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Super Mario Bros., Madonna and More Join the National Recording Registry
Every year, the Library of Congress selects 25 recordings that are "culturally, historically or aesthetically important"
From 'Iron Man' to 'When Harry Met Sally,' These Are the 25 New Additions to the National Film Registry
Every year, the Library of Congress selects 25 films of “cultural, historic or aesthetic importance”
Ada Limón Is a Poet Laureate for the 21st Century
Her work explores "what it looks like to have America in the room"
In Thousands of Recordings, Jim Metzner Collected Sounds From Around the World
The Library of Congress has acquired the prolific radio producer's full body of work
Lizzo Played a 200-Year-Old Glass Flute Given to James Madison
The Library of Congress invited the musician, a classically trained flutist, to play the instrument at her concert this week
What Makes the Library of Congress a Monument to Democracy
The world’s largest book repository has expanded far beyond its original scope to include sound recordings and digitized collections
This Man Was the Only Eyewitness to the Deaths of Both Lincoln and Garfield
Almon F. Rockwell's newly resurfaced journals, excerpted exclusively here, offer an incisive account of the assassinated presidents' final moments
Newly Digitized Freedmen's Bureau Records Help Black Americans Trace Their Ancestry
Genealogists, historians and researchers can now peruse more than 3.5 million documents from the Reconstruction-era agency
Black Lives Certainly Mattered to Abraham Lincoln
A look at the president's words and actions during his term shows his true sentiments on slavery and racial equality
'The Great Gatsby,' Songs by Ma Rainey and Other Classic Works Are Now in the Public Domain
Canonical books, songs and films became free to use in 2021
Library of Congress' Presidential Papers, From Washington's Geometry Notes to Wilson's Love Letters, Are Now Online
Four newly added collections mark the conclusion of a two-decade digitization project
Library of Congress Seeks Volunteers to Transcribe Letters to Theodore Roosevelt
The campaign is part of a broader crowdsourcing effort aimed at making archival materials more accessible to the public
New Research Suggests Alexander Hamilton Was a Slave Owner
Often portrayed as an abolitionist, Hamilton may have enslaved people in his own household
Read Thousands of Abraham Lincoln's Newly Transcribed Letters Online
The missives, preserved by the Library of Congress, include notes to and from the beloved president
Why Harriet Tubman’s Heroic Military Career Is Now Easier to Envision
The strong, youthful visage of the famed underground railroad conductor is the subject of the Portrait Gallery’s podcast “Portraits”
Joy Harjo, First Native American Writer to Be Named U.S. Poet Laureate, Reappointed for Second Term
Harjo, a member of the Muskogee Creek Nation, says the appointment "honors the place of Native people in this country, the place of Native people’s poetry"
Explore Washington, D.C. From Home With This Free, Smithsonian Scholar-Led Tour
Narrated by Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar Richard Kurin, the 24-part video series blends history with modern mainstays
68 Cultural, Historical and Scientific Collections You Can Explore Online
Tour world-class museums, read historic cookbooks, browse interactive maps and more
Library of Congress Acquires 100,000 Images by Harlem Photographer Shawn Walker
The African American photographer was a founding member of the Kamoinge Workshop, an art collective launched during the 1960s
Joy Harjo’s New Poetry Collection Brings Native Issues to the Forefront
The recently announced U.S. Poet Laureate melds words and music to resist the myth of Native invisibility
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