Robert F. Kennedy, the Law & the Struggle for Racial Justice
Patricia A. Sullivan discussed Robert F. Kennedy, the law, and the struggle for racial justice, in conjunction with the Library's exhibition, "The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom."
Contributor:
Sullivan, Patricia A.
Date:2015-04-29
Film, Video
Panorama exterior Westinghouse works
Westinghouse works. | Westinghouse works--Paper Print Collection. Compilation reel 1 | Railroad from Pittsburg to Stewart, Westinghouse works | Railroad panorama, Pittsburg to Stewart, Westinghouse works | Panorama of exterior
The view from a moving train shows some of the Westinghouse interests and the surrounding areas. It appears that the film is in two parts and has been incorrectly spliced together with the last part put first. The film is supposed to show one rail route, but maps indicate that the first part of the film logically should be placed last. The first part...
Contributor:
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Bitzer, G. W. - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
The Orlando Consort
The Orlando Consort performs 15th-century music largely drawn from the "Laborde Chansonnier," a manuscript treasure held at the Library of Congress. This concert was part of the 2017 Founder's Day celebration in honor of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge. Program: The Composers of the Laborde SongbookWalter Frye, "Ave regina celorum" [4:51]Robert Morton, "N'aray je jamais mieulx" [11:18]Hayne van Ghizeghem, "De tous bien plaine" [16:29]Firminus Caron, "Corps...
Contributor:
Orlando Consort
Date:2017-10-30
Film, Video
The physician
Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available
"Tells the story of Rob Cole, a boy who is left a penniless orphan in an 11th century English mining town when his mother dies of a mysterious illness. The experience also opens his eyes to a rare gift; that he has the ability to foretell death. Vowing to become a physician and vanquish Death itself, he travels to Isfahan in Persia to study...
Contributor:
Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Gordon, Noah - Wrekin Hill Entertainment (Firm) - Beta Cinema (Firm) - Frenzel, Ingo Ludwig - Stölzl, Philipp - Hofmann, Nico - Rigby, Emma - Khouri, Makram - Budelmann, Sven ...
Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Gordon, Noah - Wrekin Hill Entertainment (Firm) - Beta Cinema (Firm) - Frenzel, Ingo Ludwig - Stölzl, Philipp - Hofmann, Nico - Rigby, Emma - Khouri, Makram - Budelmann, Sven - Bogdanski, Hagen - Mʼbarek, Elyas - Yardım, Fahri - Bauer, Wolf - Marcus, Michael - Payne, Tom - Universal Pictures International - Martinez, Olivier - Degeto Films (Firm) - Skarsgård, Stellan - Berger, Jan - Kingsley, Ben
Date:2015
Film, Video
The Shooting
Catalog Record - Electronic Resource Available
A former bounty hunter turned prospector returns to his diggings to find things changed. One partner is shot and killed, his brother escapes on horseback to the desert, and the third takes refuge in one of the caves. Setting off across the desert in pursuit, a mysterious woman hires them to take her to a town which is in the direction they are headed....
Contributor:
Eastman, Charles - Proteus Films - Markowitz, Richard - Copyright Collection (Library of Congress) - Oates, Warren - Hutchins, Will - Merholz, J. - Perkins, Millie - Santa Clara Productions - Vci Home Video (Firm) - Nicholson, Jack - Hellman, Monte - Sandor, Gregory - Joyce, Adrien
Date:2000
Film, Video
2011 Junior Fellows Display
The Junior Fellows program is profiled and the findings of the 2011 class of fellows are featured.
When we were in our teens
May shows her newest painting to Tom and Howard, rivals for her affection. Tom tactlessly offers an honest opinion, saying the picture is "punk". No fool Howard, however, pretends to admire May's painting. May, of course, prefers Howard's opinion to Tom's and therefore prefers Howard himself to Tom. Not to be deterred, Tom disguises himself as a tramp, steals May's painting and tries, in...
Contributor:
Woods, Frank E. - Graybill, Joe - Powell, Frank E. - Biograph Company - Pickford, Mary - Quirk, Billy - Marvin, Arthur W. - Sennett, Mack - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - Pickford (Mary) Collection (Library of Congress)
Date:1910
Film, Video
Acquiring and Developing an Offsite High Density Collections Storage Facility
In addition to operating state-of-the art preservation quality storage facilities at Ft. Meade, the Library operates a rental property which meets its needs for interim storage. This webinar discusses the Librarys experience in acquiring and developing this facility. Cabin Branch (located in Landover, Md.) shows a way to control costs without compromising on collections care. The webinar will explain how the Library of Congress...
