Reading Music in Braille
Posted by: Mark Hartsell
Braille music collections at the National Library Service help blind or visually impaired musicians pursue their work and passions.
Posted in: LCM, National Library Service (NLS)
Category: LCM
Harriet Tubman: Teaming Up to Acquire a Rare Photograph
Posted by: Mark Hartsell
This post draws on the article “Pulling Together for Tubman,” published in the January–February issue of LCM, the Library of Congress Magazine. The issue is available in its entirety online. Newly discovered portraits of long-famous Americans rarely surface—especially 150 years after they were made. Last spring, however, a U.S. auction house put up for bid …
New Online: Rare Photo of Harriet Tubman Preserved for Future Generations
Posted by: Mark Hartsell
This post draws on the article “Building Black History: A New View of Tubman,” published in the January–February issue of LCM, the Library of Congress Magazine. The issue is available in its entirety online. A remarkable photo album brought two major institutions together to restore and preserve an important piece of American history. Today, the …
Posted in: Civil Rights, Civil War, LCM, New Online, Photos, Preservation, Video, Women's History
World War I: The Great War in Song
Posted by: Mark Hartsell
This post first appeared in “Veterans on the Homefront,” the November–December issue of LCM, the Library of Congress Magazine. The entire issue is available online. The Library preserves recordings and sheet music of thousands of tunes from World War I. The Great War inspired thousands of songs, music that a century later still evokes a …
Posted in: Collections, LCM, Music
Saving the Sounds of Radio
Posted by: Mark Hartsell
The Library of Congress is working to preserve the nation’s historical broadcasts When Wilt Chamberlain smashed an NBA record in 1962 by scoring 100 points in a single game, a radio broadcast provided the only real-time account of the Stilt’s incredible feat. When Charles Lindbergh flew the Atlantic, Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the nation in …
Posted in: Audiovisual, Collections, LCM, Preservation, Technology