Archive: 2023 (23 Posts)

Results: 1 - 9 of 23 | Refined by: (Author) Jennifer González; (Year) 2023

Men on the dock watching crowded ships in the distance throwing items overboard. Text on right side refers to the Boston Tea Party.

The 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party

December 15, 2023

December 16, marks 250 years since the political protest that eventually led to the creation of the United States of America.

Posted in: Collections, Law Library

Screenshot from signed Lieber Collection item page that reads “From the Library of G. Norman Lieber.”

An Introduction to the Lieber Collection

December 13, 2023

Posted by: Jennifer González

The online Lieber Collection of the Law Library of Congress is full of historical items related to military law, international law, and constitutional law.

Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Guest Post, Law Library

This mural depicts a discussion among the president and members of his cabinet; from left to right are President James Monroe, Secretary of State John Quincy Adams, Attorney General William Wirt, Secretary of War John Calhoun, and Secretary of the Navy Samuel L. Southard. Left: Simón Bolívar, who fought for the independence of many Spanish colonies in South America, represents a commitment to liberty. Right: Greek freedom fighters, who were aided by Russia, Britain, and France in gaining autonomy from the Ottoman Empire, symbolize the struggle for freedom around the globe.

The 200th Anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine – Pic of the Week

December 1, 2023

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today marks 200 years since James Monroe first articulated what would become the Monroe Doctrine.

Posted in: Law Library, Pic of the Week

The New York City Rat’s Legal History

November 17, 2023

Posted by: Jennifer González

This blog article details the legal history of mitigating urban rats in New York City, including the 2022 Rat Action Plan and various rat-specific local laws.

Posted in: Guest Post, Law Library

Title pages of six gazettes in English and French languages

Foreign Legal Gazette Collections – Summer 2023 Recap

October 13, 2023

Posted by: Jennifer González

In summer 2023, the Law Library of Congress added foreign legal gazettes for the countries of Philippines, Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Botswana.

Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Law Library

African men crowded onto a lower deck; African women crowded on an upper deck.

Key West Slave Ship Seizures and the Slave Trade in 19th Century Florida

September 19, 2023

Posted by: Jennifer González

An exploration of the relationship between the slave trade and slavers, especially as told in Key West, Florida.

Posted in: African American History, Guest Post, Law Library

Digital Resources Division Interns for Summer 2023

July 31, 2023

Posted by: Jennifer González

The Digital Resources Division oversees several summer 2023 projects including metadata work on the U.S. Reports, HTML work for US Treaties, and reviewing story maps for publication.

Posted in: Interview, Law Library

Title pages of six gazettes in Spanish and French languages

Foreign Legal Gazette Collections – Spring 2023 Recap

July 20, 2023

Posted by: Jennifer González

In spring 2023, the Law Library of Congress added foreign legal gazettes for the countries of Costa Rica, Gabon, and Ecuador.

Posted in: Collections, Law Library

Meet the Summer 2023 Creative Digital Projects Participants (3 of 3)

July 12, 2023

Posted by: Jennifer González

Our summer 2023 Creative Digital Publications project teaches students to write articles for potential publication on this blog. Read for a description of the project and the people in two of our groups.

Posted in: Interview, Law Library

Results: 1 - 9 of 23 | Refined by: (Author) Jennifer González; (Year) 2023