Press Releases and Feature Articles

2012

New Acquisitions

• Library of Congress Acquires Carl Sagan Papers (6/12)
• Papers of Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White Opened for Research at Library of Congress (4/12)
• Library of Congress Acquires Lee Strasberg Collection (4/12)

Exhibits, Symposia, Publications, and Online Presentations

• Emancipation Proclamation Draft on Display in January (12/12)
• Special Programming to Complement Civil War Exhibition Opening Monday (11/12)
• Library of Congress Highlights Historical Civil War Figures in New Blog (10/12)
• Harvard Law Professor to Discuss Book on Being a Civil Rights Lawyer (9/12)
• Library of Congress Civil War Exhibition Features Never-Before-Seen Items (8/12)
• ‘Lincoln’s Forgotten Ally’ Is Subject of Book Discussion (7/12)
• Library of Congress Civil War Sesquicentennial Exhibition to Open Nov. 12 (6/12)
• Case of Sacco and Vanzetti Is Subject of Book Discussion (6/12)
• Library of Congress to Host Conference on America’s Institutions of Knowledge (6/12)
• Journalist Morton Kondracke to Discuss the Life & Career of Jack Kemp May 24 (4/12)
• Engineer Who Inspired Wright Brothers Is Subject of Book Discussion (2/12)
• Birthday Celebration for Ralph Ellison, March 1 (2/12)
• “Sakura: Cherry Blossoms as Living Symbols of Friendship” Exhibition (2/12)
• Symposium on Carl Jung and Aging To Be Held March 28 (1/12)
• Life of Slave Owned by President Madison Is Subject of Book Discussion (1/12)
• New Library Publication Highlights Civil Rights Struggle (1/12)
• J. Edgar Hoover’s Brief Career at Library of Congress to Be Discussed (1/12)
• Birthday Celebration for Langston Hughes, Feb. 1 (1/12)

2011

Exhibits, Symposia, Publications, and Online Presentations

• Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address Subject of Library Publication (10/11)
• Biography of Frederick Law Olmsted Is Subject of Book Discussion (6/11)
• Photographic Albums Are Subject of New Library Publication (4/11)
• Morton Kondracke Named to Jack Kemp Chair in Political Economy (4/11)
• Arab-American Author Ameen Rihani Is Subject of March 29 Symposium (3/11)
• "Wild Bill” Donovan, Founder of Today’s CIA, Is Subject of Book Discussion (2/11)
• Alfred North Whitehead Correspondence Subject of Feb. 17 Symposium (1/11)

2010

Exhibits, Symposia, Publications, and Online Presentations

• American Colony in Jerusalem is Subject of New Web Presentation (12/10)
• Library Unveils Redesigned Search System for Archival Finding Aids (10/10)
• Library Seeks Applicants for Kemp Scholar in Political Economy (10/10)
• Calvin Coolidge Is Focus of Discussion on Civility in Politics (7/10)
• NFL Commissioner and Library of Congress Kick Off Jack Kemp Legacy Project (7/10)
• Hyperspectral Imaging by Library of Congress Reveals Change Made by Thomas Jefferson in Original Declaration of Independence Draft (7/10)
• Library Opens New Exhibition Honoring Bob Hope and Political Satire (5/10)
• Swiss Psychiatrist Carl Jung and the “Red Book” Subject of Library Symposium June 19 (4/10)
• Swiss Psychiatrist Carl Jung’s “Red Book” Is Focus of Library Exhibition Opening June 17 (3/10)
• New Online Exhibition, Symposium on NAACP Slated (1/10)

2009

New Acquisitions

• Library of Congress to Acquire Jack F. Kemp Collection (8/09)

