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Posted by: Alyson Williams
Remembering Mario Vargas Llosa, a towering figure in Latin American Literature, after his recent passing highlighting his connections to the Library and its collections.
Posted in: Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape, Handbook of Latin American Studies, Latin America, PALABRA Archive
Posted by: Alyson Williams
A new batch of fifty recordings from the PALABRA Archive (an audio archive dating back to 1943) featuring Luso-Hispanic writers are released as part of National Poetry Month.
Posted in: Announcements, Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape, Hispanic Reading Room, Latin America, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, National Poetry Month, PALABRA Archive
Posted by: Alyson Williams
This is a guest blog post written jointly by Yuliana Contreras-Abrego, Darian Andrade-Diaz, and Celina Lozano, Archives History Heritage Advanced (AHHA) interns working with the Communities of Practice and Publications team in the Latin American Caribbean and European Division during fall 2024. Can you give us an overview of an AHHA project you worked on? …
Posted in: Handbook of Latin American Studies, Hispanic Reading Room, Interns, Latin America, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division
Posted by: Alyson Williams
A discussion on the Library of Congress’ collections of works by and about Luís de Camões, Portugal’s national poet, and his impact on English-language, through translation, early American music, and the works of authors such as Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Herman Melville
Posted in: Hispanic Reading Room, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, Portugal, StoryMaps
Posted by: Alyson Williams
A discussion of Candido Portinari’s artwork in the Library of Congress’s collections and the part it played in the Hispanic Reading Room’s activities during Hispanic Heritage Month 2024.
Posted in: Brazil, Events, Hispanic Reading Room, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, National Hispanic Heritage Month
Posted by: Alyson Williams
Various authors, languages, and cultures reflected in the latest release of PALABRA Archive recordings for National Hispanic Heritage Month
Posted in: Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape, Hispanic Reading Room, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, National Hispanic Heritage Month, PALABRA Archive
Posted by: Alyson Williams
Con motivo de la celebración del natalicio de Rómulo Gallegos, Joseph Torres-González reseña algunos de los recursos disponibles en la Biblioteca del Congreso sobre el autor, incluyendo la reciente digitalización de su grabación para el Archivo de la PALABRA.
Posted in: Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape, Latin America, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, PALABRA Archive
Posted by: Alyson Williams
To commemorate his birthday, Joseph highlights the work of Venezuelan author Rómulo Gallegos, and the recently digitized recording for the PALABRA Archive.
Posted in: Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape, Latin America, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, PALABRA Archive
Posted by: Alyson Williams
It was 80 years ago today that American troops launched one of the most daring seaborne invasions in history: the Invasion of Normandy. In honor of D-Day, we have an interview with Erika Hope Spencer, Reference Specialist, French Collections, Latin American, Caribbean & European Division and Megan Harris, Reference Librarian, Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center.
Posted in: Collaborations, European Reading Room, France, Latin American, Caribbean and European Division, World War II