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Archive: March 2018 (3 Posts)

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Sheet Music Spotlight: “A National Feeling Song” for Buchanan

Posted by: Cait Miller

The following is a guest post from retired Music Cataloger Sharon McKinley. The Library of Congress recently made the James Buchanan and Harriet Lane Johnston Papers available online. It’s a fascinating treasure-trove of documents, including a wonderful series of letters between Buchanan and his niece and ward Harriet Lane (later Johnston), who served as the …

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Special Collections: New Finding Aids Available!

Posted by: Cait Miller

The Music Division of the Library of Congress is home to over 500 named special collections – that is, the personal papers of significant figures and companies ranging from composers, to musicians, to costume designers, to choreographers, to publishers and beyond. You can see an alphabetical listing of our special collections online that includes links …