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Posted by: Laura Jenemann
Do you have a favorite version of “A Christmas Carol” or a favorite “Ebenezer Scrooge?” We do too, including: Seymour Hicks, Lionel Barrymore, and other early interpreters of Scrooge in film and sound.
Posted in: Film/Video, Recorded Sound, Television
Posted by: Laura Jenemann
This year’s Library of Congress costume ball, themed to the Golden Age of Hollywood, will include a screening of the film “All About Eve.” The National Audio-Visual Conservation Center has film, radio, and other materials related to "All About Eve" to share with you in this blog post!
Posted in: Motion Pictures, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Stacie Seifrit-Griffin
In this 2015 interview with the Library of Congress, Tom Lehrer discusses how he recorded and distributed his 1953 album "Songs by Tom Lehrer," which was added to the National Recording Registry in 2004.
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Bryan Cornell
An appreciation of the song "Ain't No Sunshine," a song written by Bill Withers and added to the National Recording Registry in 2024.
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Laura Jenemann
Matt Rovner shares his discoveries from the collection of prolific radio playwright and independent film maker, Arch Oboler.
Posted in: Motion Pictures, Recorded Sound
Posted by: Cary O’Dell
The legendary blueswoman answers some questions from the Recorded Sound Division of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: National Recording Registry, Recorded Sound