Exhibits, Symposia, Publications, and Online Presentations

• Papers of Russian-American Writer Vladimir Nabokov Opened for Research at the Library of Congress (6/09)
• David Stewart to Discuss Andrew Johnson’s Impeachment Showdown at Library of Congress on June 3 (5/09)
• Library of Congress Extends Lincoln Exhibit Closing Date, Public Hours; Last Chance in Decades To See Unprecedented Assemblage of Objects (4/09)
• Cornucopia of Lincolniana: Library of Congress Houses Unparalleled Collection on 16th President (LCIB, 3/09)
• ‘With Malice Toward None’: Six Scholars Discuss Lincoln’s Presidency (LCIB, 3/09)
• Library of Congress Symposium on March 4 Commemorates Lincoln Bicentennial (2/09)
• Inaugural Pilgrim Finds Her History in Library’s NAACP Files (LCIB,1-2/09)
• Abraham Lincoln's Original Manuscripts Are Subject of New Library Publication (1/09)

2008

Exhibits, Symposia, Publications, and Online Presentations

• Worlds of Wouk: Library Lauds Literary Life of Herman Wouk (LCIB, 9/08)
• Treasure Hunt: Junior Fellows Mine Mother Lode of Library Riches (LCIB, 9/08)
• Distinguished Writer Herman Wouk To Receive Award for Lifetime Achievement From Library of Congress (8/08)
• "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family" To Be Discussed By Author at Library of Congress, Sept. 23 (8/08)
• Creating the United States: Exhibition Amplifies the American Experience (LCIB, 06/08)
• The New Deal at 75: When Art, Culture and Government Intersected (LCIB, 4/08)
• Library Launches Historical Baseball Resources Site (3/08)
• Library of Congress Experience" Debuts April 12; Exhibits, Interactives Put Exciting World of Knowledge at Fingertips (3/08)
• Library of Congress Presents Symposium on New Deal (2/08)

New Acquisitions

• James Forman, Activist: Children Donate Civil Rights Leader’s Papers (LCIB, 3/08)
• Library of Congress Acquires Papers of Civil Rights Activist James Forman (1/08)

2007

Exhibits, Symposia, Publications, and Online Presentations

• The MacDowell Colony Is Subject of New Book To Be Discussed on Oct. 30 (10/07)
• New Materials Added to "France in America" Web Site Include Documents From Confederacy, Birth of Civil Rights Movement (7/07)
• Revealing Hidden Treasures:Junior Fellows Mine Gems from Collections (7/07)
• New Biography of Robert E. Lee To Be Discussed on June 12 (5/07)
• A Century of Creativity: The MacDowell Colony, 1907-2007 (LCIB, 3/07)
• Online Collection Presents Oral Histories of U.S. Diplomats (2/07)
• The Power of Lincoln's Words To De Discussed on Feb. 21 (2/07)
• New Library Exhibition Celebrating Centennial of The MacDowell Colony To Open Feb. 22 (1/07)
• "The Women Around Sigmund Freud" Is Topic of Lecture, Feb. 14 (1/07)

New Acquisitions

• National Endowment for Democracy Papers Acquired (5/07)
• Papers of Former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger Are Donated to the Library of Congress (4/07)

For the Record: Past Articles

2006

• Library of Congress Features New "Women Who Dare" Book Series at Books & Beyond Program on November 16 (11/06)
• Library of Congress Acquires Papers of Gay Rights Pioneer Frank Kameny (10/06)
• Interns Unearth Treasures in Library (07/06)
• NAACP Display Opens July 14 (07/06)
• Newspaper Giant: the Library acquires the papers of Allen Neuharth (LCIB, 1/06)

2005

• Library Acquires Neuharth Papers (12/05)
• Library Exhibit Celebrates Tercentenary of Benjamin Franklin's Birth (11/05)
• The Library of Congress and National Library of France Launch Joint Web Site on the French in North America (5/05)
• Exhibit Celebrates 150 Years of Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass" (4/05)
• Selected Volumes of "Polish Declarations of Admiration and Friendship for the United States" Now Online (3/05)
• "Tonight" at the Library: Remembering Johnny Carson (LCIB, 2/05)
• The History of Presidential Inauguration Is Celebrated with Exhibition (1/05)

