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An Interview with Robert Patrick, Director of the Veterans History Project

Posted by: Kelly Buchanan

Once again, for Veterans Day, we decided to highlight the Veterans History Project (VHP) of the Library of Congress American Folklife Center. The VHP was established following the passage of the Veterans’ Oral History Project Act in October 2000, with the primary purpose of collecting “video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of American …

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An Interview with Sheila Hollis, New Chair of the ABA Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress

Posted by: Liah Caravalho

This week’s interview is with Sheila Hollis, new chair of the ABA Standing Committee on the Law Library of Congress. Ms. Hollis is also chair of the Washington, D.C. office of Duane Morris LLP, where she specializes in domestic and international energy and environmental matters. Please describe your background. Westerner, great affection for Colorado, Northern …

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An Interview with Debbie Shrager, Legal Reference Librarian

Posted by: Barbara Bavis

This week’s interview is with Debbie Shrager, a legal reference librarian with the Public Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I grew up in the Philadelphia area and still love cheesesteaks, hoagies, and “the shore.” I’ve also lived in New York, Chicago, and Edinburgh, Scotland. Northern Virginia has been home for …

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An Interview with Chloe Gillenwater, Foreign Law Intern

Posted by: Ruth Levush

This week’s interview is with Chloe Gillenwater, a foreign law intern working in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Paris. I’m a French lawyer with a Paris Ouest Nanterre Master 2 and an LL.M from Duke University, and have been admitted to the …

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An Interview with Noah Lapidus, Intern

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today’s interview is with Noah Lapidus. Noah has been working on the Indigenous Law Portal for several months as an LC Knowledge Navigators Intern. We have previously written about the Indigenous Law Portal several times, including an introduction to the Portal and our addition of Alaskan and Canadian indigenous laws to the portal.   Describe …

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An Interview with Allegra Chilstrom, Metadata Technician

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today’s interview is with Allegra Chilstrom. Allegra worked with us last year as an intern adding metadata to the U.S. Treaty Series, and we welcomed her back this year with a new class of interns to work on the Statutes at Large. Describe your background. I was born and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, and I’m happy to be …

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An Interview with Faith Hamby, Metadata Technician

Posted by: Jennifer González

Today’s interview is with Faith Hamby. Faith worked with us last year and we were very happy she came back this year to continue working on the Statutes at Large as a metadata technician. Describe your background. During my undergraduate days, I worked at Marquette University’s Memorial Library in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Intrigued by the J.R.R. Tolkien …

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An Interview with Agata Tajchert – Collection Services Technician

Posted by: Betty Lupinacci

Today’s interview is with Agata Tajchert, a technician in the Processing Section of the Collection Services Division.  Agata recently wrote about our collection of House of Lords’ records and briefs. Describe your background. As probably most of my colleagues know, I am originally from Poland. I grew up in Warsaw in a neighborhood that during …