Going Smoke-Free: Cigarette Bans in New Zealand and the United Kingdom
The Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series of classes is designed to shed light on some of the foreign and comparative law issues currently being researched by the foreign law and international law experts at the Law Library of Congress. In this entry, foreign law specialists Kelly Buchanan and Clare Feikert-Ahalt will discuss the background to and contents of legislation enacted in New Zealand...
Contributor:
Feikert-Ahalt, Clare - Buchanan, Kelly
Date:2024-06-27
Film, Video
Weston Bland on Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt
Dr. Weston Bland discusses his current research on communal representation and church politics among Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt for the period between 1927-1961. Bland is an assistant professor of philosophy and religion at Mississippi State University.
Contributor:
Bland, Weston
Date:2024-06-26
Film, Video
Finding Pictures for Pride Month
The Library's prints and photographs collections contain a rich resource of visual materials depicting LGBTQ+ communities, lives and issues. In celebration of Pride Month, join photography and graphic art curators Micah Messenheimer and Katherine Blood as they take a look at these collections with a particular focus on photographs, artist's prints and posters by historic and contemporary queer creators.
Christopher Sheklian on Armenian Temporal Texts
In this talk, Dr. Christopher Sheklian explores "Calendars and Communities: Armenian Temporal Texts in the Library of Congress Collection." Christopher Sheklian is assistant professor of philosophy and religion at Mississippi State University. He is currently working on a monograph entitled "Liturgical Rights: Armenian Minority Presence in Turkey." Calendars, in their ability to set collective celebrations, highlight a group's priorities, and organize the very fabric...
Contributor:
Sheklian, Christopher
Date:2024-06-20
Film, Video
Joseph Skloot on the ibn Yahya Family
In 1496, Rabbi Joseph ibn Yayha and his sons made a harrowing escape from Portugal to avoid forced baptism. They journeyed first to Castile and then to Italy, where they and their descendants, surnamed "ibn Yayha," became leading rabbinic authorities. This presentation by Dr. Joseph Skloot tells that story and describes the religious and cultural contributions of three generations of the ibn Yahya family,...
Contributor:
Skloot, Joseph
Date:2024-06-20
Film, Video
Geography and Map Orientation
Join us for a general introduction to the world's largest map library, focusing on collections and resources accessible online from anywhere.
Contributor:
Denis, Lena - Raines, Amelia
Date:2024-06-11
Film, Video
Censorship and the Comic Book: 'Seduction of the Innocent' at 70
In 1954, psychiatrist Fredric Wertham published "Seduction of the Innocent: The Influence of Comic Books on Today's Youth," a book which cemented his role as America's most prominent critic of comic books. At the time, comic books were near the peak of their popularity, with titles like Batman, Superman and Captain Marvel selling as many as 1.5 million copies per month. The content of...
Contributor:
Galavan, Margaret - Levy, Josh - Halsband, Megan - Whitted, Qiana - Tilley, Carol
Date:2024-06-06
Film, Video
Katrina Daly Thompson on Islam, Gender and Swahili in East Africa
Dr. Katrina Daly Thompson talks about their current research focusing on "Two Projects on Islam, Gender and Swahili in East Africa." At the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Thompson is an Evjue-Bascom Professor in the humanities, director of the doctoral program in second language acquisition, and professor of religious studies. She is also one of the Library's Lilly Scholars-in-Residence.
Contributor:
Thomson, Katrina Daly
Date:2024-05-31
Film, Video
Weaponization of Passports: Tool of War & Diplomacy in Russia and Neighboring Nations
The presentation reviewed the history, evolution and development of the legal framework of Russia's passportization policy towards Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, spanning more than two decades. The session explored the similarities and differences in Russia's methodological approaches and principles governing extraterritorial naturalization in annexed and occupied territories. The speaker discussed the strategies and mechanisms employed by the Russian Federation to enhance its foreign policy...
