InRetrospect: November Blogging Edition

In November, Library bloggers presented a feast of posts, sure to whet a variety of appetites. Here are a few selections.

  • In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog

1707: A Year That Will Resonate with Handel Lovers
1707 was a good year for Handel.

  • The Signal: Digital Preservation

When Data Loss is Personal
Leslie Johnston talks about being robbed and lessons learned for protecting personal data.

  • Picture This: Library of Congress Prints & Photos

Happy Thanksgiving
Mr. and Mrs. Crouch in Ledyard, Conn., enjoy the holiday and pie with their family.

  • From the Catbird Seat: Poetry & Literature at the Library of Congress

Poetry at Work
Caitlin Rizzo welcomes new poetry traditions.

  • Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business

Pic of the Week: Sequoyah
Native American Heritage Month is celebrated.

  • In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress

The Electoral College – What is it and How Does it Function?
Legal reference librarians Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer explain the Electoral College.

  • Teaching with the Library of Congress

Thanksgiving and Football: A Unique American Tradition
Watching football is part of Thanksgiving celebrations for many Americans.

Library in the News: October Edition

With the November opening of the new exhibition “The Civil War in America” only a month away, media outlets picked up on the announcement of a new blog featuring historical voices from the war. The Associated Press wrote an announcement that many outlets ran with, including The Washington Post, WTOP, military.com and various broadcast affiliates …

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InRetrospect: October Blogging Edition

Here’s a sampling of some of the highlights in the Library’s blogosphere from October. Teaching with the Library of Congress Voting Rights for Women The Women’s Suffrage primary source set is featured. In Custodia Legis: Law Librarians of Congress Welcome to Our New Front Door: A Revamped Homepage The Law Library of Congress gets a …

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Dear Diary

LeRoy Gresham (1847-1865) was a teenaged invalid who kept a diary for nearly every day of the Civil War, recording the news, his Confederate sympathies and perceptive details about life on the homefront as he experienced the conflict through newspapers, letters and personal visitors. The son of an attorney, judge, and plantation owner in Macon, …

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Inquiring Minds: A Visionary Center

(The Library of Congress is not solely our collections. It’s also our people. Often our blog showcases the treasures. Now we’ll also showcase the minds. The following is a guest post by Jason Steinhauer, a program specialist in the Library’s John W. Kluge Center, to debut a new blog series, “Inquiring Minds.” We start with …

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InRetrospect: September Blogging Edition

Here’s a roundup of some September selections in the Library blogosphere. In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog New Dance Collections in the Performing Arts Encyclopedia (PAE) Presentations on Bronislava Nijinska and the Ballet Russes de Serge Diaghilev are now featured in the PAE.  The Signal: Digital Preservation Yes, the Library of Congress Has Video Games: …

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The Bull Run of the West

“Better, sir, far better, that the blood of every man, woman, and child within the limits of the state should flow, than that she should defy the federal government,” swore Union Gen. Nathaniel Lyon to Missouri governor and Confederate sympathizer Claiborne Fox Jackson during negotiations to prevent the state from joining the Confederacy. His next …

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In Retrospect: August Blogging Edition

The Library of Congress blogosphere in August was full of great posts from our many expert curators and staff. Here is just a sampling: In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog The Musical Worlds of Victor Hebert On Aug. 16, the Library opened a new exhibition on composer Victor Herbert. The Signal: Digital Preservation Digital Preservation …

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In Retrospect: July Blogging Edition

Here’s a roundup of what’s been going on in the Library of Congress blogosphere in July. In the Muse: Performing Arts Blog Six Degrees of Ernst Bacon Pat Padua connects composer Ernst Bacon to Kevin Bacon, among others. The Signal: Digital Preservation  One Family’s Personal Digital Archives Project Mike Ashenfelder relates the story of Vernon …

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Let the Games Begin!

Tonight the 2012 Olympics in London kick off. The excitement has certainly been building all year as enthusiasts have followed the torch relay and participating athletes and teams. I can admit that the games probably appeal to me for a few other different reasons than purely anticipating all the awesome competition. First, my favorite band, …

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