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Posted by: Karen Fishman
Today’s post is by David Sager, Research Assistant in the Recorded Sound Research Center. Marty Alexander, a chemist, collected rare 17th Century French furniture and art and also amassed one of the world’s most comprehensive and exotic collections of pre-WWII 78 rpm jazz recordings. After his death in 2009, the Library of Congress acquired the …
Posted in: Jazz, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Karen Fishman
This blog post is by David Sager, Research Assistant in the Recorded Sound Research Center. This post celebrates the Centennial of the signing of the Armistice and makes use of recordings in the Library of Congress’s National Jukebox and images found in the Library’s Recorded Sound Research Center. These mementos are a stirring reminder of the …
Posted in: Advertising, Early Recording Industry, Jukebox, Recorded Sound, World War I
Posted by: Karen Fishman
Every month films from the Library’s collection are shown at the Mary Pickford Theater ranging from titles newly preserved by the NAVCC film lab, classics from the National Film Registry, and lesser known titles worthy of discovery. This month we present The Great Garrick: Thursday, September 20 (7:00pm) THE GREAT GARRICK (Warner Bros., …
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Posted by: Karen Fishman
This is a guest post by Amanda Jenkins, Librarian-in-Residence, in the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Last November, I received an email about a new program being offered by the Library of Congress: the Librarians-in-Residence program. My library and information science program at the University of Iowa sent out emails like this frequently—of …
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Posted by: Karen Fishman
This is a guest post by Tenesha Hare and Jasmyne Post, 2018 summer interns with the Junior Fellows Program in the Library’s Recorded Sound Section. Tenesha is a senior at the University of South Carolina, Aiken, studying Political Science with a concentration in Government and Public Relations. Jasmyne is a sophomore at the University of Louisville, majoring …
Posted in: National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Recorded Sound, Uncategorized
Posted by: Karen Fishman
The following is a guest post by David Jackson, Archivist, Bob Hope Collection, Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation. I’m entering the home stretch of my project to process the manuscript materials in the Bob Hope Collection and wanted to present a brief look at what’s now available for researchers. Processed material has been entered …
Posted in: Bob Hope Collection, Motion Pictures, Radio, Television, Uncategorized
Posted by: Karen Fishman
Today’s post is by Zoran Sinobad, Reference Librarian in the Moving Image Research Center. Shortly after 7 a.m. on November 6, 1928, two mounted policemen in green breeches and black tunics appeared on the stone bridge at the main entrance to the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Japan. They were followed by two officers of the …
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Posted by: Karen Fishman
This guest post was written by Christy Regenhardt, Editor, The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, The George Washington University. Almost everyone knows about Eleanor Roosevelt. As a historian working on “ER,” I never have to tell people who she is. However, her popular image doesn’t include one of the most important facets of her career. She was a …
Posted in: Radio, Television
Posted by: Karen Fishman
This is a guest post by Josie Walters-Johnston, Reference Librarian in the Moving Image Research Center. The Moving Image Research Center (MIRC) is the point of access to over 1.2 million moving images held by the Library of Congress. These items include theatrical films, newsreels, television programs, education and industrial films, documentaries, television commercials, and …
Posted in: Advertising, Film/Video, Motion Pictures, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center