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Thomas Jefferson’s Library… | Timeless
Home Thomas Jefferson’s Library… Thomas Jefferson’s Library…February 24, 2025Posted by: Neely Tucker In September 1814, Thomas Jefferson wrote one of the more important letters in American history to his friend Samuel H. Smith, a longtime friend and prominent academic and newspaper publisher. Jefferson, furious that British troops had burned the U.S. Capitol a few weeks…
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Library Debuts Video Series for 2021 Cherry Blossom Festival
03/23/2021 The Library of Congress celebrates the 2021 National Cherry Blossom Festival by debuting a new video series that highlights both historic and contemporary traditions of springtime flower viewing. Developed to support the festival’s 2021 efforts to “blossom safely,” the four-to-five-minute videos can be enjoyed by viewers everywhere during the festival March 20-April 12 and…
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Latest News: 2020 Selections to the National Recording Registry Announced
Library of Congress sent this bulletin at 03/24/2021 08:27 AM EDT Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today named 25 recordings as audio treasures worthy of preservation for all time based on their cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage. Janet Jackson’s clarion call for action and healing in “Rhythm Nation 1814”…
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Veteran Grown: Urban Farming | Library of Congress
Update: The video is on YouTube, see below, too.. About this Item Title Veteran Grown: Urban Farming SummaryThis panel discussed farming in an urban setting as one of many unique career paths veterans take after transitioning to civilian life, and introduced the audience to programs that exist to assist veterans who farm. The Library of…
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Library of Congress Builds New Collections Documenting COVID-19 Pandemic | Library of Congress
Collections Include Photographs of Community Impact, Web Archiving of Public Health Data and Artist Responses to the Health Crisis Press Contact: Brett Zongker, (202) 707-1639, bzongker@loc.gov As the world marks the one-year anniversary of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the Library of Congress has been collecting materials and documenting this time in history through a variety…
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Moving Image Research Center | Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division, Library of Congress
“The Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division (MBRS) at the Library of Congress has responsibility for the acquisition, cataloging and preservation of the motion picture and television collections. The Division operates the Moving Image Research Center to provide access and information services to an international community of film and television professionals, archivists, scholars and…
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Free to Use and Reuse: Travel Posters | Library of Congress Blog
“Faraway states, natural wonders and beautiful beaches—these are the settings that often come to mind as we start to plan our summer vacations. They also form the backdrop of hundreds of travel posters in the Library’s collections, including an assortment featured this month on the Library’s home page. The featured posters are U.S. government works,…
