The original 'Arirang' wax cylinder recording at the Library of Congress
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The original 'Arirang' wax cylinder recording at 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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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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Learn how the IRENE (Image Reconstruct Erase Noise Etc.) system helps the Library of Congress preserve fragile recorded sound collections using high-resolution microscope scans, and enjoy this IRENE-preserved recording of "Jingle Bells." https://blogs.loc.gov/preservation/2021/12/introducing-irene/?loclr=fbloc | The Library of Congress
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Learn how the IRENE (Image Reconstruct Erase Noise Etc.) system helps the Library of Congress preserve fragile recorded sound collections using high-resolution microscope scans, and enjoy this IRENE-preserved recording of "Jingle Bells." https://blogs.loc.gov/preservation/2021/12/introducing-irene/?loclr=fbloc | The Library of Congress
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UT Austin student captures legendary gospel recording for the Library of Congress
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UT Austin student captures legendary gospel recording for the Library of Congress
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Library of Congress plays recording of Amelia Earhart for the first time
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Library of Congress plays recording of Amelia Earhart for the first time
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Library of Congress adds to its National Recording Registry
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Library of Congress adds to its National Recording Registry
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Library of Congress plays recording of Amelia Earhart for the first time
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Library of Congress plays recording of Amelia Earhart for the first time
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The Library of Congress has acquired the manuscripts, music and lyric drafts, recordings, notebooks and scrapbooks of legendary composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim. Here, Senior Music Specialist Mark Horowitz takes a first look at the collection, which includes approximately 5,000 items. The materials range from hundreds of music and lyric sketches of his well-known works to drafts of songs that were cut from shows or never made it to a production’s first rehearsal. There are notes about char
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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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Part 2 of 3: Conservation interns rebinding books from the Thomas Jefferson Library Collection
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This Native American Heritage Month, learn more about the largest body of early Indigenous American music recordings in the U.S.: about 10,000 wax cylinders of songs and stories at the Library of Congress. Many of them are recordings made by Omaha ethnographer Francis La Flesche (pictured), the first professional Native American ethnologist and a member of the Omaha Nation. Although early wax recordings can be scratchy and faint, they are still an invaluable resource. They allow us to hear voice
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Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and the 1993 video game classic "Doom" nab national honor
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Taylor Swift & Beyonce inducted into 2026 National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress
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The Library of Congress has added 25 new selections to its National Recording Registry. The registry is made up of songs, albums and sounds considered instrumental to American society. Some of the 2025 inductees are: • Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" from the 1997 film "Titanic" • A 1913 recording of the Hawaiian song "Aloha 'Oe" • The original Broadway recording of Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" • Music from the "Minecraft" video game • Microsoft's Windows 95 reboot chime | PBS NewsHour
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Music from Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, 'DOOM' and 'Chicago' added to the National Recording Registry
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Amelia Earhart recording revived
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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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A group of Buddhist monks who have walked more than 2,000 miles from Texas to Washington, D.C. since October finally arrived in the nation’s capital Tuesday. They walked right past the Library of Congress Wednesday afternoon on their way to a peace gathering at the Lincoln Memorial. ☮ | The Library of Congress
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The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), which is part of the Library of Congress, has the world’s largest collection of braille music scores, from J.S. Bach to Taylor Swift. Here’s how the scores are digitized, which grants NLS patrons more convenient access to the material! | The Library of Congress
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Happy Valentine's Day from the Conservation Division at the Library of Congress! 🩵💛🧡💚🩷 | The Library of Congress
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ANNOUNCEMENT: The Library of Congress has selected 25 films for the National Film Registry due to their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage. The oldest inductee is an 1896 film titled “The Tramp and the Dog,” a silent film from Chicago's Selig Polyscope Company that is recognized as the first commercial film made in Chicago. It is one of six silent films being added to the registry this year. The newest inductee is Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest
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Nearly 100-year-old recording of Amelia Earhart revived
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On this #WorldBookDay 📚, let’s take a moment to appreciate all the work that goes into making audiobooks! 🤩 The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), part of the Library of Congress, is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a disability that prevents them from using regular print materials. The free library service was established by an act of Congress in 1931, providing braille materials to b
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Fact: Thư viện Quốc hội Mỹ (Library of Congress) lưu giữ một bộ sưu tập bí mật mang tên
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This wasn’t made in China. Behind the walls of the Library of Congress for a secret look at historic John Flanagan’s clock. #history #washingtondc #clocks
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130-Year-Old Melies Film Discovered and Restored
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واشنگٹن میں موجودکتابوں کا خزینہ! لائبریری آف کانگریس! ڈاکٹر ذوالفقار کاظمی کا معلوماتی و تفصیلی تجزیہ Treasure of Knowledge: Inside the Library of Congress | Discover Pakistan #LibraryOfCongress #WashingtonDC #KnowledgeTreasure #WorldLibraries #DiscoverPakistan
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Tennessee Ernie Ford: The Story Behind ‘Sixteen Tons’
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We love where we work, and every so often we like to show off our most cherished spots to you, our followers. Today, take a look at Rare Book and Special Collections Division Chief Stephanie Stillo’s favorite part of the Library of Congress! #librarylove #libraryofcongress #libraries #librarylife | The Library of Congress
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