It’s our birthday! On this day 225 years ago, President John Adams signed an act of Congress that appropriated $5,000 for the purchase of books and maps to be used by members of Congress. The rest, as they say, is history! | The Library of Congress
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It’s our birthday! On this day 225 years ago, President John Adams signed an act of Congress that appropriated $5,000 for the purchase of books and maps to be used by members of Congress. The rest, as they say, is history! | The Library of Congress
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Part 1 of 3: Conservation interns rebinding books from the Thomas Jefferson Library Collection
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Part 1 of 3: Conservation interns rebinding books from the Thomas Jefferson Library Collection
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Part 3 of 3: Conservation interns rebinding books from the Thomas Jefferson Library Collection
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Part 3 of 3: Conservation interns rebinding books from the Thomas Jefferson Library Collection
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The Library of Congress has three buildings on Capitol Hill but that’s STILL not enough space to store all of the collection items in the world’s largest library. Here’s a look at one of the off-site Library storage facilities in Fort Meade, Maryland. | The Library of Congress
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The Library of Congress has three buildings on Capitol Hill but that’s STILL not enough space to store all of the collection items in the world’s largest library. Here’s a look at one of the off-site Library storage facilities in Fort Meade, Maryland. | The Library of Congress
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In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 162 years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most famous speeches in American history, extolling the sacrifices of the men who died in the battle there. There are five known manuscript copies of the Gettysburg Address. The Library of Congress has two of those. | The Library of Congress
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In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 162 years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most famous speeches in American history, extolling the sacrifices of the men who died in the battle there. There are five known manuscript copies of the Gettysburg Address. The Library of Congress has two of those. | The Library of Congress
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In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the Library of Congress and the national tour of “The Sound of Music” are presenting “Inside the Vault,” a new traveling and virtual display that offers a rare look at the creation of one of the most beloved musicals of all time. | The Library of Congress
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In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the Library of Congress and the national tour of “The Sound of Music” are presenting “Inside the Vault,” a new traveling and virtual display that offers a rare look at the creation of one of the most beloved musicals of all time. | The Library of Congress
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The Great Hall is decked! Plan a visit to the Library of Congress to enjoy the festive atmosphere of the Jefferson Building this month, including during our extended hours on Thursday evenings. Click the link in our bio to see December's #LiveAtTheLibrary events, or visit loc.gov/events to see a full schedule of upcoming events. | The Library of Congress
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The Great Hall is decked! Plan a visit to the Library of Congress to enjoy the festive atmosphere of the Jefferson Building this month, including during our extended hours on Thursday evenings. Click the link in our bio to see December's #LiveAtTheLibrary events, or visit loc.gov/events to see a full schedule of upcoming events. | The Library of Congress
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This year marks 25 years of the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress, which was celebrated in the PBS “Salute to Service” broadcast last month. The Veterans History Project collects, preserves and makes accessible the firsthand recollections of U.S. military veterans who served from World War I through more recent conflicts and peacekeeping missions, so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand what they saw, did and felt during their service. L
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UT Austin student captures legendary gospel recording for the Library of Congress
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Welcome to our three-part series on book rebinding, where Library of Congress advanced book conservation interns Brittany and Devon will take you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. Stay tuned for parts two and three! | The Library of Congress
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It’s Constitution Day! While the current home of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence is the @usnatarchives, both documents were once housed here at the Library of Congress. Right now, for the first time ever, the National Archives has the full U.S. Constitution, including all 27 amendments, displayed in its Rotunda. The display will remain open through Wednesday, Oct. 1. Head to visit.archives.gov to learn more! #constitutionday | The Library of Congress
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In a video recorded early last week, 14th Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden honored the crucial and important work performed by the Library of Congress staff, the heart of the institution, for Public Service Recognition Week. The staff will continue to serve the United States Congress, the American public, and users across the world as the caretakers of our nation’s treasures and our collective history. | The Library of Congress
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A Thanksgiving week treat from the Library of Congress to you: A close-up look at what many culinary historians see as the "first" American cookbook, Amelia Simmons’ "American Cookery." Not only does the book feature iconic ingredients from North America like turkey, corn, and squash, it was also written by an American and published in the United States. The Library's Rare Book and Special Collections Division holds one of four known first-editions of the cookbook. Not much is known about Amelia
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ICYMI: There’s a fascinating new exhibition here at the Library of Congress that examines the parallel lives of George Washington and King George III of Britain. They never met in person. They never even wrote to each other, despite both men being prolific writers. And for more than 200 years, their archives — including diaries, letters, speeches, charts and drawings — were separated by an ocean. Now, for the first time, these two collections have come together in one place. Plan your trip to se
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Library of Congress plays recording of Amelia Earhart for the first time
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On this day in 1931, Congress passed legislation that allowed for the creation of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), which is part of the Library of Congress. Here’s a behind the scenes look into one of the ways NLS still provides free books for its patrons: Audiobook recording! | The Library of Congress
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This nearly 38-foot Black Ship scroll from the Library’s Japanese Rare Book Collection — which illustrates the beginning of official relations between the United States and Japan — will be among the #LOCTreasures on display in our forthcoming exhibition, “Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress.” The exhibition, set to open the evening of June 13, explores how cultures preserve memory, including the role of the Library in preserving collective memories representing entire soc
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We first introduced you to the Blackwell Family Tree – a stunning piece of folk art depicting the genealogical history of an African American family from Virginia – back in December. Now, we are pleased to announce that it will be on display in “Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress,” the inaugural exhibition in the Library’s new David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery. It’s set to open the evening of June 13. We hope to see you there. Visit loc.gov/treasures to learn more! |
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The archival collections of the Library include the largest body of early indigenous American music recordings in the U.S.: about 10,000 wax cylinders of songs and stories. Many of them are recordings made by Omaha ethnographer Francis La Flesche (pictured). La Flesche was the first professional Native American ethnologist and a member of the Omaha Nation. His recordings and others like them are used by both native and non-native researchers. Their greatest value lies in the cultures and languag
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