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Posted by: Cait Miller
The following is a guest post from Rachel McNellis, one of the Music Division’s summer Fellows. Dance Archivist Libby Smigel introduces her. I have been delighted to have two Case Western Reserve University Fellows this summer, and am pleased to have Rachel McNellis share her experience working with the legacy materials of choreographer Daniel Nagrin. …
Posted in: Dance, Guest bloggers, Special Collections
Posted by: Pat Padua
The following is a guest post by retired cataloger Sharon McKinley. It’s midsummer here in sweltering Washington, DC, and overheated hearts turn to the music of love. It won’t cool anything down, but going for a nice swim ought to do the trick. “They Had to Swim Back to the Shore,” by Joe McCarthy and …
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Sheet Music
Posted by: Cait Miller
Rachel Tils is one of 37 college students who spent the last two months working at the Library as part of the 2017 Junior Fellows Summer Intern Program. She is a rising junior at Pomona College studying history and theater. The American/Century Play Company Collection held by the Music Division at the Library of Congress …
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Special Collections, Theater, Women in Theater
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
This post is by Emily Hauck, a summer intern in the Library’s Communications Office. A version of this post was first published in the Library of Congress Gazette and it also appeared on the Library of Congress Blog. No matter how much you think you know about a topic, there is always more to discover. I …
Posted in: Composers, Curators, Musical Theater, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Special Collections, Theater
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
The Library of Congress recently celebrated its extensive comic book collection with a pop-up exhibit (“Library of Awesome“) and a series of programs that culminated in a special appearance by Lynda Carter, the original Wonder Woman. During her appearance, Carter donated some remarkable items to the American people that will be housed in the Library’s …
Posted in: Exhibitions, Interviews, New Acquisitions, Special Collections
Posted by: Cait Miller
The following is a guest post written by Katherine Walden, one of 37 college students who spent the last two months working at the Library as part of the 2017 Junior Fellows Summer Intern Program. Walden is a PhD Candidate in American Studies and Sport Studies at the University of Iowa, where she is also …
Posted in: Guest bloggers, Special Collections
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
The following is a guest blog by 2016-2017 Library of Congress Jazz Scholar Ingrid Monson. “Finding Afro-Kola at the Library of Congress” Ingrid Monson, Harvard University 2016-2017 Library of Congress Jazz Scholar For scholars and researchers interested in jazz, a visit to the Music Division of the Library of Congress can be a rewarding improvisation …
Posted in: African American History, Composers, Copyright Deposits, Guest bloggers, Jazz, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Special Collections
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
The following is a guest blog by 2016-2017 Library of Congress Jazz Scholar Ingrid Monson. “Courage and Improvisation: The Max Roach Papers” Ingrid Monson, Harvard University 2016-2017 Library of Congress Jazz Scholar As I sat going through box after box of the Max Roach Papers in the Music Division at the Library of Congress, the …
Posted in: African American History, Composers, Guest bloggers, Jazz, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Sheet Music, Special Collections
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
The following is a guest blog by 2016-2017 Library of Congress Jazz Scholar John Szwed. Notes on My Visit to the Music Division By John Szwed I’ve visited the Library of Congress a number of times over the years for many different reasons, sometimes for research on a writing project, at others just out of curiosity. …
Posted in: Composers, Concerts and Events, Curators, Jazz, New Acquisitions, Sheet Music, Special Collections