Patron Services: Saturday Research Orientation: Researching Old Companies
Join the Business Reference Section of the Science, Technology & Business Division for a focused research orientation to resources for researching old companies. Whether you are trying to find out more about your great grandfather's small business, the value of that old stock certificate in your attic, or just curious about a company from the past, learn how to find materials both at the Library of Congress and in your local public library and historical society to help answer your questions. The session covers both print and electronic sources. All researchers are welcome.
Date: Saturday, November 30, 2019, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST
Location: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-139B
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Patron Services: CORRECTION - Orientation to the Manuscript Division
Join the Manuscript Division for a focused research orientation to resources located in the Manuscript Reading Room. Learn how to find materials for your research projects and how to utilize the Manuscript Reading Room’s resources in-person and remotely. The session includes general information on conducting research in the Manuscript Reading Room and time for Q&A about research strategies or steps on specific research projects. All researchers are welcome.
Date: Saturday, November 16, 2019, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM EST
Location: Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Room LJ-139B
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Patron Services: History Unfolded: U.S. Newspapers and the Holocaust. Participatory Research Sprint.
Help us examine historic newspapers on microfilm in order to find out what Americans could have known about the Holocaust through reading their local newspapers. Articles found during the sprint will be added to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s History Unfolded Project.
When: Thursday, November 14, 2019, 4-7 pm (drop-in hours)
Where: Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room, James Madison Building, Room 133
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Please contact Erin Sidwell with any questions about the sprint: esid@loc.gov
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Latest News: Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Appointed to 2nd Term
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has appointed Joy Harjo to serve a second term as the nation’s 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2020-2021. During her second term, Harjo will launch a new Library of Congress collection and online map featuring Native poets and poetry.
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Latest News: "Poetry of Home" Interview Series
During a time when many Americans are sheltering in place, four U.S. poets laureate will share poems and reflect on the subject of “home” and its meaning during our current moment in a new online video series from The Washington Post and the Library of Congress titled ‘The Poetry of Home.’
In conversation via Zoom with Post Book Critic Ron Charles, the series will open with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo on Friday, April 10, to mark National Poetry Month, followed by three previous U.S. poets laureate, including Robert Pinsky on April 17, Natasha Trethewey on April 24 and Juan Felipe Herrera on May 1.
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Latest News: Crime Classics Series Debuts
Poisoned Pen Press, the mystery imprint of leading independent publisher Sourcebooks, worked closely with the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Print Disabled at the Library of Congress to ensure a simultaneous print and braille release of “That Affair Next Door” by Anna Katharine Green, the debut title in the new Library of Congress Crime Classics series.
“The collaboration between Poisoned Pen Press, the Library of Congress’ Publishing Office and NLS led to a big win all around,” said National Library Service Director Karen Keninger. “The Library of Congress is committed to being a library for all people, and accessibility is a big part of that. This will allow our patrons to enjoy ‘That Affair Next Door,’ and future books in the Crime Classics series, much sooner than if we followed the usual route to producing them in braille and audio.”
On Tuesday, the electronic braille version of “That Affair Next Door” will be available on BARD, the NLS’s Braille and Audio Reading Download website. Hard copy braille and audio editions were also intended for simultaneous release but were delayed by work disruptions related to the coronavirus outbreak. A new release date has not been set.
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Latest News: National Recording Registry Announced
The gentle sounds of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” Russ Hodges’ thrilling play-by-play of the National League tiebreaker between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1951, the Village People’s international dance anthem, “Y.M.C.A.,” “Cheap Trick at Budokan” and the original 1964 Broadway cast recording of “Fiddler on the Roof” are among the newest recordings inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden today named these and 20 other recordings as aural treasures worthy of preservation because of their cultural, historical and aesthetic importance to the nation’s recorded sound heritage.
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Latest News: New Crowdsourcing Effort
The Library’s crowdsourcing initiative By the People has launched its newest campaign to enlist the public’s help to make digital collection items more searchable and accessible online. Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents includes thousands of pages of historical documents in Spanish, Latin and Catalan.
As the first entirely non-English crowdsourced transcription project by the Library, this campaign will open the legal, religious and personal histories of Spain and its colonies to greater discovery by researchers, historians, genealogists and lifelong learners.
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Latest News: Librarian Seeks Input on Register of Copyrights
The public will have the opportunity to provide input to the Library of Congress on expertise needed by the next Register of Copyrights, the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, announced today.
