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Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
A peculiar street sign in DC leads to the discovery of DC's official dinosaur - and the later laws that came into effect in order to protect future findings.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Following a visit to Arlington National Cemetery on Veterans Day, Bailey explores the meaning behind the stars on several of the tombstones, as well as the legislative history of the holiday.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Pic of the Week, World War I
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Bailey visits the National Museum of the American Indian and the Native American Veterans Memorial in honor of both Native American Heritage Month and Veterans Day.
Posted in: Collections, Law Library, Native Americans
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Springtime in Washington, D.C. is the perfect time to learn about something new. I’ve learned through working with the Serial Set for nearly three years that sometimes, the most interesting tidbits of information are hidden where you would least expect. A volume published in 1858 contains the “agriculture portion” of the Commissioner of Patents annual …
Posted in: Collections, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Second part of a blog post detailing the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Posted in: Asian American History, Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
First part of a blog post detailing the history of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Posted in: Asian American History, Collections, Guest Post, Law Library
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The newest addition to the Law Library’s Story Map collection has arrived. Documenting World War I: The Great War through the Lens of the Law Library’s Collections is our contribution to the wealth of information about World War I at the Library of Congress. This Story Map introduces readers to the multitude of declarations of …
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Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The following is a guest post by Sophia Guido, an intern with the Digital Resources Division of the Law Library of Congress. She is a graduate of the Master of Information Program at Rutgers University. When I first thought about the topic of space law, I remembered a scene from Ridley Scott’s The Martian, in …
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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 …
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