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Posted by: Neely Tucker
Who was the mystery cameraman who shot the Library's newly discovered footage of the infamous 1969 Altamont Concert? The Library asks readers to help.
Posted in: Audiovisual, Concerts, Film, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Video
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, is back with his first newsletter of 2022.
Posted in: Books, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Writers
Posted by: Mark Hartsell
Lincoln’s original drafts of the Gettysburg Address, the diaries of Theodore Roosevelt, Walt Whitman’s notes for “Leaves of Grass,” the journals of Alexander Graham Bell documenting his invention of the telephone, Irving Berlin’s handwritten score for “God Bless America,” the papers of Rosa Parks, the diaries of Orville Wright chronicling the first powered flight — all were obtained by the Library via donation, gifts from citizens to the American public, making it truly an institution by and for the people.
Posted in: Civil War, Collections, Library Work and Employees, Rare Book and Special Collections
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The National Audio-Visual Conservation Center has found a never-before-seen home movie of the infamous Altamont Free Concert in 1969, during which a member of the Hell's Angels killed a member of the audience. The incident became a cultural turning point of the era.
Posted in: Library Work and Employees, Music, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Performing Arts, Preservation and Conservation