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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: 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
Posted by: Nicholas A. Brown-Cáceres
This is a guest post by Meg Metcalf, women’s, gender and LGBTQ+ studies librarian in the Main Reading Room. It was originally posted on the Library of Congress Blog. The collections of the Library of Congress tell the rich and diverse story of LGBTQ+ life in America and around the world. To share this story, …
Posted in: Composers, Curators, Dance, Digital Collections, Exhibitions, Guest bloggers, LGBTQ+, Musical Theater, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Sheet Music, Special Collections, Theater, Webcasts
Posted by: Cait Miller
The following is a guest post by Senior Music Specialist Loras John Schissel. We are pleased to announce the acquisition of a collection of rare John Philip Sousa materials donated by the well-known educator and Sousa researcher Christopher Dodrill. The collection includes many first editions of Sousa’s marches and concert works in mint condition. …
Posted in: Composers, Digital Collections, Guest bloggers, New Acquisitions, Special Collections
Posted by: Cait Miller
The following is a guest post written by Theater Specialist Walter Zvonchenko. Thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Yanne Norup Schmidt and Mr. Kristian Schmidt, the Library of Congress soon will release a website dedicated to the life and work of Swedish theatrical producer Lars Schmidt [1917-2009]. Schmidt was born in Uddevalla near Gothenburg in …
Posted in: New Acquisitions, Special Collections, Theater
Posted by: David Plylar
Every so often we read about the discovery of some long-lost manuscript in the crypts of an archive, or the unearthing of a heretofore missing missive found locked in a trunk in somebody’s attic. At the Library of Congress we encounter these proclamations more frequently than you might think, usually in the world of special …
Posted in: Composers, Musicians, New Acquisitions, Newly Cataloged, Special Collections, Staff