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Posted by: Erin Allen
This is the 23rd in a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, is journeying across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition: Now that we are back to our normal schedule of visiting two communities a week, I think it’s time to talk about the …
Posted in: Education, Exhibitions, History
Posted by: Erin Allen
This is the 22nd in a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, is journeying across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition: Every once in a while we hear from a guest that has traveled a good distance to see the exhibit. In Waco, Texas, a …
Posted in: Education, Exhibitions, History
Posted by: Erin Allen
This is the 21st in a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, is journeying across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition: We just finished up our visit to the wonderful state of North Carolina. I am not shy about admitting that I truly do …
Posted in: Exhibitions, Uncategorized
Posted by: Erin Allen
This is the 20th in a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, is journeying across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition: See y’all later! This was my affectionate farewell to Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama. The Gateway to Knowledge tour was able to visit …
Posted in: Exhibitions, History, Libraries
Posted by: Jennifer Gavin
What can you say about an artist who directed and co-designed the sets for an opera about a guy whose nose detaches from his face and – well – runs off? Leora Maltz-Leca, a Library of Congress fellow of the Swann Foundation, which supports the arts of cartooning and caricature, will answer that question on …
Posted in: Events, Exhibitions, Film, Uncategorized, Video
Posted by: Jennifer Gavin
This guest post is by Photography Curator Carol Johnson of the Library of Congress. The sesquicentennial of the Civil War coincides with renewed interest in 3-D images for movies, cameras, and television. Although 3-D technology seems new, stereo photography first became popular around the time of the Civil War. In fact, many Civil War photographs …
Posted in: Civil War, Collections, Education, Exhibitions, History, LC Web site, Photos, Preservation
Posted by: Erin Allen
This is the 18th in a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, is journeying across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition: Each community we visit is unique and will have something special that stands out in our memories. San Angelo, Texas, may forever be …
Posted in: Exhibitions
Posted by: Erin Allen
This is the 17th in a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, is journeying across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition: It’s not supposed to snow in Texas, so we are starting to think the snow clouds are following us! After grinding through many …
Posted in: Exhibitions, Uncategorized
Posted by: Erin Allen
This is the 16th in a series of guest posts by Abigail Van Gelder, who with her husband, Josh, is journeying across the country on the Library’s “Gateway to Knowledge” traveling exhibition: It’s hard to believe that we have reached stop #30 with the Gateway to Knowledge Tour. We have rolled into 13 states now, …
Posted in: Exhibitions