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Latest News: Shawn Walker Photo Archives Acquired
The Library of Congress has acquired the archive of photographer Shawn Walker and his collection of photos, ephemera and audio recordings representing the influential Kamoinge Workshop based in Harlem, the Library announced today.
Founded in New York City in 1963, the Kamoinge Workshop is a collective of leading African American photographers, such as Anthony Barboza, Louis Draper, Adger Cowans, Albert Fenner, Ray Francis, Toni Parks, Herb Randall, Herb Robinson, Beuford Smith and Ming Smith. Walker is a founding member and also served as an archivist, helping to preserve the group’s history.
The Shawn Walker archive contains nearly 100,000 photographs, negatives and transparencies depicting life in Harlem — a pivotal crossroad of African diaspora culture — between 1963 and the present. The Kamoinge collection — generously donated by Walker — consists of nearly 2,500 items, including prints by Kamoinge members such as Barboza, Draper, Smith and others. The Library of Congress worked with the Photography Collections Preservation Project to acquire both the Walker archive and the Kamoinge collection with an electronic finding aid. These materials will join the Library’s other important collections of photography by African Americans such as Gordon Parks, Robert McNeill, Roland Freeman, Dawoud Bey and Walker’s mentor, Roy DeCarava.
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Latest News: Major Gift for Visitor Experience
A major gift by philanthropist David Rubenstein will help fund a project to reimagine and enhance the visitor experience for the nearly 2 million people who visit the Library of Congress' Thomas Jefferson Building each year. The goal is to better connect visitors with history and provide better access to the unparalleled collections held by the national library.
Rubenstein, the chairman of the Library’s James Madison Council and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group, will make a lead gift of $10 million to support the visitor experience project.
Rubenstein’s gift will build on the significant public investment Congress has made in the Library’s infrastructure. It will support the strategic plan set by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden to make the Library more user centered for Congress, creators and learners of all ages.
“Literacy is critical to learning and achieving one’s full potential. The Library of Congress plays a unique role in advancing literacy and fostering a love of country and community. I am honored to be a part of this important project to enhance the visitor experience and present the Library’s countless treasures in new and creative ways,” Rubenstein said. “I commend Dr. Hayden for her vision and leadership in modernizing the Library’s spectacular Jefferson Building in ways that respect its beauty and grandeur.”
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Latest News: Applications for Teacher-in-Residence
The Library of Congress is seeking applications from current teachers of journalism or economics for a Teacher-in-Residence position within its Learning and Innovation Office during the 2020-21 school year.
The program description and application details for the position can be found at this website. Applications are due on Friday, March 27, 2020.
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Latest News: New 2020 Kluge Scholars
The John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress is pleased to announce several new scholars who have arrived or will arrive in residence in 2020.
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Latest News: Rosa Parks Crowdsourcing Project
By the People, the Library of Congress’ crowdsourced transcription project powered by volunteers across the country is launching a campaign to transcribe Rosa Parks’ personal papers to make them more searchable and accessible online, including many items featured in the exhibition, “Rosa Parks: In Her Own Words,” starting today, the 107th anniversary of her birth.
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BEF Foods, Inc. Recalls Beef Products Produced without Benefit of Inspection
BEF Foods, Inc., a Lima, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 527 pounds of beef pasta products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection and outside of inspection hours.
Conagra Brands, Inc. Recalls Chicken Pad Thai and Chicken Fried Rice Products Due to Misbranding and Undeclared Allergens
Conagra Brands, Inc., a Russellville, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 2,094,186 pounds of frozen entrees due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen.
Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls Chicken Strip Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Tyson Foods, Inc., a Rogers, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 11,829,517 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of metal.
Yoakum Packing Co. Recalls Venison Sausage Products Due to Mislabeling
Yoakum Packing Co., a Yoakum, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 12,388 pounds of smoked venison sausage that contains pork products that were not represented on the label.
J&J Snack Foods Handhelds Corp. Recalls Stuffed Sandwich Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
J & J Snack Foods Handhelds Corp., a Holly Ridge, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 56,578 pounds of stuffed sandwich products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically semi-transparent plastic.
Tyson Foods, Inc. Recalls Chicken Strip Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Tyson Foods, Inc., a Rogers, Ark. establishment, is recalling approximately 69,093 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strip products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of metal.
Monogram Meat Snacks, LLC Recalls Pork Sausage Products Due to Possible Product Contamination
Monogram Meat Snacks, LLC, a Martinsville, Va. establishment, is recalling approximately 191,928 pounds of ready-to-eat pork sausage products that may be adulterated due to possible product contamination.