Contributor:
Fremer, Iana
Date:2024-05-23
Film, Video
Belarusian Literary Voices from Abroad
Three well-recognized authors Tatsiana Zamirovskaya, Valzhyna Mort and Julia Cimafiejeva share their creative expression and experience at this event for an English-speaking audience. Literature in exile offers a particularly effective space for enabling empathy and documenting present history as it unfolds. Belarusian literature in exile is especially rich in the present moment because of its emphasis on language, identity and memory during a historical...
Contributor:
Cimafiejev, Julia - Zamirovskaya, Tatsiana - Mort, Valzhyna
Date:2024-05-16
Film, Video
Foreign Legal Gazettes Guide
The Law Library of Congress holds a collection of legal gazettes from nearly 250 foreign jurisdictions. The Law Library has created this online tool to aid in the findability of these materials in the Library's catalog. This resource currently includes information for approximately half the foreign jurisdictions in the Library's gazette collection and features digitized copies of the gazettes. This video provides information and...
Contributor:
Hemmens, Ann
Date:2024-05-07
Film, Video
Journey to the Center of the Conservation Lab
Conservation labs can be rather mysterious places, usually hidden away deep within the libraries and museums they serve. What goes on behind closed doors? What exactly is conservation, and what is the job of a conservator? Eclair Morton traced the path of an artifact through the conservation lab and Nina Mourat described the challenges of treating a book from a collection on permanent display.
Understanding Risks to Collections Through Physical and Chemical Analyses
The Library of Congress regularly examines, and tests materials used in rehousing and construction of exhibition cases and collections storage areas, such as vaults, stacks and off-site storage. The goal of this work is to assess and minimize risks that such materials would pose to Library collections during storage and exhibition. This presentation will discuss methods, requirements and challenges of the storage of archival...
Contributor:
Monroe, Eric - Parks, Amelia - Nadal, Jacob
Date:2024-05-01
Film, Video
Cassandra Good and George Washington's Heirs
George Washington is widely known to have had no biological children of his own. Less well known is his role in raising several of the children and grandchildren of Martha Washington's marriage to her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis. In this informal conversation with the Library's Julie Miller, Cassandra Good, author of "First Family: George Washington's Heirs and the Making of America," discussed her...
Contributor:
Good, Cassandra
Date:2024-04-30
Film, Video
(re)Building Rudolph: Conservation of A Large Architectural Model
Architectural models are often intended to last for a short period of time, are constructed of many different materials, and are difficult to store and handle; this makes preserving them a real challenge. Within the Rudolph Archive of the Library's Prints and Photographs Division, there are two large architectural models, scheduled to go on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art this fall. Conservation...
Contributor:
Parks, Amelia - Zastrow, Anna - Genter, Chloe - Peirce, Liz - Watson, Mary Elizabeth - Nadal, Jacob
Date:2024-04-30
Film, Video
Revealing Our Founding Fathers
Multispectral imaging often reveals interesting information beyond what we can see on a manuscript page. This can range from simple scribbles and annotations that have been crossed out to dramatic changes to the meaning of the text. Our founding fathers did not always consider preservation issues when they drafted documents, and each had unique ways of editing and capturing information, but with spectral imaging,...
Contributor:
Parks, Amelia - France, Fenella
Date:2024-04-29
Film, Video
Poet and Social Critic Muriel Rukeyse
Library literature, culture and the arts specialist Barbara Bair talks to Eric Keenaghan and Rowena Kennedy-Epstein about their new anthology "The Muriel Rukeyser Era: Selected Prose."
Contributor:
Kennedy-Epstein, Rowena - Keenaghan, Eric
Date:2024-04-25
Film, Video
Voices of Democracy: Law Day 2024
This moderated panel discussion showcases a variety of contemporary democratizing measures from around the world that rely on and elevate diverse voices that are working toward these goals.
