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Archive: May 2018 (10 Posts)

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“When Johnny Comes Marching Home” Marches Across Time

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

Sometimes listeners are surprised to find a familiar tune lurking behind the lyrics of a new song. Songwriters may revisit and reuse existing compositions, hoping to catch a listener’s attention through something familiar. The Civil War era song "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" not only resembles an earlier song, but also inspired a number of parodies.

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New Online Collection: The Woodrow Wilson Papers

Posted by: Cheryl Lederle

We're delighted to announce that the Woodrow Wilson Papers are now online. Held in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, these papers constitute the largest collection of original Wilson documents in the world, and provide teachers and students with many opportunities for discovery.