Who We Are: Rob Cristarella, Audio Preservation Specialist
Posted by: Laura Jenemann
Meet Rob Cristarella, Audio Preservation Specialist at the Library of Congress
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Recorded Sound, Staff Profile
Category: American Folklife Center
Rare Native American Wax Cylinders Find a New Generation Join us for free screenings and Q&A
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
When Native American filmmaker Daniel Golding came to the Library of Congress to research, listen and translate the Library's rare collection of 1890 wax cylinders featuring Passamaquoddy and Quechan songs and languages, he had no idea that the Library's preservation team had a 100-year-old surprise for him and his son.
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Early Recording Industry, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Native American, Packard Campus Theater, Recorded Sound
Earwitness to History: the Marine Corps Combat Recordings
Posted by: Karen Fishman
This blog post was co-written with Megan Harris, reference specialist for the Veterans History Project, Library of Congress. What you’ve just heard is from the Marine Corps Combat Recordings, an amazing and vivid accounting of the war in the South Pacific during World War II. Not only are these recordings one of the most historically …
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Marine Corps Combat Recordings, National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, Recorded Sound, World War II