The Chinese Exclusion Act, Part 1 – The History
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
Category: Law Library
Celebrating 110 Years of Cherry Blossoms – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
A pic of the week featuring the yearly peak cherry blossoms on the tidal basin.
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New Story Map: Documenting World War I
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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From the Serial Set: What was the D.C. Parks Commission?
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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From the Serial Set: Ojibwe Artwork in Bureau of American Ethnology Reports
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
As you may have seen, the United States Congressional Serial Set documents from the 69th Congress have been digitized and made public by the Law Library and the Government Publishing Office (GPO). If you’ve ever been to any Smithsonian museum, or explored a virtual Smithsonian exhibit, you might be familiar with the Bureau of American Ethnology …
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Rainbows in DC – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
Bibliography curated by Alexander Salopek, a collection development specialist in the Collection Services Division of the Law Library of Congress. He previously wrote posts on Theodore Roosevelt and Marriage Equality in the U.S. October commemorates LGBTQIA+ History Month, a perfect time to provide an update on the Law Library’s recent LGBTQIA+ acquisitions. In the past …
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Serial Set Volumes from the 69th Congress Recently Published on Law.gov
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
The Law Library of Congress and the Government Publishing Office continue to collaborate on the digitization of the United States Congressional Serial Set. The Digital Resources Division is excited to share an update on the project. This fall, the volumes of the Serial Set from the 69th Congress will be publicly accessible through both the Law …
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From the Serial Set: Birds and the Law
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
“The general barrenness of the country lying along our route proved a considerable obstacle to the pursuit of my favorite branch, Ornithology; though among the few species obtained some are new, and most of them rare, and concerning whose habits little was previously known.” ) – Lieutenant John G. Parke (H. Exec. Doc. 91 pt. …
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Legislative History of Juneteenth
Posted by: Bailey DeSimone
In honor of the recognition of Juneteenth as a federal holiday, the Law Library of Congress would like to commemorate its legislative history.
Posted in: African American History, Law Library