Library of Congress: talks and concerts

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Library of Congress The Nuts and Bolts of Historical Fiction 2007 · Talk The construction of historical fiction requires the attributes of good story telling plus some important additional components. Novelist David L. Robbins --… Library of Congress Library's Map Treasures are Highlighted in "Cartographia" 2007 · Talk Maps are a visual record of human endeavor, each with a tale to tell. In their various forms, maps are models of time, diaries of political maneuverings and… Library of Congress A Place for the Arts: The MacDowell Colony, 1907-2007 2007 · Talk Founded in 1907, The MacDowell Colony in Peterborough, N.H., was the first artists' residency program in America and is the model for hundreds of others. The… Library of Congress Celebrated Cookbook Editor Judith Jones 2007 · Talk Judith Jones spoke at the Library of Congress in a program sponsored by the Science, Technology and Business Division. Jones was the first to espouse the kind… Library of Congress Native American Heritage Month Keynote Address by Rep. Tom Cole 2007 · Talk Five years to the day after being elected to represent Oklahoma's 4th congressional district, Rep. Tom Cole delivered the keynote address for the Library's… Library of Congress Aeronautics at the Library of Congress: Forty Years of One User's Experience 2007 · Talk A nationally known aviation historian and biographer of the Wright brothers, Tom Crouch has been mining the treasures of the Library of Congress for more than… Library of Congress The African Colonial State and the Encounter with Decolonization 2007 · Talk Crawford Young, a distinguished scholar on Africa and professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin, discussed "The African Colonial State and the… Library of Congress W.S. Merwin, Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry Recipient, Reads From His Works 2007 · Talk Celebrated poet W.S. Merwin received the 2006 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry and read selections of his work in a program sponsored by the… Library of Congress MacDowell Colony Poets 2007 · Talk Six poets who served residencies at the MacDowell Colony are featured in readings by Stephen Dunn, Peter Klappert and Kathy Mangan. These poets also read a… Library of Congress Quick to the Party: Southern Jews and the Americanization of Hanukkah 2007 · Talk Registrants attending the 32nd annual conference of the Southern Jewish Historical Society came to the Library as guests of the Hebraic Section, African and… Library of Congress Guiding Our Destiny: Loriene Roy 2007 · Talk In honor of Native American Heritage Month, American Library Association (ALA) President Loriene Roy delivered a lecture, which was sponsored jointly by the… Library of Congress The Origins of FBI Counterintelligence 2007 · Talk Foreign spies and the theft of military and industrial secrets were real threats during the 1930s as the United States faced the impending war. The nation's… Library of Congress The History and Curse of the Hope Diamond 2007 · Talk They say diamonds are a girl's best friend. Yet, one such gem has been more foe to those it has touched, allegedly cursing some of them to their demise. From… Library of Congress Can You Guard My Stuff? LC Data Tests with the San Diego Supercomputer Center 2007 · Talk Over the last twelve months, the Library of Congress has been conducting data transfer and storage tests with one of the world's largest supercomputing data… Library of Congress Containing Runaway Fear in Foreign Policy: Recovering Our National Identity 2007 · Talk "Containing Runaway Fear in Foreign Policy: Recovering Our National Identity" was discussed by William F. May, holder of the Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in… Library of Congress Chronicling America and Building the National Digital Newspaper Program 2007 · Talk The National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and Library of Congress, is a long-term… Library of Congress The eXtensible Catalog: Revealing Library Collections Through Collaborative Open-Source Technology 2007 · Talk The University of Rochester River Campus Libraries (UR) is developing an open-source system called the eXtensible Catalog (UC) to provide easy access to all… Library of Congress Discovery! The Search for Arabian Oil 2007 · Talk The world was forever changed when American geologists and engineers in the 1930s and 1940s discovered oil in Saudi Arabia and developed the Middle Eastern… Library of Congress An African Republic: Black and White Virginians in the Making of Liberia 2007 · Talk Who supported the African colonization movement and settlement in Liberia in the 19th century and why? According to a new book by historian Marie… Library of Congress Indian Religious Freedom, to Litigate or Legislate? 2007 · Talk The Law Library and the Office of Workforce Diversity co-hosted a Law Panel on religious rights of Native Americans. The panel discussion served as the… Library of Congress Shakespeare's Genealogies 2007 · Talk William Shakespeare was fascinated with family dynamics, often using them to fuel his plots with familial jealousy, lust, murder, mistaken identity and… Library of Congress Folklore's Champion: Ben Botkin 2007 · Talk Among Benjamin Botkin's accomplishments, the gathering of slave narratives has received the greatest amount of attention, though not always with his name… Library of Congress Francisco Hernández: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Francisco Hernández in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Judy Schachner: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Judy Schachner in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Jacqueline Wilson: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Jacqueline Wilson in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Megan McDonald: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Megan McDonald in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Brian Haig: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Brian Haig in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Carmen Agra Deedy: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Carmen Agra Deedy in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Cat Cora: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Iron Chef Cat Cora in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Carolyn Hart: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Carolyn Hart in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Cynthia Leitich Smith: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Cynthia Leitich Smith in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Charles Simic: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Poet Laureate Charles Simic in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Deborah Crombie: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Mystery author Deborah Crombie in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress David Ignatius: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk David Ignatius in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Sanjay Gupta in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Diane Thiel: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Diane Thiel in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Edward P. Jones: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Edward P. Jones in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Gail Carson Levine: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Gail Carson Levine in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Gene Luen Yang: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Gene Luen Yang in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Harry Turtledove: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Harry Turtledove in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress J.A. Jance: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk J.A. Jance in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Jennifer L. Holm: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Jennifer L. Holm in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Judith Martin: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Judith Martin in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Joan Nathan: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Joan Nathan in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Jodi Picoult: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Jodi Picoult in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Jack Prelutsky: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Jack Prelutsky in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Jeff Shaara: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Jeff Shaara in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Jon Stallworthy: Book Fest 07 2007 · Talk Jon Stallworthy in a presentation at the 2007 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.