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Pride in the Library: LGBTQ+ Voices in the Library’s 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

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Stars and Stripes and Sousa…Forever! Music Division Acquires the Christopher Dodrill – John Philip Sousa Papers

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