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Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

A Trio of Literary Ladies Conserved

Posted by: Samantha Schireson

This is a guest post authored by Gwenanne Edwards, Senior Paper Conservator in the Conservation Division. Drawings personifying genres of literature, Fancy, Romance, and Tragedy, were recently treated in the Conservation Division. The drawings were made in 1896 as preparatory sketches for mural paintings in the Thomas Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress and …

Close-up view of two hands carefully at work on an aged, yellowing manuscript with handwriting

As the Library Sleeps

Posted by: Samantha Schireson

This is a guest post by Jennifer Lewis, a Preservation Specialist in the Conservation Division who specializes in stabilization, collection housing, and large-scale projects.   Have you wondered what the Library was like when the buildings were nearly empty during the first months of the pandemic? During the Library’s extended closure beginning in March 2020, a team …