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Archive for October 2022 (7 Posts)

Head and shoulders portrait of Ida B. Wells, based on a photograph. She's facing right, hair swept up in a bun, a stern expression on her face

Ida B. Wells, W.E.B. Du Bois, and the Maps of American Racism

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

Posted in: African American, African American History, Congress, Education, Geography and Maps Division, Junior Fellows Program, LCM, Library Work and Employees, Maps, Technology

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Leslie Jordan: Farewell, and We Are Not Doing Okay.

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: COVID-19, National Book Festival, News, Performing Arts, Writers

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A Fond Farewell to John Hessler, LOC Polymath

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

Posted in: Curators, Geography and Maps Division, Jay I. Kislak Collection, Library Work and Employees, Native Americans, News, Writers

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“The Big Bang” of Cinema: Library Researcher Finds First Copyrighted Film

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

Posted in: Film, Library Work and Employees, National Film Registry, News, Performing Arts, Preservation, Rare Book and Special Collections, Researcher Stories, Technology

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Crime Classics: Ed Lacy’s Edgar Award-Winning “Room to Swing”

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: African American History, Jewish American History, Library of Congress Crime Classics, Library Work and Employees, Writers

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Researcher Story: Julie Centofanti

Posted by: Neely Tucker

Posted in: By the People, Library Work and Employees, Manuscripts, Researcher Stories

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Amelia Earhart, in History’s Hands

Posted by: Mark Hartsell

Posted in: LCM, Manuscripts, Women's History