The following is a guest post by retired cataloger Sharon McKinley. The Library of Congress has a wealth of sheet music from World War I. Although the United States entered the Great War rather late in the game, Americans wrote commemorative songs by the thousands. This music ranges from the famous to the obscure; large …
The following is a guest post from retired Music Cataloger Sharon McKinley. Ah, September. The month of warm days and crisp nights, when the leaves are still green but the summer flowers have given way to mums and asters. Its the first month of school, as well, when a students thoughts might well still be …
The following post was written by Dylan Kolb, one of 26 college students serving at the Library of Congress as interns in the Knowledge Navigators program. These interns, serving for 10 weeks, come from three institutions: University of Virginia (where Dylan is a rising Junior), Catholic University of America, College of William & Mary. Iconic, …