American Memory is a project of the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress, which is aiming to make available over...

He has also taught at Connecticut College and at the National University of Costa Rica. Mr. Vayo has studied at the University of...

In 1974, he moved to the National Endowment for the Arts, where he founded the Folk Arts Program, and in 1976 became the first director...

The content of the Web site has been reviewed by historians in the Library of Congress as well as by Distinguished University Professor...

And on March 23, Concertante Chamber Players will perform the world premiere of "Spirituals," a work for clarinet and strings by native...

He has also worked as an alcoholism counselor, particularly with children whose lives have been affected by alcoholism. He is on the...

Noting that "the service and sacrifice of our war veterans is the bulwark of our freedoms," James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress,...

a conservation clinic for books, family letters and albums; and, performances representing a wide range of America's musical traditions....

On Sept. 21, Danticut will visit Hartford Public Library’s Caribbean Book Fair, a key component in the Festival of Caribbean Literature’s...

In 1998, Sogi founded and served as vice chairman of the National Japanese American Veterans Council. He also currently serves as the...

Scheduled for June 18 is the last major program he has organized and will serve as moderator, a panel discussion with historical...

In the company of many distinguished writers and historians, we discussed the many ways in which Herman has shaped the historical novel...

“Judgment Days” has received excellent reviews. Bob Woodward called it “a great, serious book by one of the greatest, most serious...

They also demonstrated that the protection copyright offers to commercially successful works insures profits for creators. Maj. Gen....

Approximately 1 million copyrighted items are selected annually to be transferred to the Library’s collections. The exhibition features a...

The report, “The Changing Nature of the Catalog and Its Integration with Other Discovery Tools,” grew out of the Library of Congress...

This tour stop includes educational teacher institutes conducted by Library of Congress staff in an effort to teach young people who...

Eight of the 10 Rockefeller fellows will speak. Additional participants will include George Saliba, professor of Arabic and Islamic...

Attendees will also view a PowerPoint presentation on the Library’s collection of Morrison books. A special display of Morrison material...

where he studied Chinese, medicine and astronomy. He sailed to Guangzhou (Canton) in 1807, where he began to work as translator for the...