Contributor:
Andersen, Elizabeth - Smith, Mary - Hofverberg, Elin - Hans, Valerie - Sip, David - Bulut, Aslihan - Soares, Eduardo
Date:2024-04-25
Film, Video
Conducting Classics Research at the Library of Congress
Discover the rich collection of classical texts and related items at the Library of Congress by exploring the Library's catalog and online resources. The Library's classics holdings include some of the first appearances in print of Latin and Greek authors dating from the 15th century as well as many modern editions of classical works. The items in the collections showcase the rich history of...
Contributor:
Gaudio, Andrew
Date:2024-04-24
Film, Video
Is Your Data Safe When Traveling? Data Protection Laws in Italy
This program reviews the main aspects and challenges concerning the protection of personal data in Italy, with a focus on foreigners temporarily present in the country. Topics include the confidentiality of electronic communications, non-disclosure of bank and financial operations, treatment of customer data, publicity of proceedings in which foreigners might be involved in Italy, and available institutional arrangements and judicial/administrative remedies in cases of...
Contributor:
D'orazio, Robert - Figueroa, Dante - Bandini, Sarah
Date:2024-04-18
Film, Video
How to Identify Daguerreotype, Ambrotype and Tintype Photos
Do you have a box of 19th-century family photos stored in plastic or leather cases you've always wanted to know more about? Have you scoured estate sales and been intrigued by small portraits on glass and metal and wondered how they were made? Would you like to know how to best store and preserve your antique photography collection for years to come? Join Library...
Contributor:
Wetzel, Rachel - Smiley, Michelle
Date:2024-04-17
Film, Video
Geography & Map Orientation: Fire Insurance Maps
This virtual orientation provides an introduction to the fire insurance maps housed at the Library of Congress, with a special focus on the maps created by the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company.
Contributor:
Trent, Rachel - Raines, Amelia
Date:2024-04-09
Film, Video
2024 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative Project Celebration
The 2024 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Awardee Project Celebration highlighted the work of CCDI's current higher education and libraries, archives and museums awardees. The awardees include Boone County Public Library, Guild Hall, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Houston Community College System and the University of New Mexico. Representatives from each of the project teams share their experiences, demonstrate their final projects and share...
Date:2024-04-04
Film, Video
Firearms Laws in Brazil and Mexico
Foreign law specialists Eduardo Soares and Gustavo Guerra present an overview of the legal and regulatory frameworks that govern the use of firearms in Brazil and Mexico, including the main authorities responsible for enforcing applicable laws as well as criminal and administrative penalties that may be imposed for violating firearms regulations.
Contributor:
Guerra, Gustavo - Soares, Eduardo
Date:2024-03-28
Film, Video
Researching Women and Gender at the Library: Discovering Dance Collections
Drawing on the Library's special collections on celebrated American women choreographers, dance curator Libby Smigel discusses women, politics and anti-terpsichorean prejudice from the 1930s through the 1950s. Smigel juxtaposes evidence of these women's performance artistry with the fears found in their still-redacted Depression- and McCarthy-era FBI files.
Film, VideoGoing Smoke-Free: Cigarette Bans in New Zealand and the United Kingdom The Foreign and Comparative Law Webinar Series of classes is designed to shed light on some of the foreign and comparative law issues currently being researched by the foreign law and international law experts at the Law Library of Congress. In this entry, foreign law specialists Kelly Buchanan and Clare Feikert-Ahalt will discuss the background to and contents of legislation enacted in New Zealand...
Film, VideoWeston Bland on Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt Dr. Weston Bland discusses his current research on communal representation and church politics among Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt for the period between 1927-1961. Bland is an assistant professor of philosophy and religion at Mississippi State University.
Film, VideoFinding Pictures for Pride Month The Library's prints and photographs collections contain a rich resource of visual materials depicting LGBTQ+ communities, lives and issues. In celebration of Pride Month, join photography and graphic art curators Micah Messenheimer and Katherine Blood as they take a look at these collections with a particular focus on photographs, artist's prints and posters by historic and contemporary queer creators.