Contributor:
Herman, Steve - Roache, Rohn - Lev-Alexander, Nancy
Date:2020-04-28
Film, Video
S.S. "Coptic" at dock
Steamship "Coptic" at dock
From F.Z. Maguire catalogue: Taken at the docks of the Pacific Steamship Co., San Francisco, Cal., which is operated in connection with the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. The "Coptic" is one of the best appointed, largest and fastest vessels that traverse the Pacific Ocean, and this view was taken as she was leaving for a voyage to the Sandwich Islands, Japan and China. The...
Contributor:
Blechynden, Frederick - Thomas A. Edison, Inc - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress) - White, James H. (James Henry)
Date:1897
Film, Video
James "Super Chikan" Johnson and Richard Christman
James "Super Chikan" Johnson and Richard Christman performs Mississippi blues songs and music at the Library of Congress, May 23, 2006. videorecording | videorecording ; 62 min | Homegrown Concert Series. (Source). May 23, 2006. (Date). Videorecording (Form).
Contributor:
Christman, Richard - Library of Congress - Super Chikan
Date:2006
Film, Video
DPLAfest 2016: Wide Open Spaces - Bringing the Rest of the West into DPLA
DPLA Service Hubs in single states around the country have often worked with cultural heritage institutions physically located within 50 or 100 miles of the Hub. What happens when digitization and aggregation must be provided across the larger regions and states in the West? This session looks at issues that have emerged as collaboration is stretched across hundreds of miles, different cultures, and topographical...
Contributor:
Allison-Bunnell, Jodi - McIntyre, Sandra - Turner, Adrian
Date:2016-04-14
Film, Video
George Lewis on his Library of Congress Commission, "The Mangle of Practice"
George Lewis discusses his Library of Congress commission, "The Mangle of Practice," which received its world premiere (with Ensemble Dal Niente) at the Library of Congress in commemoration of founding patron Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge's 150th birthday.
James Hogg: Scotland's Shepherd Poet
This one-day symposium explored the work of James Hogg, "The Ettrick Shepherd" (1770-1835), an influential Scottish song-maker, folklore collector, novelist and poet. Inspired by Robert Burns, colleague of Walter Scott and friend of Lord Byron, Hogg played a major role in creating and promoting Scottish culture, within Scotland and internationally. Widely read in 19th century America, he is best remembered for his novels, including...
Contributor:
Wellington, Sheena - Hunter, Adrian - Bold, Valentina - Kay, Billy
Conversation with Pontus Lidberg
Swedish choreographer Pontus Lidberg discusses his career and his Library of Congress/Martha Graham Dance Company co-commission, "Woodland," with Nicholas Brown. Set "Notturno for strings and harp" by Irving Fine, "Woodland" was commissioned for the 90th anniversary season of "Concerts from the library of Congress." Part of the "Martha Graham at the Library" Festival and presented in association with the Embassy of Sweden and Swedish...
Clerks casing mail for bags, U.S.P.O.
"The subject is an operation of mail handling called "casing." The camera was placed so that two men can be seen demonstrating the method. The demonstrators, with stacks of letters in their hands, place them in one of many apertures built into a cabinet or "case"--Early motion pictures.
Contributor:
Weed, A. E. - American Mutoscope and Biograph Company - Paper Print Collection (Library of Congress)
Legends and Legacies Concert Celebrating Joseph T. Wilson and the National Council of Traditional Arts Collection
videorecording | 1 videorecording; 176 min. | This concert forms part of the Legends and Legacies: An American Folklife Center Celebration of Public Folklore symposium events. (Source Note). September 10, 2009. (Date). This concert honors the life and work of Joseph T. Wilson and includes a presentation of the Library of Congress Living Legend Award to him by the Librarian of Congress. (Content). This...
Contributor:
Obey, David R. - Olin, Julia - Sweet Heaven Kings - New Ballard's Branch Bogtrotters (Musical Group) - Bulger, Peggy A. - McComiskey, Billy - Ware, Tom, III - Dukes, Josh - Tieyah, Chester, Jr. - Library of Congress ...
Obey, David R. - Olin, Julia - Sweet Heaven Kings - New Ballard's Branch Bogtrotters (Musical Group) - Bulger, Peggy A. - McComiskey, Billy - Ware, Tom, III - Dukes, Josh - Tieyah, Chester, Jr. - Library of Congress - Mauchahty-Ware, Tom - Moloney, Mick - Mulvihill, Brendan - Sheehy, Daniel Edward - Billington, James H. - Wiggins, Phil - Wilson, Joe - Douglas, Jerry
