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Posted by: Donna Sokol
From November 6 through January 19, 2015, the Lincoln Cathedral Magna Carta, one of four remaining originals from 1215 will be on display along with other rare materials from the Library’s rich collections to tell the story of 800 years of its influence on the history of political liberty. This is the first installment in a series …
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Posted by: Donna Sokol
In honor of National Poetry Month and the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, today’s Pic of the Week takes a look at a bas-relief that adorns the Folger Shakespeare Library (which is just a few steps away from the Library of Congress buildings). The bas-relief shows the court scene from The Merchant of Venice (Act 4, Scene I). Portia, the play’s heroine, …
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Posted by: Donna Sokol
This is a guest post by Jennifer Davis, a supervisory collection specialist in our Collection Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Hurrying to work in the morning is a good time to think of to-do lists, song lyrics and snatches of poetry. Like most DC workers, I have been lucky enough to hustle …
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Posted by: Donna Sokol
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Congress is busy with budget hearings. All vehicles – no matter what color they were originally painted – are now yellow with pollen. It is spring in the nation’s capital. For the beauty of our immediate surroundings here on Capitol Hill, we must thank Frederick Law Olmsted (how can …
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Posted by: Donna Sokol
The Library of Congress held a celebration of life ceremony yesterday for a former colleague who recently passed away. Robert “Bob” Gee, who most recently was a special assistant to the Associate Librarian of Congress, died on March 12 after a short battle with cancer. He was surrounded by family at his home in Washington, D.C. Bob was born …
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