BALTIMORE, MD (AP).- Darth Vader proclaiming he’s Luke Skywalker’s father, John Travolta preening in his underwear and an early 20th-century deaf activist communicating in sign language are among the images that will be preserved by the Library of Cong…
The Force is Strong: ‘Empire’ and 24 Other Films Tapped for National Film Registry
BALTIMORE, MD (AP).- Darth Vader proclaiming he’s Luke Skywalker’s father, John Travolta preening in his underwear and an early 20th-century deaf activist communicating in sign language are among the images that will be preserved by the Library of Cong…
The Force is Strong: ‘Empire’ Tapped for National Film Registry
BALTIMORE, MD (AP).- Darth Vader proclaiming he’s Luke Skywalker’s father, John Travolta preening in his underwear and an early 20th-century deaf activist communicating in sign language are among the images that will be preserved by the Library of Cong…
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 …
Library of Congress Acquires Charles Randall Dean Print Collection
Washington, DC – The Library of Congress has acquired an exceptional collection of American Abstract Expressionist prints from the 1940’s to 1960’s, now available through the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division.The Charles Randall Dean Col…
American Folklife Center Announces 2009 Season of Concerts at the Library of Congress
Washington, DC – The American
Folklife Center in the Library of Congress kicks off its 2009 season with a
concert featuring New Hampshire fiddle music in May and a lecture on the 1963
documentary “The High Lonesome Sound.” The 2009 Homegrown
c…