Bellisio Foods Recalls Boneless Pork Rib Frozen Entrée Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Bellisio Foods, a Jackson, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 173,376 pounds of frozen pork entrée products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of glass or hard plastic.
TV Food LLC. Recalls Siluriformes Products Produced Without Benefit of Inspection
TV Food LLC., a San Leandro, Calif. non-federally inspected establishment, is recalling approximately 27,956 pounds of Siluriformes, specifically Yellow Hito (catfish), products because the products were not presented for import re-inspection into the United States.
Stino Da Napoli Recalls Various Meat Products Produced without Benefit of Inspection
Stino Da Napoli, a Rocky River, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 11,392 pounds of various meat products that were produced, packed and distributed without the benefit of federal inspection.
Johnston County Hams Recalls Ready-To-Eat Ham Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Johnston County Hams, a Smithfield, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 89,096 pounds of ready-to-eat ham products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Bob Evans Farms Inc. Recalls Pork Sausage Link Products due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
Bob Evans Farms, Inc., a Xenia, Ohio, establishment, is recalling approximately 42,246 pounds of pork sausage link products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of clear hard plastic.
Free Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream at the New-York Historical Society
6-18-10
Free Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream at the New-York Historical Society
Ben and Jerry's Scoop Truck to be parked outside to celebrate flavor anniversary and Grateful Dead exhibition Ben & Jerry's Free Ice Cream Truck Parked Outside New-York Historical Society
Rethinking the Formative Years of American Art, the New-York Historical Society Presents the Exhibition Making American Taste
RETHINKING THE FORMATIVE YEARS OF AMERICAN ART, THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS THE EXHIBITION MAKING AMERICAN TASTE: NARRATIVE ART FOR A NEW DEMOCRACY
Pathbreaking Exhibition Will Highlight the Superb Collection, as theTransformed Historical Society Reopens on November 11, 2011
The New-York Historical Society to Open Its Renovated
6-23-11
The New-York Historical Society to Open Its Renovated Home with the Pathbreaking Inaugural Exhibition Revolution! The Atlantic World Reborn Exhibition Is the First to Track the Explosive, Still-Echoing Course of Revolution From Eighteenth-Century America to France and Haiti
First-Hand Notes of the Constitutional Convention Acquired by the New-York Historical Society
5-31-11
The New-York Historical Society Acquires Rare First-Hand Notes of the Constitutional Convention
Documents in the Hand of Founding Father John Lansing, Jr. are Purchased for the Historical Society’s Library by Chairman Roger Hertog
A Transformed New-York Historical Society Reopens to the Public on November 11, 2011
11-09-11
A Transformed New-York Historical Society Reopens to the Public on November 11, 2011
Following a Three-Year Renovation, New York City’s First Museum Invites Visitors to Experience Its First Permanent Installations, a Brand-New Innovative History Museum for Children, Trailblazing Special Exhibitions, Premier Restaurant and More
Re-opening Celebrated With Free Admission for Children under 13, Veterans and Active Service Members During Opening Day and All Visitors After 6pm
Personal Finance Expert Suze Orman To Be Honored at the New-York Historical Society’s Annual Strawberry Festival
4-11-11
Personal Finance Expert Suze Orman To Be Honored at the New-York Historical Society’s Annual Strawberry Festival
New York, NY, April 7, 2011 – The New-York Historical Society will present Suze Orman with a distinguished service award on Thursday, April 14, as it holds its annual Strawberry Festival benefit luncheon. The event, celebrating women in philanthropy, will take place from noon to 2:00 p.m. at the Metropolitan Club, Fifth Avenue and 60th Street.
Winners of Times Square Photography Contest Announced
4-5-11
The New-York Historical Society Announces the Winners of Its Times Square Photography Contest
Photographs to be displayed in Times Square
Ron Chernow Awarded Annual American History Book Prize
3-4-11
New-York Historical Society Awards Ron Chernow Its Annual American History Book Prize Coveted Award and Title of American Historian Laureate to Be Presented at Annual Weekend with History Event, April 8, 2011
First Full Retrospective of the Sculpture of John Rogers, America’s Unique Artist-Entrepreneur
2-18-11
The New-York Historical Society Organizes the First Full Retrospective of the Sculpture of John Rogers, America’s Unique Artist-Entrepreneur
Drawn from the Historical Society’s Unsurpassed Collection, John Rogers: American Stories Will Tour Throughout 2011
National Traveling Exhibition Nature and the American Vision: Masterpieces of the Hudson River School
11-10-10
New-York Historical Society Shares the Treasure of Its Unsurpassed Collection of Hudson River School Paintings In the National Traveling Exhibition Nature and the American Vision: Masterpieces of the Hudson River School
Library Enhances Reading Room Access
Beginning Monday, April 6, the Library of Congress will modify the evening public service hours and associated reference services within three reading rooms. The new service hours will be 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday. Friday and Saturday hours in these reading room will remain 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hours in the Library’s other reading rooms are not affected.
