Part 3 of 3: Conservation interns rebinding books from the Thomas Jefferson Library Collection
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Part 3 of 3: Conservation interns rebinding books from the Thomas Jefferson Library Collection
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The Tony Walton Collection at the Library of Congress includes his costume design drawings for both films ("Mary Poppins," "The Wiz") and stage productions. These designs, for the opera "The Love of Three Oranges," came to the Library with flaking paint. Here's how the Conservation Division stabilized the items so they'll be preserved for generations to come. | The Library of Congress
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The Tony Walton Collection at the Library of Congress includes his costume design drawings for both films ("Mary Poppins," "The Wiz") and stage productions. These designs, for the opera "The Love of Three Oranges," came to the Library with flaking paint. Here's how the Conservation Division stabilized the items so they'll be preserved for generations to come. | The Library of Congress
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Welcome to our three-part series on book rebinding, where Library of Congress advanced book conservation interns Brittany and Devon will take you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. Stay tuned for parts two and three! | The Library of Congress
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Welcome to our three-part series on book rebinding, where Library of Congress advanced book conservation interns Brittany and Devon will take you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. Stay tuned for parts two and three! | The Library of Congress
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The Library of Congress has three buildings on Capitol Hill but that’s STILL not enough space to store all of the collection items in the world’s largest library. Here’s a look at one of the off-site Library storage facilities in Fort Meade, Maryland. | The Library of Congress
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The Library of Congress has three buildings on Capitol Hill but that’s STILL not enough space to store all of the collection items in the world’s largest library. Here’s a look at one of the off-site Library storage facilities in Fort Meade, Maryland. | The Library of Congress
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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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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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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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We've arrived at the final installment of our three-part video series on book rebinding, where Library of Congress advanced book conservation interns Brittany and Devon have taken you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. Today they are doing finishing touches and showing you their completed treatments! | The Library of Congress
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Library of Congress plays recording of Amelia Earhart for the first time
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A Thanksgiving week treat from the Library of Congress to you: A close-up look at what many culinary historians see as the "first" American cookbook, Amelia Simmons’ "American Cookery." Not only does the book feature iconic ingredients from North America like turkey, corn, and squash, it was also written by an American and published in the United States. The Library's Rare Book and Special Collections Division holds one of four known first-editions of the cookbook. Not much is known about Amelia
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Scientists in the Library's Preservation Research and Testing Division recently worked to analyze the colorants in this beautiful entomology book from 1705. Technical studies like this one help provide scholars with insights into where, when and how items in the Library's collection were made. This book is digitized, so you can see it in its entirety on the Library's website. Just search "Metamorphosis insectorum" on loc.gov. | The Library of Congress
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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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ICYMI: There’s a fascinating new exhibition here at the Library of Congress that examines the parallel lives of George Washington and King George III of Britain. They never met in person. They never even wrote to each other, despite both men being prolific writers. And for more than 200 years, their archives — including diaries, letters, speeches, charts and drawings — were separated by an ocean. Now, for the first time, these two collections have come together in one place. Plan your trip to se
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The National Book Festival is on September 6th and we’ve been sharing our excitement about the lineup with #bookstagram every week leading up to the big day. Here’s Clay Smith, the Library of Congress literary director, discussing some of the *weird science* reads at #NatBookFest this year! Learn more about this year’s #NatBookFest and the lineup at loc.gov/bookfest or via the link in our bio. | The Library of Congress
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In Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 162 years ago today, President Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most famous speeches in American history, extolling the sacrifices of the men who died in the battle there. There are five known manuscript copies of the Gettysburg Address. The Library of Congress has two of those. | The Library of Congress
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This nearly 38-foot Black Ship scroll from the Library’s Japanese Rare Book Collection — which illustrates the beginning of official relations between the United States and Japan — will be among the #LOCTreasures on display in our forthcoming exhibition, “Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress.” The exhibition, set to open the evening of June 13, explores how cultures preserve memory, including the role of the Library in preserving collective memories representing entire soc
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Announcing “Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress,” the inaugural exhibition in the Library’s new David M. Rubenstein Treasures Gallery, set to open the evening of June 13. Watch this space for more on Library Treasures like these, which will be on view through December 2025 in the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building. You can also visit loc.gov/treasures to learn more. | The Library of Congress
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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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