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Posted by: Amelia Parks
James Madison’s detailed notes on the debates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 allow researchers a glimpse into the creation of the federal Constitution.
Posted in: Heritage Science, Preservation
Posted by: K.F. Shovlin
Senior Binding Technician Regina Young celebrates 23 years as a Library employee this month, but her roots go deeper following in her father’s footsteps and a 40-year Library career.
Posted in: Preservation
Posted by: Lily Tyndall
The Irving W. Greenwald Diary describes life for an army private both in an army camp in New York and at the Western Front in France during World War I. The diary was recently treated by a book conservator to ensure its continued preservation by mending the pages, resewing the text block, and repairing the original binding. Part 1
Posted in: Conservation, Miniatures, Preservation
Posted by: Lily Tyndall
The box making activities of the Conservation Division at the Library of Congress allow quick and efficient housing of vulnerable collections items to help avoid further damage and loss. Read about a recent project to house the scrapbooks in the Edward L. Bernays Papers in the Manuscript Division.
Posted in: Care and Handling, Collections Care, Preservation
Posted by: Beatriz Haspo
This blog takes the reader back in time to learn the details of a large acquisition back in 1929 without a list of titles and the quest to find the 30,000 books among millions of items in the General Collection. Part 2 will follow.
Posted in: Collections Care, Collections Management, Preservation