Mystery Photo Contest, Super Difficult Edition
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Mystery Photo Contest is back with some of our photos that have been extremely difficult to identify.
Posted in: Film, Mystery Photo Contest
Archive: September 2020 (15 Posts)
Researcher Stories: Jennifer Ashley Tepper
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Theater historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper writes about how she used the Library's collections to research the musicals of Johnathan Larson, author of "Rent" and others.
Posted in: Music, Researcher Stories, Theater
We’re Open! National Book Festival 2020
Posted by: John Sayers
The 2020 National Book Festival, all online, opens today and continues through the weekdend.
Posted in: National Book Festival
Colson Whitehead and the 2020 Prize for American Fiction
Posted by: John Sayers
Colson Whitehead is the recipient of the 2020 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
Posted in: African American History, National Book Festival, Writers
National Book Festival: Democracy in the 21st Century
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The third major topic thread at the Library's 20th National Book Festival is "Democracy in the 21st Century," and will be explored by 21 authors in 13 programs.
Posted in: Books, National Book Festival, Writers
Darkness and Light: The European World of 15th-Century Woodcuts
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library's Rare Book and Special Collections Division holds a dazzling array of 15th-century woodcuts. Taken together, they display the experimentation of artistry and design in the years following the invention of the printing press.
Posted in: Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections, Researcher Stories
2020 National Book Festival: Hearing Black Voices
Posted by: Neely Tucker
"Hearing Black Voices" is one of the major threads at the 2020 National Book Festival, featuring an array of prominent Black authors.
Posted in: African American History, National Book Festival, Writers
The Taft Papers and a Titanic Tragedy
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The William Howard Taft papers are the largest of the Manuscript Division’s 23 presidential collections, comprising approximately 676,000 documents covering his personal life and public career. Among them lies the heartbreaking tale of the death of Maj. Archie Butt, his beloved friend and aide, in the sinking of the Titanic.
Posted in: Manuscripts, New Online, U.S. Presidents
The 2020 National Book Festival: Fearless Women
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The 2020 National Book Festival will feature three major threads -- "Fearless Women, "Hearing Black Voices" and "Democracy in the 21st Century" -- that will anchor the Library's 20th festival and its first virtual one. This post focuses on "Fearless Women."
Posted in: National Book Festival, Poetry, U.S. Poet Laureate, Women's History, Writers