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Archive: October 2014 (3 Posts)

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Effusive About Ephemera

Posted by: Cait Miller

The following is a guest post from Senior Music Reference Specialist Robin Rausch.   The Music Division assembles special displays fairly often for visiting dignitaries.  But rarely do we get a chance to bring out the Beech-Nut gum wrapper autographed by composer George Gershwin, or the sales receipts for liquor sold to comedian Danny Kaye …

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Copland as Good Neighbor: Cultural Diplomacy in Latin America During World War II

Posted by: Cait Miller

The following is a guest post from Dr. Carol Hess, Professor of Music at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Hess will be presenting on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 as a part of the Library of Congress/American Musicological Society Lecture Series. See the flyer or follow the link for more information.   Scholars and the …