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Archive: December 2020 (2 Posts)

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Law Library Story Map Collection Begins

Posted by: Bailey DeSimone

The Digital Resources Division is proud to introduce the first two Story Maps highlighting our collections. These Story Maps are a preview to the information contained in the United States Congressional Serial Set, which the Law Library continues to prepare for digitization. City Sketches and the Census highlights the 1880 Census Office report, published in …

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Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Plant and Animal Quarantining in United States Legal History

Posted by: Bailey DeSimone

The following is a guest post by Kathryn Gstalder, an intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a current graduate student in the Master of Library & Information Science Program at Wayne State University. The word “quarantine” has broad legal implications. Relating to agriculture, Indigenous peoples, public health, …

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