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Archive: March 2018 (7 Posts)

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New Acquisition: Leo Matiz, History and Fiction through Photography

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a repost by Catalina Gomez, a reference librarian in the Hispanic Division, and Adam Silvia, an assistant curator of photography in the Prints and Photographs Division. The post originally appeared on the Library of Congress Blog.) This past year, photography enthusiasts celebrated the 100-year anniversary of the birth of Leo Matiz (1917–98), …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar, 3/16/2018

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Request ADA accommodations five business days in advance at (202) 707-6362 (Voice/TTY) or email [email protected]. Directions Floor Plans Friday, March 23, 2018, 3 p.m. Book talk: Exile, Diaspora, and Return: Changing Cultural Landscape in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay Professors Luis Roniger (Wake Forest University) and Saúl Sosnowski (University of Maryland) will discuss this book, which …

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Bookselling at the Crossroads: An Anecdote of Hebrew Book History from the Early Ottoman Empire

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following post is by Ann Brener, Hebraic area specialist in the Library’s African and Middle Eastern Division.) The year is 1547; the place a synagogue in Constantinople, crossroads of Europe and Asia and capital of the burgeoning Ottoman Empire. Constantinople in this period is a vibrant, bustling metropolis, newly revitalized by the conquests of …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar, 3/9/2018

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

Tuesday, March 13, 2018, 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 a.m. – 12 p.m. Those attending should obtain a Library of Congress Reader Identification …

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“The Good Soldier Švejk”

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Helen Fedor, Reference Specialist in the European Division.) The most famous work by Czech writer Jaroslav Hašek (1883-1923), and probably the best known work of Czech literature, is “Osudy dobrého vojáka Švejka za svÄ›tové války” (The adventures of the good soldier Švejk during the world war), or as it …

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Early European Resources on Vietnam at the Library of Congress

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Tien Doan, Special Assistant to the Chief, Asian Division.) The history of European interaction with Vietnam can be traced back to “The Travels of Marco Polo,” which records, in the late 1280s, the noted Italian explorer’s experiences traveling through the area, that is modern Vietnam. More than one-hundred versions …