Remembering Vine Deloria, Jr.
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Blog post about the life and activism of Vine Deloria, Jr.
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Category: Collections
Modern Tribal Law on the Shelf
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Blog post highlighting some of the Law Library of Congress's holdings regarding Native Americans
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Yudin Collection bookplate
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
While reviewing a truck of materials, I found three items with the following bookplate: Since I had run across this bookplate before and admired it, I thought it would be a great visual to share in a blog post. This bookplate was specifically designed for the Yudin Collection. The Library of Congress acquired the Yudin …
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On the Shelf: Hispanic Heritage Month and Recent Latin American Law Material Acquisitions
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Earlier this year we reflected on Hispanic Heritage Month with a post by my colleague Francisco Macias. He and I have explored the origins of the month in previous years’ posts. You can read this year’s Presidential Proclamation online too. Once you know all about it, how will you commemorate this month? It begins each …
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Cherokee National Holiday
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the origins of the Cherokee National Holiday.
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An Interview with Patience Tyne, Junior Fellow
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Today’s interview is with Patience Tyne, a Junior Fellow in Collection Services Division at the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I’m the oldest of five children and my permanent home is in Caldwell, New Jersey. My siblings and I were homeschooled through high school. I believe that my homeschooling has allowed me to thoroughly pursue …
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On the Shelf: LGBT Pride Month
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Post encouraging readers to check out the Library's LGBT resources and advertising an event to be held at the Library for LGBT Pride Month
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Anniversary of the Radio Act of 1927, The Beginning of Broadcast Regulation
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
As new technologies emerge, the federal government works to ratchet up its regulations. If the technology is sufficiently pervasive, the government creates regulatory arms for it. Radio is one of the earlier examples of this cycle of technological innovation and its regulation. Before 1927, the Commerce Department regulated radio, but the department’s control over the …
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James Joyce, Ulysses and the Meaning of Obscenity
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
Most fans of James Joyce’s novel Ulysses celebrate the day of the novel’s action, June 16, also known as Bloomsday. I knew a Joyce specialist who used to honor the day by eating a gorgonzola sandwich on white bread with a glass of burgundy—he said he couldn’t face the grilled mutton kidneys. Fans of the …
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