526 recorded/archived events found
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Wed Oct 24 2007 Aeronautics at the Library of CongressA nationally known aviation historian and biographer of the Wright brothers, Tom Crouch has been mining the treasures of the Library of Congress for more than four decades. Crouch discussed the Library of Congress collections, and his many hours searching through materials, in a lecture titled "Aeronautics at the Library of Congress: Forty Ye... |
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Wed Nov 2 2005 Sudan: A Turbulent NationFrancis Deng, Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Library of Congress' John W. Kluge Center discussed the African nation of Sudan. |
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Thu Oct 26 2006 Jack Gilbert and Miranda Field PoemsThe Library of Congress 2006 Literary Season continues with poetry readings from poets Jack Gilbert and Miranda Field. |
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Thu Oct 12 2006 Galway Kinnell and David Tucker PoemsThe Library of Congress 2006 Literary season continued with poetry readings from poets Galway Kinnell and David Tucker. |
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Fri Sep 28 2007 2007 NBF GalaThe 2007 National Book Festival gala featuring First Lady Laura Bush and Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. |
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Sat Jul 14 2007 Law Library 175th Anniversary GalaOn July 14, 2007, The Law Library of Congress celebrated its 175th Anniversary Gala Dinner in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson Building. More than 125 distinguished guests in the political, legal and educational world were present to pay tribute to the institution. Speaking that evening were Jeffrey Toobin, chair of ... |
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Wed May 9 2007 "Lighthouses" and "Bridges" Book LaunchThe Library of Congress and W.W. Norton & Company celebrated the publication of "Lighthouses" and "Bridges" with a special program. "Lighthouses" by Sara E. Wermiel and "Bridges" by Richard L. Cleary are the fourth and fifth volumes in the Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks in Architecture Design and Engineering series. They join "... |
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Thu Nov 16 2006 Women Who DareThe seven authors of the Library of Congress "Women Who Dare" series, which celebrates the lives of remarkable women who have shaped American history, discussed their books in a program sponsored by the Library's Center for the Book. "For more than 200 years, the Library of Congress has been gathering materials necessary to tell the stories o... |
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Thu Mar 30 2006 Letters of Presidents and Their WivesLibrary of Congress manuscript historian Gerard Gawalt discussed his new book "My Dear President: Letters Between Presidents and Their Wives," in a program sponsored by the Center for the Book. Published by the Library of Congress in association with Black Dog & Leventhal, this compelling anthology draws upon the Library's vast collections of... |
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Wed Nov 28 2007 J&R Lamb Studios: Afternoon SessionArt and architectural historians and design community insiders assembled at the Library of Congress for a symposium celebrating 150 years of J&R Lamb Studios, America's oldest continuously-run decorative arts firm, which preceded and influenced the studios of both John LaFarge and Louis C. Tiffany. The Library of Congress acquired the J&R Lam... |
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