This is a guest post by Meg Metcalf, women’s, gender and LGBTQ+ studies librarian in the Main Reading Room. It was originally posted on the Library of Congress Blog. The collections of the Library of Congress tell the rich and diverse story of LGBTQ+ life in America and around the world. To share this story, …
The following is a guest post by Senior Music Specialist Loras John Schissel. We are pleased to announce the acquisition of a collection of rare John Philip Sousa materials donated by the well-known educator and Sousa researcher Christopher Dodrill. The collection includes many first editions of Sousa’s marches and concert works in mint condition. …
The following is a guest post written by Theater Specialist Walter Zvonchenko. Thanks to the generosity of Mrs. Yanne Norup Schmidt and Mr. Kristian Schmidt, the Library of Congress soon will release a website dedicated to the life and work of Swedish theatrical producer Lars Schmidt [1917-2009]. Schmidt was born in Uddevalla near Gothenburg in …
DC dwellers and tourists should be aware that the Library of Congress is presenting “Pride in the Library,” a special pop-up exhibit that showcases items from the Library’s collections that feature LGBTQ+ creators and representations of LGBTQ+ life in America and around the world. Come to the Jefferson Building Friday and Saturday between 10 a.m. …
