My Job: Raymond White
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Raymond White discusses his work as a Music Division specialist.
Category: Music
Inquiring Minds: Aaron Diehl. Jazz Scholar, Keyboard Professor
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Aaron Diehl, 2018-2019 Library of Congress Jazz Scholar, talks about his research at the Library.
Suffragists in Song
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Suffrage songs were a significant part of the movement for the 19th Amendment, with novelty pieces such as "She's Good Enough to Have Your Baby and She's Good Enough to Vote with You" lending a sense of humor to the campaign.
Posted in: History, Music, Women's History
National Recording Registry: Stories Behind Some of the Greatest Hits
Posted by: Neely Tucker
These audio documentaries in the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress document the genius, and the impact, of some of most signficant recordings in American history.
Posted in: Music, National Recording Registry, Preservation
This Year’s National Recording Registry
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The National Recording Registry Class of 2019 includes Jay-Z, Sam & Dave, Cyndi Lauper and Robert F. Kennedy.
Posted in: Music, National Recording Registry
National Recording Registry: Countdown to This Year’s Inductees
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Significant radio broadcasts, speeches, and oral histories that are featured in the National Recording Registry's archives of
Posted in: Music, National Recording Registry
Inquiring Minds: Celebrating Black Musical Theater
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
For going on a decade now, theater historian Ben West has been making regular trips from his home in New York City to the Library of Congress. His mission? To cull through unpublished manuscripts, personal papers of Broadway authors, copyright drama submissions and more to tell the story of the American musical. Last September, West’s …
Posted in: Collections, Manuscripts, Music, Researcher Stories