Free Car Pics!
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library offers Free to Use and Reuse sets of historic photographs; this month, we feature cars.
Posted in: Free to Use and Reuse, Photos, Pic of the Week
Archive: 2019 (119 Posts)
Crowdsourcing Challenge: The Man Who Recorded the World
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library's latest crowdsourcing project is the papers of Alan Lomax, whose legendary field recordings documented much of American folk music, most notably the blues.
Posted in: Folksonomies, Music, Technology
The Notebooks Behind Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood”
Posted by: Neely Tucker
A peek inside the Truman Capote's notebooks for "In Cold Blood" that are in the Library's collections.
National Book Festival: Pablo Cartaya, in English and Spanish
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Pablo Cartaya, author of the award-winning "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora," answers questions about his writitng in advance of an appearance at the National Book Festival on Aug. 31, 2019.
Posted in: National Book Festival
My Job: Patrick Egan, Searching Irish Traditional Music
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Patrick Egan is a researcher and musician from Ireland, currently at the Library of Congress on a Fulbright Tech Impact scholarship, researching Irish traditional music.
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Kluge Center, My Job
National Book Festival: It’s Just About That Time…
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library of Congress 2019 National Book Festival is Aug. 31.
Posted in: National Book Festival
National Book Festival: Louis Bayard and “Courting Mr. Lincoln”
Posted by: Neely Tucker
An interview with author Louis Bayard, who will be speaking and signing books at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival.
Posted in: Abraham Lincoln, National Book Festival, U.S. Presidents, Washington DC
National Book Festival: Philippa Gregory and the Love of History
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Philippa Gregory, the internatiionally bestselling author of historical fiction, will appear at the 2019 National Book Festival.
Posted in: National Book Festival
Radio Girl and Her De Luxe Revue
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Vaughn de Leath, a singer in the early 20th century known as "Radio Girl" for her pioneering role on the airwaves, also wrote hundreds of songs and a several stage revues.
Posted in: Copyright, Music, Women's History