April 1998 - Vol. 57, No. 4
Oliphant's Anthem
Cover Story
The Library recently acquired 60 original cartoons and sketchbooks of Pat Oliphant, one of America's foremost political cartoonists. Harry Katz of the Prints and Photographs Division interviewed Mr. Oliphant for the exhibition catalog.
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'AMERICA FROM THE GRASS ROOTS'
The Texaco Foundation will donate $300,000 to the National Digital Library Program to make available online four collections on musical heritage from the American Folklife Center. -
THE NEXT GENERATION OF LIBRARIES
The Library will cosponsor Phase 2 of the NSF's Digital Libraries Initiative. -
HISTORIC FLUTES ONLINE
Dayton C. Miller Collection preview available. -
EARLY CONGRESS ONLINE
Records document nation's founding. -
MADISON MEETING
The Library's private sector advisory group met in Palm Beach, Fla., Feb. 19-21. -
ANALYZING THE ANALECTS
Harvard's Tu Wei-Ming discussed the Analects of Confucius in the Bradley Lecture Series. -
'THE GERSHWINS AND THEIR WORLD'
To commemorate the opening of a permanent exhibition room honoring the lives and work of George and Ira Gershwin, the Music Division held a celebration of song, dance, lecture and discussion. -
THE GLARE OF THE FOOTLIGHTS
The Library has acquired the papers of noted scenic lighting designer Peggy Clark. -
HAIL TO THE CHIEF
Washington's interim chief of police opened the Library's Women's History Month. -
FLRI COMES TO WASHINGTON
The 24th annual Institute on Federal Library Resources, sponsored by the School of Library and Information Science at Catholic University of America, will be held in Washington July 20-31. -
A GATHERING OF SCHOLARS
The Library will host the sixth class of visiting fellows through its program with the Soros Foundation. -
ALA IN DC
The American Library Association will hold its annual conference in Washington this June, and the Library will host a reception and offer many programs and tours.
