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It's National Comic Book Day! Before he was famously depicted punching Hitler on the cover of the first issue of his comic, Captain America was a concept drawing. That drawing was donated to us in 2018, albeit a little worse for wear. Here's how it was repaired. ⬇️ blogs.loc.gov/preservation/2…
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It’s fall, which for centuries has been wild ginseng harvesting season in Appalachia. The American Folklife Center collection includes images of the “ginsenging” tradition in West Virginia. What’s a beloved autumn tradition where you live? guides.loc.gov/west-virginia…
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It’s the anniversary of Mary Church Terrell’s birth. The Library of Congress is home to her papers, which highlight her work as an educator, lecturer, suffragist, and civil rights activist. Explore them. ⬇️ loc.gov/collections/mary-chu…
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NEWS: Martha C. Nussbaum receives the 2026 John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity. newsroom.loc.gov/news/librar…
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MAGAZINE MONDAY | A new exhibition, “Alive In Many Hands” is open now at the Library of Congress. It explores the legacy of the American Folklife Center on its 50th anniversary. Read about it in the current issue of the Library of Congress Magazine. ⬇️ lcm.loc.gov/issue/september-…
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The Library of Congress recently had the honor of hosting @KenJennings for an event, and we just couldn't resist testing him on his Library knowledge while he was here. 👀
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For Constitution Day, a draft of the document with notes written in George Washington's own hand! It's from the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, where delegates from each state met to draft the Constitution. Washington likely made these notes while discussing the text with his peers.
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NEWS: A new exhibit at the Library of Congress, celebrating 50 years of the American Folklife Center, shows how living traditions carry memory, identity and community across generations. It explores traditions of music, dance, storytelling, craft, foodways and more. newsroom.loc.gov/news/librar…
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Join the Law Library of Congress to celebrate Constitution Day on 9/18 at 2 p.m., in person and virtually, to reflect on the life and work of President William Howard Taft. Read more about the event & register here: blogs.loc.gov/law/2026/08/jo… #LawLibraryOfCongress #ConstitutionDay
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It's Hispanic Heritage Month! The Library will celebrate with new resources and programs inviting the public to explore Hispanic and Latino heritage through the Library’s rich collections. newsroom.loc.gov/news/librar…
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On this National Voter Registration Day 🗳️, here’s a look at Rosa Parks’s 1962 voter registration card from the Rosa Parks Papers here at the Library of Congress. Parks was very passionate about voter registration, and it was a huge part of her work at the NAACP when she lived in Alabama. 🧵
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MAGAZINE MONDAY | Since its inception in 1991, the Library's junior fellows program has welcomed 1,100 students. Read about how they've made hundreds of thousands of items more accessible to Congress and the American public in the Library of Congress Magazine! ⬇️ lcm.loc.gov/issue/july-augus…
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To mark the 25th anniversary of 9/11, the Library has launched an online collection of nearly 500 first-hand accounts that document what responders witnessed, why they responded, what they endured, and how the experience affected their health, families and lives in the years that followed. 🧵
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Taken together, the interviews - which include responders, family members, advocates, and medical personnel- preserve not only the memories of a historic event, but the testimony of witnesses whose lives became part of its continuing history. ⬇️ newsroom.loc.gov/news/librar…
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In the fashion magazine world, the September issue is usually considered the most important of the year. We thought it would be fun to celebrate September by taking a look at the gorgeous vintage issues of Vogue (including copies from more than 130 years ago!) that are housed here at the Library.
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Heads up! If you missed a session you wanted to see at the National Book Festival, or if you were not able to attend the festival in-person, sessions are up online now! ⬇️ #NatBookFest youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…
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This month marks the anniversary of George Eastman patenting the Kodak camera in 1888. The Copyright Office here at the Library of Congress has “The Kodak Manual,” copyrighted earlier that year. It proves that animals and kids have always been priority subjects of amateur home photography!
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