January 1998 - Vol. 57, No. 1
Monstrous Craws & Character Flaws
Cover Story
On Feb 25, the Library will open the Caroline and Erwin Swann Gallery of Caricature and Cartoon with an exhibition entitled "Monstrous Craws & Character Flaws: Masterpieces of Cartoon and Caricature at the Library of Congress," featuring works from the Library's extensive holdings of original cartoon art.
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COPYRIGHT CENTENNIAL
In 1897, the Copyright Office was established as a separate division of the Library of Congress. One hundred years later, the Library commemorated the anniversary with a reception. -
PROGUING IN THE CHESAPEAKE
Author John Barth read from Coming Soon!!!, his unpublished new novel set on and around the Chesapeake Bay. -
POSTWAR PARIS
Journalist Stanley Karnow offered selections from Paris in the Fifties, his new memoir of days he spent in France with Time magazine. -
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF MAPS
Map lovers from around the world assembled at the Library for a three-day celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Geography and Map Division. -
CATALOGING IN THE BALTIC
Library staff attended a cataloging seminar in Vilnius, Lithuania, designed to promote improved cataloging in the newly independent Baltic states. -
AFRICAN AMERICAN ODYSSEY
A new exhibition that features items from the nation's largest collection of materials relating to African American history and culture opens next month. -
WEALTH OF POETRY
Poets Philip Levine, Mark Turpin, Myra Sklarew and David Gewanter read from their work in November. -
CHANGING U.S-ITALIAN RELATIONSHIP
Ferdinando Salleo, Italian Ambassador to the United States, lectured on the present and future role of the United States in Europe.
