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Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Though it’s cold outside, you can explore Washington, D.C., through early illustrations of some of its most well-known landmarks. Today, we’ll be looking through the pages of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set to learn more about the 1901 plans of a Park Commission tasked with improving D.C.’s public areas. In 1902, the Senate Committee on …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
As you may have seen, the United States Congressional Serial Set documents from the 69th Congress have been digitized and made public by the Law Library and the Government Publishing Office (GPO). If you’ve ever been to any Smithsonian museum, or explored a virtual Smithsonian exhibit, you might be familiar with the Bureau of American Ethnology …
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Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Bibliography curated by Alexander Salopek, a collection development specialist in the Collection Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. He previously wrote posts on Theodore Roosevelt and Marriage Equality in the U.S. October commemorates LGBTQIA+ History Month, a perfect time to provide an update on the Law Library’s recent LGBTQIA+ acquisitions. In the past …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, LGBTQ, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The Law Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office continue to collaborate on the digitization of the United States Congressional Serial Set. The Digital Resources Division is excited to share an update on the project. This fall, the volumes of the Serial Set from the 69th Congress will be publicly accessible through both the Law …
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Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
“The general barrenness of the country lying along our route proved a considerable obstacle to the pursuit of my favorite branch, Ornithology; though among the few species obtained some are new, and most of them rare, and concerning whose habits little was previously known.” ) – Lieutenant John G. Parke (H. Exec. Doc. 91 pt. …
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Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
In honor of the recognition of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, the Law Library of Congress would like to commemorate its legislative history.
Posted in: African American History, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, and we want to dedicate this month’s From the Serial Set post to the peoples of Asia and the Pacific Islands who enriched U.S. history and culture. Today, we’ll be sharing highlights from the narrative of Commodore Perry’s journey from the Chesapeake Bay to the Edo …
Posted in: Asian American History, Ask A Librarian, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The picture of the week is a cluster of cherry blossoms which were planted as a symbol of friendship between the United States and Japan after World War II.
Posted in: Asian American History, Collections, Law Library, Pacific Islander History
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
In honor of National Deaf History Month (March 13 – April 15), the Law Library of Congress is proud to share the history of the first university for deaf individuals through our collections. We recognize some of the terms used in these documents to describe the deaf community are pejoratives and we have modified the …
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