FARGO (AP).- An Oregon man has given the Library of Congress a rare and unusual gift: a 120-year-old map supporting the theory that the Earth is flat. Don Homuth, of Salem, Ore., says the map was given to him by his eighth-grade teacher. It was creat…
Refurbished George Washington Bust Back at the Huntington Library in San Marino
SAN MARINO, CA (AP).- Catherine Hess doesn’t have all the paperwork to prove that a 400-pound signed marble statue of George Washington is the one made 179 years ago by portraitist and sculptor David d’Angers and given to the United States by France. B…
Refurbished George Washington Bust Back at the Huntington Library in San Marino
SAN MARINO, CA (AP).- Catherine Hess doesn’t have all the paperwork to prove that a 400-pound signed marble statue of George Washington is the one made 179 years ago by portraitist and sculptor David d’Angers and given to the United States by France. B…
United States Library to Save Famous Baseball, Country Tunes
By: Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON, D.C (AP).- The 1908 tune, “Take Me Out to the Ball-game,” that became the anthem for America’s favorite pastime, will be preserved at the Library of Congress, along with 24 other recordings chosen for the…
Amedeo Modigliani Biography Is Subject Discussion at The Library of Congress
Washington , DC – Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920) was considered the quintessential bohemian artist, his legend almost as infamous as Van Gogh’s. In Modigliani’s time, his work was seen as an oddity: contemporary with the Cub…
Juilliard Participates in Library of Congress’ Music Treasures Consortium Web Site
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Juilliard School announces its participation in the Library of Congress’ Music Treasures Consortium Web site giving access to some of the world’s most valued music manuscript and print materials. The Juilliard Manuscript Collec…
Juilliard Participates in Library of Congress’ Music Treasures Consortium Web Site
NEW YORK, N.Y.- The Juilliard School announces its participation in the Library of Congress’ Music Treasures Consortium Web site giving access to some of the world’s most valued music manuscript and print materials. The Juilliard Manuscript Collec…
Dozens of Thomas Jefferson’s Books Found at Washington University in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP).- Dozens of Thomas Jefferson’s books, some including handwritten notes from the nation’s third president, have been found in the rare books collection at Washington University in St. Louis. Now, historians are poring through the 69 newly…
3,500 Courtroom Sketches by Marilyn Church Heading for Library of Congress
NEW YORK (AP).- Marilyn Church didn’t even have to ask Bernard Madoff, Martha Stewart, Woody Allen and John Gotti to sit for their portraits. She simply found a good seat in court and pulled out her pad — then got paid. Soon, the New York courtroo…
Study: Audio Recordings of US History Fading Fast
WASHINGTON (AP).- New digital recordings of events in U.S. history and early radio shows are at risk of being lost much faster than older ones on tape and many are already gone, according to a study on sound released Wednesday. Even recent history …