INSIDE ADAMS IS TURNING TWO! When we launched Inside Adams on October 30, 2009 we became the second official Library of Congress blog- the first was the LC Blog (launched April 2007). In the two years since we published our first post “…Never be afraid of a book,” the Library has added 5 more official blogs to …
The Erie Canal played a major part in commerce in the history of the United States. Its creation helped to make New York City the chief port in the United States and opened the western part of the state and other western territories to increased settlement and trade. It connected the Hudson River to Lake …
Our guest author today is Gulnar Nagashybayeva a Business Reference Specialist. Gulnar has been with Business Reference Services of the Science, Technology & Business Division for almost three years. Previously she worked as Government Documents librarian/contractor at the Central Library of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. She holds a Master’s in Library Science degree …
A number of weeks ago I noticed something in the stacks that I had never seen in the 9 years I have been working at the Library – 16cm X 10cm brass plaques with the words “WATCH STATION” embossed on them. My first thought was very 21st century - I thought they were some sort …
As part of a short series with the Sesquicentennial as a jumping off point, I used the 1860 Census in an earlier post as a way to find out more about the people living at the time of the Civil War. In this second post I wanted to show how Business staff might answer a …
As we near the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are featuring Lee Lawrie’s bas-relief of the Mayan deity Itzamna from the Adams building bronze doors (back in September we featured the Mesoamerican deity Quetzalcoatl). The Maya occupied what are now the countries of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, and El Salvador; and like the other …
What is your background? Born in Whitefield, NH, I spent my school days in Lancaster, Keene, Nashua and Manchester and at Northfield School for Girls in Massachusetts. In my freshman year at Smith College, I announced that I didn’t think it was necessary to leave America’s shores. Thus the college was pleased when my first …
Our guest author today is Michelle Cadoree Bradley, Science Reference Specialist. Michelle entered the Library of Congress as part of the Library of Congress Intern Program (1989-90). After completing her internship she joined the then Science and Technology Division. She holds a master’s in Library and Information Science from Louisiana State University School of Library and …
Artist Lee Lawrie’s figures on the Adams Building bronze doors provide us with an opportunity to highlight important mythical and heroic figures that helped promote the written word. For Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month we highlighted the figure of Brahma. It seems only fitting that for Hispanic Heritage Month we feature the bronze image of the …
Earlier this year the Library closed the café in the Adams Building for renovation. About a month ago it was reopened and the new look is quite nice. The space is much more streamlined and bright with new recycling options, but my favorite part of the newly refurbished space are the pictures that were hung …