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Archive: March 2015 (9 Posts)

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National Recording Registry Adds New Titles!

Posted by: Karen Fishman

This blog post was co-written with Matt Barton, Curator, Recorded Sound Section, Library of Congress Each year, the National Recording Registry at the Library of Congress chooses 25 recordings showcasing the range and diversity of American recorded sound heritage in order to increase preservation awareness. The diversity of nominations received highlights the richness of the …

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Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (March 19-21, 2015)

Posted by: Mike Mashon

The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, March 19 (7:30 p.m.) Public Broadcast Laboratory (1967-1968) Public Broadcast Laboratory (PBL) was the first regularly scheduled educational television program aired nationwide, shown on National Educational Television (NET) stations. It premiered in 1967, offering incisive reporting, examinations of …

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Where the River Shannon Flows

Posted by: Karen Fishman

This blog post was co-written with Jan McKee, Reference Librarian, Recorded Sound Section, Library of Congress It wouldn’t be St. Patrick’s Day without some sentimental Irish ballads to listen to with our green beer, and the name that is most synonymous with Irish ballads is John McCormack. John McCormack (1884-1945) was an Irish born American …

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Now Playing at the Packard Campus Theater (March 12-14, 2015)

Posted by: Mike Mashon

The following is a guest post by Jenny Paxson, an Administrative Assistant at the Packard Campus. Thursday, March 12 (7:30 p.m.) The Girl Next Door (20th Century-Fox, 1953) When widowed cartoonist Bill Carter (Dan Dailey) falls in love with his beautiful new neighbor, Broadway star Jeannie Laird (June Haver), it causes a rift with his …