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Picturing War: Soldiers’ photography finds a home in the Veterans History Project | Timeless
7+ hour, 43+ min ago (332+ words) Posted by: Neely Tucker This is a guest post by Megan Harris, a reference librarian in the Veterans History Project. It also appears in the January-February issue of the'Library of Congress Magazine, which is devoted to the first 25 years of…...
Of Note: From a Cow in a Chapel to the Berlin Blockade: Introducing Ambassador Philip C. Jessup | Unfolding History
1+ week, 1+ day ago (252+ words) Posted by: Rachel McNellis With their academic careers hanging in the balance, the students relied on Jessup to refute the accusation. He did not disappoint and, using language reminiscent of an official legal document, argued that the charges were unwarranted:…...
The (Sketch) Artist at War | Timeless
2+ week, 4+ day ago (283+ words) Posted by: Neely Tucker "This is a guest post by Nathan Cross, an archivist in the American Folklife Center. It'also appears in the January-February issue of the Library of Congress Magazine, which focuses on the Veterans History Project's first 25 years....
Forging Bonds: The Veterans History Project Turns 25 | Timeless
3+ week, 1+ day ago (693+ words) Posted by: Neely Tucker "This is a guest post by Travis Bickford, the head of the Program Coordination and Communications Section of the Veterans History Project. It also appears in the January-February issue of the Library of Congress Magazine. Preserving…...
A Second Stradivari Viola Finds a Home at the Library of Congress | In The Muse
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (482+ words) The Library of Congress Music Division announces in the acquisition of the 1690 Tuscan-Medici viola made by Antonio Stradivari. Now rechristened Antonio Stradivari, Cremona, 1690, viola, Fulton, ex Baird, Tuscan-Medici, the acquisition was made possible through an extraordinary gift to the nation…...