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Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Anita M. Weber provides a brief look at the individual materials and research possibilities discoverable in the Joint Army and Navy Committee on Welfare and Recreation, Sub-Committee on Music papers.
Posted in: Musicians, Special Collections
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
The following is a guest post from Music Division Archivist Janet McKinney. By their very nature, the performing arts depend on the key element of live interaction. But what happens to this art when that component is taken away? In March 2020, concert halls, theaters, and other live performance venues were forced to close their …
Posted in: New Acquisitions, Special Collections, Theater, Women in Music
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
A look at three design renderings from the Paul F. Stiga Collection of Stage and Costume Design and how they connect to stories about the LGBTQ+ experience.
Posted in: LGBTQ+, Musical Theater, Theater, Women in Theater
Posted by: Morgen Stevens-Garmon
Rachel McNellis announces a new finding aid to an expansive collection of music materials.
Posted in: Composers, Special Collections
Posted by: Libby Smigel
In honor of National Tap Dance Day, here is the second part of Dance Curator Libby Smigel’s interview with Debbi Dee. Earlier this month, Debbi Dee shared her memories of learning tap dancing as a child and becoming an award-winning teacher. In the second half of the interview, Dee explains how her career grew into …
Posted in: Dance, Interviews, Women in Dance
Posted by: Cait Miller
As we recognize the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial, the Music Division highlights Marian Anderson's iconic 1939 concert at the Lincoln Memorial by sharing a program and related telegram from the Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge Foundation Collection.
Posted in: African American History, Women in Music
Posted by: Libby Smigel
Dance Curator Libby Smigel talks to Debbi Dee exploring the tap dancer's early training and teaching.
Posted in: Dance, Interviews, New Acquisitions, Women in Dance
Posted by: Cait Miller
The Library of Congress celebrated the acquisition of the Neil Simon Papers by hosting a conversation with actors Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker who currently star in the Broadway revival of Simon's comedy Plaza Suite. Watch a recording of their conversation with Plaza Suite director John Benjamin Hickey, as well as a video overview of the Simon Papers featuring Senior Music Specialist Mark Horowitz.
Posted in: Interviews, New Acquisitions, Special Collections, Theater, Webcasts
Posted by: Melissa Wertheimer
Part 3 of this Coronavirus Web Archive blog series features performance directories, calendars, and listings. Part 2 focused on medical and public health initiatives specific to the performing arts. Part 1 walked readers through Coronavirus Web Archive items within the theme of financial relief efforts in the performing arts.
Posted in: Special Collections, Web Archives