2004

• Library of Congress Exhibition Marking 350th Anniversary of Jewish Life in America Opens Sept. 9 (6/04)
• Papers of Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun Opened for Research (3/04)
• Opening of Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun Papers at Library of Congress on March 4 (Public notice, 2/04)
• Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun Papers Open on March 4 at Library of Congress (Media advisory, 2/04)
• Library of Congress Exhibition Marking 50th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Opens May 13 (4/04)
• Alexander Graham Bell Online Project Concludes (3/04)
• Project To Place Papers of Thomas Jefferson Online Is Completed (2/04)
• Final Online Release of George Washington Papers to Appear January 30 (1/04)

2003

• Major Exhibition on Winston Churchill and His Lifelong Ties to the United States Opens at Library of Congress on February 5 (12/03)
• Selections from the Wright Brothers' Papers to be Available Online (9/03)
• Library of Congress Display Marks the Centennial of Flight (8/03)
• American Women: A Gateway for the Study of Women’s History Debuts (6/03)
• Library of Congress Exhibition on Explorations of the North American Continent Opens July 24 (6/03)
• Collection of Handwritten Ayn Rand Essays Donated to Library of Congress (4/03)
• New Biography of NAACP Leader To Be Featured at Library of Congress Presentation on Feb. 25
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2002

• Abraham Lincoln Online (LCIB, 2/02)
• Final Release of Abraham Lincoln Papers Now Available Online (2/02)
• New in American Memory: Samuel Morse, Woody Guthrie, Chicago Anarchists (LCIB, 2/02)
• Library of Congress Releases Several New Online Collections of American Historical Materials (Samuel Morse, 2/02)
• Margaret Mead: Human Nature and the Power of Culture (LCIB, 1/02)
• Library of Congress Publishes New Guide to Women's History Resources (1/02)
• American Women: Guide to Women’s History Resources Published (LCIB, 1/02)
• Washington in Crisis, 1861-1865: Library Acquires the Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft (LCIB, 2/02)

2001

• Letters of Delegates: Library Publication Wins Indexing Honors (LCIB, 6/01)
• Library of Congress Publication Wins Wilson Award for Excellence in Indexing (6/01)
• Two Collections Added to American Memory Web Site: Ex-Slave Narratives and Narratives of Washington, D.C., and the Chesapeake (4/01)
• 'Born in Slavery': An Introduction to the WPA Slave Narratives (LCIB, 4/01)
• Library of Congress Symposium Marks the 250th Anniversary of James Madison's Birth (2/01) cybercast March 16
• The World of Hannah Arendt: Selection of Papers of Political Philosopher Now Online (LCIB, 3/01)
• Hannah Arendt Papers Available in Electronic Format (2/01)
• Taking the Oath: Presidential Inauguration Collection Debuts Online (LCIB, 2/01)
• Conservation Corner: Washington's First Inaugural Address (LCIB, 2/01)
• Library of Congress Acquires the Jackie Robinson Papers (11/01)
• Red Ink: Records of the Communist Party USA Opened (LCIB, 2/01)
• Library of Congress Opens to Researchers the Records of the Communist Party, USA (1/01)

2000

• 'Glinda of Oz': Baum Descendants Present Manuscript to Library (LCIB,11/00)
• Descendants of L. Frank Baum Give Library of Congress Glinda Of Oz Manuscript (11/00)
• Presidential Inauguration Collection Debuts on American Memory Web Site (11/00)
• Two Collections on Americans and Their Land Debut on American Memory Web Site (Alexander Graham Bell Papers) (10/00)
• Notes of the Founding Fathers: Letters of Delegates to Congress, 1774-1789 (LCIB, 10/00)
• Washington's Diaries Online (LCIB, 10/00)
• Blair Family Treasures: Historic Papers Added to Library's Cache (LCIB, 10/00)
• George Washington's Diaries to Be Available Online (9/00)
• Library of Congress Adds New Online Collections to the American Memory Web Site (Thomas Jefferson Papers) (6/00)
• Library Publishes Cumulative Index to 25-Volume Congressional Correspondence Series (6/00)
• The First Private Eye: Library Receives Pinkerton Archives (LCIB, 6/00)
• Library of Congress to Receive Pinkerton Archives (5/00)
• New On-Line Collections Added to American Memory Web Site (Lincoln, Bernstein, African-American Materials) (3/00)
• Meeting of Frontiers: Web Project Explores Russian, American Settlement (LCIB, 1/00)

