AUTHOR: David Morris

David B. Morris, German area specialist, has been principal curator of German-language collections at the Library of Congress since 2000. He has a doctorate from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and has lived and worked in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. Prior to joining the Library he was at the German Historical Institute in Washington, where he co-edited a two-volume history of German-American relations during the Cold War. David is also a classically trained singer and has been a member of the Washington National Opera Chorus for more than 25 years.

Most Recent Posts

• Discovering Worlds Old and New with Medieval French February 21st, 2024
• The Man Behind the Bible: Johannes Gutenberg’s Life of “Adventure and Art” October 17th, 2023
• Celebrating Greenland’s National Day at the Library of Congress June 21st, 2023
• International Women’s Day and French Feminist Collections at the Library of Congress March 8th, 2023
• Still Waters: The Impact of German Immigration to the United States September 22nd, 2022
• Mikis Theodorakis’ Musical Scores at the Library of Congress: A Tribute to a Greek Musical Giant September 2nd, 2022
• Dante’s (Re)Birth at the Library of Congress June 27th, 2022
• Unlocking the Secrets of German Handwritten Documents May 22nd, 2020
• The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall          November 1st, 2019