With an estimated 1.2 million volumes, the Asian Division of the Library of Congress maintains the largest collection of Chinese-language materials outside of mainland China and Taiwan. The Library was also among the earliest institutions in America to collect Chinese materials. …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar, 12/1/2017

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Tuesday, December 12, 2017, 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 …