Erskine May – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Information about Erskine May, the text governing UK parliamentary procedure
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Special Exhibition at Library of Congress To Mark 150th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s Birth
Posted by: Margaret Wood
The following is a guest post by Tariq Ahmad, a foreign law specialist in the Global Legal Research Directorate of the Law Library of Congress. Tariq has previously contributed posts on The Constitution of India – Pic of the Week, Islamic Law in Pakistan – Global Legal Collection Highlights, India’s Regulatory Approach to Uber, Sedition Law in India, …
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Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Last Friday, April 19th, marked the first day of the month long 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, an armed uprising against Nazi attempts to transport all the Jews in the ghetto to death and labor camps. By the summer of 1942, the Germans had contained the Jews from Warsaw, Poland and the surrounding areas into the …
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Marriage and Divorce 19th Century Style
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Both of my parents were prodigious readers. My father, the physicist, read histories, biographies, dictionaries, and the occasional mystery. My mother read “literature.” I remember Henry James and Jane Austen as two of her favorite authors, with W. Somerset Maugham as light relief. I have inherited their passion for reading and last summer indulged my …
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The French National Library – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Margaret Wood
The pic of the week is of the French National Library in Paris, France.
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Ratification Anniversary
Posted by: Margaret Wood
I frequently suspect that my nearest and dearest sometimes heave a sigh when they see me coming. Although I can always be relied upon to provide some delectable baked goods, I can also be relied upon to hijack the conversation and natter on about some obscure date in history or some arcane legislative procedure. And …
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Celebrating the Flag – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Since the summer includes Flag Day, we thought we would treat you to some shots of flags around the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
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Andrew Winston, AALL Emerging Leader Award
Posted by: Margaret Wood
The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) Emerging Leader Award recognizes the contributions of newer members and their potential leadership and service in the profession. Law Library of Congress Legal Reference Specialist, Andrew Winston has been named one of this year’s Emerging Leaders. AALL is a national association which allows law librarians from county law …
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Anniversary of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s First Inauguration – Pic of the Week
Posted by: Margaret Wood
Today is the anniversary of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inauguration, which took place on March 4, 1933. Historically speaking, it was the last presidential inauguration held in March. As I wrote in the post on the 20th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the Confederation Congress had set the date for the first Congress to be celebrated …
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