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Posted by: Libby Smigel
Announces the completed processing of the Benjamin Garber Papers and Garber's relationship with choreographer Martha Graham.
Posted in: Dance, Guest bloggers, New Acquisitions, Special Collections, Women in Dance
Posted by: Cait Miller
The following is a guest post from saxophonist Chris Potter, who participated in the Music Division’s Finding Strayhorn discussion panel on June 12, 2019. My visit to the Library of Congress fortunately coincided with the announcement that the Billy Strayhorn Music Manuscripts and Estate Papers are now available for the public to study. I was …
Posted in: Composers, Guest bloggers, Jazz, New Acquisitions, Special Collections, Webcasts
Posted by: Cait Miller
The following is a guest post from music archivist Anita M. Weber. Milton Berle, who lived to be 94, did it all. He was a child actor and juvenile dancer who became a vaudeville emcee, stand-up comic, and Friars Club roastmaster. He acted on radio, stage, and screen. He wrote song lyrics, novels, short stories, …
Posted in: Comedians, Guest bloggers, New Acquisitions, Special Collections