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CORRECTION: Library Closing Early Jan. 7
On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, all buildings of the Library of Congress will close at 1 p.m. ET due to anticipated inclement weather. All public areas are closed and all public events are canceled for the remainder of the day.
Hours of Operation: Jefferson Bldg Reopended
The Thomas Jefferson Building has been reopened to the public. (12:10pm ET Thu Nov 7) Sorry for any inconvenience.
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Hours of Operation: Library of Congress Shop
The Library Shop will be closed on Friday, Sept. 27, in order to perform annual inventory. Normal operating hours will resume on Saturday, Sept. 28.
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Hours of Operation: Library Reading Rooms, Shop Closed Aug. 10
Due to a planned power outage, on Saturday, Aug. 10, all reading rooms and research areas, the Library Shop, and the Madison and Adams buildings will be closed to the public. The Thomas Jefferson Building’s Great Hall and exhibitions will be open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on August 9 and 10. Most of the Library’s public websites (loc.gov and others) will be unavailable from 5 p.m. ET, Friday, Aug. 9 through Sunday, Aug. 11.
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Charge-Density Induced Discrimination of Halides with a Rigid Dinuclear Copper(II) Complex
DOI: 10.1039/D0ME00025F, Paper
A rigid dinuclear copper(II) complex L based on furan spacers has been synthesized and studied for its binding interactions with halides by colorimetric studies, UV-Vis titrations, and density functional theory...
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Introduction to molecular engineering for water technologies
DOI: 10.1039/D0ME90016H, Editorial
Guest Editors Seth Darling and Hao-Cheng Yang introduce the Molecular Systems Design & Engineering themed collection on molecular engineering for water technologies.
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Effect of substituents in sulfoxides on the enhancement of thermoelectric properties of PEDOT:PSS: experimental and modelling evidences
DOI: 10.1039/D0ME00032A, Paper
Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), being the most popular conductive polymer, has been doped with various additives with the aim to improve its thermoelectric performance. Among all additives, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) has been...
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Mining structure–property relationships in polymer nanocomposites using data driven finite element analysis and multi-task convolutional neural networks
DOI: 10.1039/D0ME00020E, Paper
In this paper, a data driven and deep learning approach for modeling structure–property relationship of polymer nanocomposites is demonstrated. This method is applicable to understand other material mechanisms and guide the design of material with targeted performance.
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Connecting molecular mechanisms of biofilm formation and functional biomaterials
DOI: 10.1039/D0ME00001A, Perspective
Biofilms are arguably the root cause of most human infections, imposing a high level of public health concern. Exploring the molecular pathogenesis on material interfaces is essential to improving future medical devices.
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CO2 sensing at ambient conditions using metal-organic frameworks
DOI: 10.1039/D0ME00004C, Paper
Determining accurately the CO2 levels is highly relevant when monitoring the indoor air quality. Nondispersive Infrared (NDIR) sensors are the most often used for measuring carbon dioxide concentration. However, the...
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Improving the Cd2+ detection capability of a new anionic Rare Earth Metal-Organic Framework based on a [RE6(μ3-ΟΗ)8]10+ secondary building unit: An ion - exchange approach towards more efficient sensors
DOI: 10.1039/C9ME00176J, Paper
The synthesis and characterization of a new family of rare earth (RE) MOFs based on a hexanuclear (RE)6 secondary building unit (SBU) and the angular dicarboxylic ligand 4,4'-oxybisbenzoic acid (H2OBA)...
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Competitive hydrogen bonding in supramolecular polymerizations of tribenzylbenzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamides
DOI: 10.1039/D0ME00030B, Paper
By combining experiments and molecular modelling we elucidate the role of competitive hydrogen bonding on the supramolecular behavior of tris(alkoxybenzyl)benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxamides.
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Strategies Designing Two-Dimentional Nonlinear Optical Layers from KBBF and BBO Crystal
DOI: 10.1039/D0ME00019A, Paper
Two-dimensional nonlinear optical monolayers are brilliant candidates for future nanoscale laser devices, typically within the range of ultra-violet(UV). While for bulk crystals, KBe 2 BO 3 F 2 (KBBF) and...
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