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Archive: July 2015 (2 Posts)

Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

Pics of the Week: Step Right Up, Folks!

Posted by: Jennifer Gavin

Today we bring you a trio of images from this week’s display of items found in the Library’s collections by our Library of Congress Junior Fellows–36 interns from around the nation who dig through our collections during their 10-week stays and showcase their findings at summer’s end. Chosen each year through a competitive program, the …

Posted in: Capitol Hill, Collections, Copyright, Education, Events, Exhibitions, Libraries, Music, Pic of the Week, Preservation, Veterans History Project

Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

History You Could Really Sink Your Teeth Into

Posted by: Jennifer Gavin

E.L. Doctorow, a giant of American letters who uplifted the genre of the historical novel, died yesterday at the age of 84. The author of “Ragtime,” “World’s Fair,” “Billy Bathgate,” “The March,” “Welcome to Hard Times” and “Andrew’s Brain,” among many other works of fiction, will be much missed. Doctorow was the recipient of the …

Posted in: Audiovisual, Books, Collections, Film, History, Manuscripts, National Book Festival