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Posted by: Jennifer González
The Library of Congress is making available the collection of historical volumes of the United States Code, both main volumes and supplements. The earliest volume was published in 1926 and covers the laws which were in force as of December 7, 1925. The collection continues through the supplements to the 1988 edition. The United States Code …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
The Pic of the Week shows illustrations from the Hamburgisches Stradtrecht von 1497.
Posted in: Collections, Global Law, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Jennifer Davis
This post describes the history of how Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands became part of the United States.
Posted in: Collections, Hispanic American History, Law Library
Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
I never know where the inspiration of an On the Shelf post will come from. Today’s stems from a patron request for an item which Ann Hemmens subsequently brought back to me for preservation work. As the 1941 D.C. Building Code sat on my desk, I thought about how many times I’ve told friends and …
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Posted by: Jennifer Davis
October is ADHD Awareness Month. ADHD, which stands for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, “is a brain disorder marked by an ongoing pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or development.” ADHD is a complex mental health issue, as all mental health issues are, but this disorder is complicated because there are no physical …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Nathan Dorn
Through the generosity of the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress, the Law Library recently acquired two manuscript volumes of an extraordinarily rare collection of parliamentary protests lodged by Members of the House of Lords during the period from 1641-1799. The Law Library maintains a collection of historic English and early American manuscripts. …
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Posted by: Robert Brammer
The following is a guest blog post by Andrew Winston, Senior Legal Reference Librarian at the Law Library of Congress, and Brian Kaviar, an intern at the Law Library of Congress. The Federal Courts Web Archive, recently launched by the Library of Congress Web Archiving Team and the Law Library of Congress, provides retrospective archival coverage …
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Posted by: Betty Lupinacci
Today’s interview is with Michael (“Mookie”) Goodson, an intern in the Collection Services Division. Mookie has the enviable task of conducting preliminary research, identifying U.S. and foreign legal collection items, related to baseball and the law for next year’s Library-wide exhibit: Baseball Americana. Describe your background. I am one of five children (the son of …
Posted in: Collections, Interview
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Yesterday was International Day of Peace and since, historically speaking, peace often meant treaties between various countries, it seemed a good occasion to talk about doing treaty research. When I began working at the Law Library of Congress over 11 1/2 years ago, I was excited by the variety of questions from patrons. But there …
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