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Archive: January 2017 (2 Posts)

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

The Presidential Seal

Posted by: Margaret Wood

A little more than a year ago, I wrote about our national bird, the eagle. The eagle appears on the United States Great Seal and the post briefly discussed the design process for that seal under the Continental Congress.    The process spanned over 6 years, involved three separate, specially appointed congressional committees, and an …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

An Interview with Janeen Williams, Legal Reference Librarian

Posted by: Margaret Wood

This is an interview with Janeen Williams, a legal reference librarian in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in North Carolina. My bachelor’s degree is in nursing, and I worked in Atlanta for a couple of years in the labor and delivery department of …