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Archive: November 2022 (11 Posts)

A view looking past a digital display screen towards the doors of an indoor theater, with

Zappa by Zappa

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

In 2005, the album “We’re Only in It for the Money” by Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention” was added to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry.  Recently, we asked Dweezil Zappa–an accomplished musician in his own right–to look back at the album from a perspective that only he can give us–a son’s.  …

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The White House Record Library–in the Library of Congress?

Posted by: Laura Jenemann

In 1969, the Recording Industry Association of America offered to donate a collection of recordings to the White House “reflecting the wide range of American interest in recorded music, as well as drama, prose and poetry” (White House Historical Association, 1973). This donation resulted in the White House Record Library, a collection of approximately 2,000 …

Five members of '80s rock band Flying Tigers. Four male members gathered around lead singer Jumi O'Brien.

A MYSTERY NO MORE!: Ladies and Gentlemen, Flying Tigers!

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

Never say “Never”! With our September 14, 2022 blog post “Does Someone Know My Name?,” I thought the Library’s—and my—long mystery photo saga had come an end. In the beginning, we had over 100 unknown photos.  At the time of the September posting, we had just 17 left.  By any measure, this effort had been …

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This Weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (November 18 – 19, 2022)

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

This coming weekend at the Packard Campus Theater (19053 Mt. Pony Road / Culpeper, VA) The streets are still mean this month at the Packard Campus as we celebrate film noir, specifically L.A. noir.  You’ll never look at California the same way again. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022 @ 7:30pm L.A. Confidential (Warner Bros., 1997) Based …

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WE LOVE A MYSTERY: Sammy? Is That You?

Posted by: Cary O’Dell

At the Packard Campus, whether you are sitting in our theater, walking down the halls or, of course, digging deep into one of our collections, you never know who you are going to bump into.  Nor do you ever know where that meet-up will take you. Archivist Frances Allshouse recently had an encounter like this.  …