Pic of the Week: “Queer Eye” Cast Lights Up the Library
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The cast of "Queer Eye" discuss LGBTQ+ youth issues during a conversation wtih moderator Jonathan Capehart, April 3, 2019
Posted in: Pic of the Week
Archive: 2019 (119 Posts)
Winifred Phillips: The Music of the Game
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Winifred Phillips is a maestro in the world of video game music. She's composed soundtracks for major hits such as Assassin's Creed Liberation and The Da Vinci Code.
Posted in: Events, Technology, Video, Women's History
The Library Goes Gamer: Augmented Realities Mini-Fest
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library of Congress is hosting a mini-fest, Augmented Realities, April 4-6, featuring industry stars such as Winifred Phillips and Rami Ismail.
Posted in: Audiovisual, Events, News, Technology, Video
From Ethnography to Feathers, Investigating Collections at the Library
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Giselle Aviles, the 2019 Archaeological Research Associate in the Geography and Map Division, is exploring the treasures of the Jay I. Kislak Collection of the History and Archaeology of the Early Americas.
Posted in: Collections, Researcher Stories
Inquiring Minds: Peter Carlson Brings History to Life
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Peter Carlson, a journalist and author of three books of American history -- much of it about outsized characters and their adventures -- bases his writing on reasearch done at the Library of Congress. He also writes a column for American History magazine, "American Schemers," which also draws heavily on Library research.
Posted in: Civil War, History, Newspapers, Researcher Stories
Pic of the Week: Harriet Tubman, Seen as Never Before
Posted by: Neely Tucker
In a March 25 ceremony, Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and National Museum of African American History and Culture Director Lonnie Bunch unveiled the photo album of abolionist Emily Howland, featuring a previously unknown portrait of Harriet Tubman. The portrait, taken around 1868, captures Tubman in her mid 40s, years younger than most surviving photographs that show her late in life
Posted in: Civil Rights, Civil War, Photos, Pic of the Week, Women's History
Opening Day! A Video Tour of Library’s Baseball Americana
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Major League Baseball starts today, which makes it the start of spring, never mind the official calendar. We remind you that your friendly national Library is just a long fly ball from Nationals Park, where the Nats open today against the New York Mets. If you haven’t made it to our Baseball Americana exhibit, it’s …
Posted in: Baseball, Exhibitions
Branch Rickey Crowdsourcing Project: It’s Outta Here!
Posted by: Neely Tucker
This is a guest post from Lauren Algee, LC Labs Senior Innovation Specialist. Just four months after the Library partnered with the public to transcribe the papers of baseball icon Branch Rickey, volunteers have transcribed all 1,926 pages of Rickey’s scouting reports, making them available for digital research just in time for Major League Baseball’s …
Posted in: Baseball, Collections
Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Trailblazer for Feminism, Freedom
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Mary Ann Shadd Cary was a 19th Century African-American feminist, lawyer, anti-slavery crusader and newspaper publisher.
Posted in: Civil Rights, Civil War, Women's History