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Women’s History Month: Zora Neale Hurston Dramas

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

Zora Neale Hurston died in obscurity in a Florida nursing home in 1960. But her standing as a distinguished writer of African American literature was already on the rise in 1997 when a retired Copyright Office staff member serving as a volunteer identified 10 little-known play scripts she had deposited decades earlier for copyright registration. …

Posted in: Collections, Copyright, Manuscripts, Women's History

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Library Welcomes New Blog

Posted by: Wendi Maloney

“Copyright: Creativity at Work” is a new blog of the U.S. Copyright Office. Karyn Temple Claggett, the office’s acting Register of Copyrights, wrote the inaugural post, published today. The blog will introduce readers to the important work of the Copyright Office and its multitalented staff—many of whom have a personal stake as musicians, artists, and …

Posted in: Blogging, Copyright