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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s Pic of the Week shows the Law Library greeting before you enter our lobby, which is inside room 240 of the Madison Building. It provides a brief overview of our mission and responsibilities. After opening the door, you’ll see our logo on the other side of the lobby.
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Posted by: Kelly Buchanan
Today’s Pic of the Week comes to you direct from my office! When I started working at the Law Library, I thought it would be nice to have a couple of maps to decorate my office. In addition to a large map of New Zealand, I also have a Pacific-centered world map, shown below. I …
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Posted by: Kurt Carroll
This week’s Pic of the Week is in honor of Marie Whited and her retirement from the Law Library. This past summer, Marie received the American Association of Law Libraries highest honor, the Marian Gould Gallagher Distinguished Service Award. She is best known for her subject work with the Library of Congress Classification for Law, …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This Pic of the Week is dedicated to our building’s namesake, James Madison. The James Madison Memorial Building is the nation’s official memorial to President Madison. Enter the front door of the Madison Building of the Library of Congress, pass through the security screening, and turn to the left. Here you will find the James …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
The snow looked so nice in last Friday’s Pic of the Week post that we couldn’t stop at one picture. I’ve always liked the books going up the front of the Madison Building and the addition of the snow was a nice touch. The sculpture is Falling Books or A Cascade of Books (depending on …
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Posted by: Christine Sellers
With this Pic of the Week, you get a glimpse of the front of the Madison Building, where the Law Library of Congress is located, along with the first snow of the season.
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Posted by: Kurt Carroll
In honor of Human Rights Day, today’s Pic of the Week is the cover of a copy of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This particular item is from our Rare Book Collection and is a duplicate of the special edition of the UDHR placed in the cornerstone of the United Nations Headquarters Building …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
This week’s Pic of the Week is a portrait of John T. Vance found inside our small conference room. The portrait was donated to the Law Library by his family. According to the note by the portrait, he was the Law Librarian of Congress from 1924 until his death in 1943. Archibald MacLeish, poet, scholar, …
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Posted by: Andrew Weber
After entering our Reading Room, you will see our exhibit of legal treasures from Mexico’s past. A selection of the items on display are also incorporated on a poster. The poster was done in part to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, which coincided this year with the commemoration of the Bicentennial of the Independence of …
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