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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 …
Posted in: Congress
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today, January 26, is Australia Day, a national public holiday in Australia that commemorates the arrival of the “First Fleet” of convict ships that resulted in the establishment of the first British penal colony on the continent. It is considered Australia’s national day. On January 26, 1788, Captain Arthur Phillip raised the British flag at Sydney Cove, a …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, In the News
Posted by: Barbara Bavis
This is an interview with Latia Ward, a legal reference librarian in the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background I am originally from North Carolina and from my childhood onward, I have enjoyed conducting research and finding information in libraries. Seeking to work in a library was an outgrowth of …
Posted in: Interview
Posted by: Jennifer González
This interview is with Daina Andries, a volunteer metadata technician with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. My dad’s family is from Pennsylvania and Michigan. My mom’s family immigrated to Wisconsin from Lithuania after World War II and eventually …
Posted in: Interview, Law Library
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post discusses Margaret Brent who is considered the first female attorney and women's suffragist in the colonies.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Women's History
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 …
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Posted by: Robert Brammer
The following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, foreign law specialist for the United Kingdom at the Law Library of Congress. This is a post for all the Star Wars fans and aspiring Jedi out there. The Charity Commission, an independent body established under the Charities Act 2011 that is responsible for regulating and registering …
Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
During a recent vacation in Scotland I took several treks along the Royal Mile in Edinburgh’s Old Town. On one such walk, in the darkness of the late afternoon, I snapped a picture of Advocate’s Close and the plaque that provides brief information about it. All along the Royal Mile there are narrow alleyways called “closes,” …
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
The following is a guest post by Janice Hyde, assistant law librarian for the Law Library’s Global Legal Collections Directorate. Janice has previously contributed to this blog with posts such as: Crossing State Lines to Settle Squabbles – Pic of the Week, Archived Legal Materials from Official Gazettes Now Available Through Law.gov and A View …
Posted in: Guest Post