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Preserving the Sounds of World War II

Posted by: Neely Tucker

During World War II, the Office of War Information recorded news and American propaganda onto 16-inch discs which were then broadcast domestically and overseas. The Library acquired tens of thousands of these discs after the war and has been working to preserve them ever since. Colin Hochstetler, a Library Junior Fellow, talks about his work with these time-capsule discs in this question-and-anwer session.

Posted in: American Folklife Center, Cataloging, Collections, Gazette, Libraries, Library Work and Employees, My Job, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Preservation, Radio, World War II

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Indigenous History Kept Alive at the Library

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

The Library's American Folklife Center and the Mellon Foundation have teamed up over the past several years to set up a series of grants that help preserve traditions that may otherwise be absent from the national record. For the most recent year, these include dances of the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, artistic creations of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma and traditional Hawaiian music. These works are then preserved in Library collections for future generations.

Posted in: American Folklife Center, Collections, LCM, Library Work and Employees, Native Americans, Performing Arts