Film, VideoChristopher Sheklian on Armenian Temporal Texts In this talk, Dr. Christopher Sheklian explores "Calendars and Communities: Armenian Temporal Texts in the Library of Congress Collection." Christopher Sheklian is assistant professor of philosophy and religion at Mississippi State University. He is currently working on a monograph entitled "Liturgical Rights: Armenian Minority Presence in Turkey." Calendars, in their ability to set collective celebrations, highlight a group's priorities, and organize the very fabric...
Film, VideoJoseph Skloot on the ibn Yahya Family In 1496, Rabbi Joseph ibn Yayha and his sons made a harrowing escape from Portugal to avoid forced baptism. They journeyed first to Castile and then to Italy, where they and their descendants, surnamed "ibn Yayha," became leading rabbinic authorities. This presentation by Dr. Joseph Skloot tells that story and describes the religious and cultural contributions of three generations of the ibn Yahya family,...
Film, VideoGeography and Map Orientation Join us for a general introduction to the world's largest map library, focusing on collections and resources accessible online from anywhere.
Film, VideoCensorship and the Comic Book: 'Seduction of the Innocent' at 70 In 1954, psychiatrist Fredric Wertham published "Seduction of the Innocent: The Influence of Comic Books on Today's Youth," a book which cemented his role as America's most prominent critic of comic books. At the time, comic books were near the peak of their popularity, with titles like Batman, Superman and Captain Marvel selling as many as 1.5 million copies per month. The content of...
Film, VideoKatrina Daly Thompson on Islam, Gender and Swahili in East Africa Dr. Katrina Daly Thompson talks about their current research focusing on "Two Projects on Islam, Gender and Swahili in East Africa." At the University of Wisconsin at Madison, Thompson is an Evjue-Bascom Professor in the humanities, director of the doctoral program in second language acquisition, and professor of religious studies. She is also one of the Library's Lilly Scholars-in-Residence.
Film, VideoWeaponization of Passports: Tool of War & Diplomacy in Russia and Neighboring Nations The presentation reviewed the history, evolution and development of the legal framework of Russia's passportization policy towards Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova, spanning more than two decades. The session explored the similarities and differences in Russia's methodological approaches and principles governing extraterritorial naturalization in annexed and occupied territories. The speaker discussed the strategies and mechanisms employed by the Russian Federation to enhance its foreign policy...
Film, VideoBelarusian Literary Voices from Abroad Three well-recognized authors Tatsiana Zamirovskaya, Valzhyna Mort and Julia Cimafiejeva share their creative expression and experience at this event for an English-speaking audience. Literature in exile offers a particularly effective space for enabling empathy and documenting present history as it unfolds. Belarusian literature in exile is especially rich in the present moment because of its emphasis on language, identity and memory during a historical...
Film, VideoForeign Legal Gazettes Guide The Law Library of Congress holds a collection of legal gazettes from nearly 250 foreign jurisdictions. The Law Library has created this online tool to aid in the findability of these materials in the Library's catalog. This resource currently includes information for approximately half the foreign jurisdictions in the Library's gazette collection and features digitized copies of the gazettes. This video provides information and...
Film, VideoJourney to the Center of the Conservation Lab Conservation labs can be rather mysterious places, usually hidden away deep within the libraries and museums they serve. What goes on behind closed doors? What exactly is conservation, and what is the job of a conservator? Eclair Morton traced the path of an artifact through the conservation lab and Nina Mourat described the challenges of treating a book from a collection on permanent display.
Film, VideoUnderstanding Risks to Collections Through Physical and Chemical Analyses The Library of Congress regularly examines, and tests materials used in rehousing and construction of exhibition cases and collections storage areas, such as vaults, stacks and off-site storage. The goal of this work is to assess and minimize risks that such materials would pose to Library collections during storage and exhibition. This presentation will discuss methods, requirements and challenges of the storage of archival...
