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Archive: 2019 (40 Posts)

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Centuries of Chinese Rare Books Go Digital

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Qi Qiu, Head of Scholarly Services, Asian Division.) To share the rich pre-modern Chinese resources of the Library of Congress with a wider audience, the Library has presented 1,000 rare books online. The Chinese Rare Book Digital Collection includes the most valuable titles and editions housed in the Library’s Asian …

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The Case of Frederick Starr’s “Missing” Ainu Book Collection

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Eiichi Ito, Japanese Reference Specialist, Asian Division.) Against a backdrop of increasing international awareness and recognition of indigenous groups through such milestones as the “United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” in 2007, scholars in Japan and around the world have shown a growing interest in the study …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar, 4/19/2019

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 Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 5:00 – 6:45 p.m. Book Talk: “On the Finland Watch: An American Diplomat in Finland during the Cold War” The European Division of the Library of Congress and Finlandia Foundation present “On the …

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4 Corners: International Collections Program Calendar, 4/12/2019

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 Tuesday, April 16, 2019, 10:30 – 11:30 a.m. Research Orientation: European Reading Room A tour of the European Reading Room, and an orientation to the Library’s European collections, is being offered on Tuesday, April 16, 2019 from …

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Dunkirk: A 19th-Century Prequel

Posted by: Anchi Hoh

(The following is a post by Juan Manuel Pérez, Reference Specialist, Hispanic Division. Patricia Penon, Technician, Hispanic Division, also contributed to this post.) As the enemy overran the European continent at lightning speed, the British government organized an expeditionary force to stop them. However, in the face of a rapidly advancing enemy, British forces retreated …