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“America’s First Lady of Food”: Adelaide Hawley as Betty Crocker

Posted by: Amanda Jenkins

At the start of Women’s History Month, we featured a post about long-time radio host and producer Mary Margaret McBride. Today’s post features another interesting figure in women’s broadcasting history—the fictional advertising persona Betty Crocker—and the woman who portrayed her on radio and television in the 1950s and 1960s. Betty Crocker is the iconic figure …

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Batter Up! Baseball in the Moving Image and Recorded Sound Collections

Posted by: Amanda Jenkins

Baseball season is upon us, even if many parts of the country are still in the throes of winter! With the Nationals’ home opener against the Mets this afternoon, here are some baseball-related items in the Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division to whet your appetite and gear up for Major League Baseball’s 2019 …

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Inquiring Minds: Teaching American Culture Through Movies

Posted by: Amanda Jenkins

This post was originally published by Wendi Maloney on the Library of Congress Blog. For the past three decades or so, Thomas Doherty has taught and written about films, television and Hollywood — a lot. An American studies professor at Brandeis University with a special interest in classical Hollywood, he has written seven books touching …

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Revisiting the National Recording Registry: Non-Music Recordings

Posted by: Amanda Jenkins

The National Recording Registry  is well-known for its selections of music of all genres, but did you know about all of the historic radio and spoken word recordings that have also been inducted to the Registry? The Registry ensures that recordings that are “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” get preserved for future generations, and many …

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“America’s First Lady of Radio”: Mary Margaret McBride

Posted by: Amanda Jenkins

Throughout 2019, the Library of Congress is inviting visitors to Explore America’s Changemakers through a series of exhibitions, events, and programs. Changemakers are everywhere. Everyday citizens become trailblazers and history makers, shaping America and making life better. Come discover their stories with us, and be inspired to create new stories of your own. In honor of Women’s History Month …