1999

• Meeting of Frontiers: Web Site Chronicles Parallel History of America's West and Russia's East (12/99)
• Papa Hemingway: Major Hemingway Collection Donated to Library (11/99)
• Watch It on the Web: C-SPAN 'American Presidents' Video on Library Site (LCIB, 11/99)
• Coolidge & Quilts: Two New American Memory Collections Debut (LCIB, 9/99)
• George Washington Diaries Reclaimed (Conservation Corner) (LCIB, 8/99)
• Jefferson and the Declaration: Updated Work Studies Evolution of Historic Text (LCIB, 7/99)
• Piecing Together Fragments of History (Preservation Corner) (LCIB, 7/99)
• More Than 50 Collections Now Available On-Line from the Library of Congress: Jefferson, Jazz Age and Animation Are Latest Offerings (5/99)
• Mellon Foundation Gives Library of Congress Grant To Digitize Hannah Arendt Papers (4/99)
• Alexander Graham Bell Papers (LCIB, 4/99)
• New On-Line Materials Debut from the Library of Congress (Bell Family Papers) (3/99)
• Papers of Pioneering Arab-American Author Donated to Library of Congress (3/99)
• AT&T Gives $3.5 Million Grant to National Digital Library Program (Bell and Morse collections) (2/99)

1998

• Anchors Aweigh: Naval Historical Foundation Gives Records to Library (LCIB, 11/98)
• Library of Congress Acquires Large Collection of Edna St. Vincent Millay Manuscripts (10/98)
• Pamela Harriman Papers Given to Library of Congress (10/98)
• On-Line Collection of George Washington Papers Expands (9/98)
• LC Publishes Essays Reassessing Coolidge Era (8/98)
• LC Publishes Final Volume in Delegate Letter Series (7/98)
• 'A Wall of Separation': FBI Helps Restore Jefferson's Obliterated Draft (LCIB, 6/98)
• Faith of Our Forefathers: Religion and the Founding of the American Republic (LCIB, 5/98)
• Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library Presidential Web Site Funded by Jones Foundation (LCIB, 3/98)
• George Washington Papers Go On-Line (LCIB, 3/98)
• Marching for the Vote: Remembering the Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913 (LCIB, 3/98)

1997

• The Library and the Declaration (LCIB, 8/97)
• A Home for Ralph Ellison's Work: Fanny McConnell Ellison Visits Library (LCIB, 6/97)
• Mitchell Family of Civil Rights Activists Gives Papers to Library (LCIB, 3/97)
• Manuscript Division Releases 1994-1995 Acquisitions Report (7/97)
• I.M. Pei Donates Papers to Library of Congress (7/97)
• Justice Blackmun Gives Papers to Library (5/97)
• Zora Neale Hurston Playscripts Found in Library (4/97)

1996

• Volume 23 of Letters of Delegates Now Available at LC (5/96)
• Microfilmed Lafayette Papers Now Available at LC (7/96)
• LC Acquires Americana Collection from Marian Carson (10/96)
• LC Acquires Ralph Ellison Collection (2/96)
• Manuscript Division Publishes 1993 Acquisitions Report (1/96)

1995

• Library Publishes New Book on Tradition of Technology (12/95)
• Whitman Notebooks Available on the Internet (4/95)
• Wouk Donates Manuscripts to LC (5/95)