Film, VideoCassandra Good and George Washington's Heirs George Washington is widely known to have had no biological children of his own. Less well known is his role in raising several of the children and grandchildren of Martha Washington's marriage to her first husband, Daniel Parke Custis. In this informal conversation with the Library's Julie Miller, Cassandra Good, author of "First Family: George Washington's Heirs and the Making of America," discussed her...
Film, Video(re)Building Rudolph: Conservation of A Large Architectural Model Architectural models are often intended to last for a short period of time, are constructed of many different materials, and are difficult to store and handle; this makes preserving them a real challenge. Within the Rudolph Archive of the Library's Prints and Photographs Division, there are two large architectural models, scheduled to go on loan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art this fall. Conservation...
Film, VideoRevealing Our Founding Fathers Multispectral imaging often reveals interesting information beyond what we can see on a manuscript page. This can range from simple scribbles and annotations that have been crossed out to dramatic changes to the meaning of the text. Our founding fathers did not always consider preservation issues when they drafted documents, and each had unique ways of editing and capturing information, but with spectral imaging,...
Film, VideoPoet and Social Critic Muriel Rukeyse Library literature, culture and the arts specialist Barbara Bair talks to Eric Keenaghan and Rowena Kennedy-Epstein about their new anthology "The Muriel Rukeyser Era: Selected Prose."
Film, VideoVoices of Democracy: Law Day 2024 This moderated panel discussion showcases a variety of contemporary democratizing measures from around the world that rely on and elevate diverse voices that are working toward these goals.
Film, VideoConducting Classics Research at the Library of Congress Discover the rich collection of classical texts and related items at the Library of Congress by exploring the Library's catalog and online resources. The Library's classics holdings include some of the first appearances in print of Latin and Greek authors dating from the 15th century as well as many modern editions of classical works. The items in the collections showcase the rich history of...
Film, VideoIs Your Data Safe When Traveling? Data Protection Laws in Italy This program reviews the main aspects and challenges concerning the protection of personal data in Italy, with a focus on foreigners temporarily present in the country. Topics include the confidentiality of electronic communications, non-disclosure of bank and financial operations, treatment of customer data, publicity of proceedings in which foreigners might be involved in Italy, and available institutional arrangements and judicial/administrative remedies in cases of...
Film, VideoHow to Identify Daguerreotype, Ambrotype and Tintype Photos Do you have a box of 19th-century family photos stored in plastic or leather cases you've always wanted to know more about? Have you scoured estate sales and been intrigued by small portraits on glass and metal and wondered how they were made? Would you like to know how to best store and preserve your antique photography collection for years to come? Join Library...
Film, VideoGeography & Map Orientation: Fire Insurance Maps This virtual orientation provides an introduction to the fire insurance maps housed at the Library of Congress, with a special focus on the maps created by the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company.
Film, Video2024 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative Project Celebration The 2024 Connecting Communities Digital Initiative (CCDI) Awardee Project Celebration highlighted the work of CCDI's current higher education and libraries, archives and museums awardees. The awardees include Boone County Public Library, Guild Hall, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Houston Community College System and the University of New Mexico. Representatives from each of the project teams share their experiences, demonstrate their final projects and share...
Film, VideoFirearms Laws in Brazil and Mexico Foreign law specialists Eduardo Soares and Gustavo Guerra present an overview of the legal and regulatory frameworks that govern the use of firearms in Brazil and Mexico, including the main authorities responsible for enforcing applicable laws as well as criminal and administrative penalties that may be imposed for violating firearms regulations.
Film, VideoResearching Women and Gender at the Library: Discovering Dance Collections Drawing on the Library's special collections on celebrated American women choreographers, dance curator Libby Smigel discusses women, politics and anti-terpsichorean prejudice from the 1930s through the 1950s. Smigel juxtaposes evidence of these women's performance artistry with the fears found in their still-redacted Depression- and McCarthy-era FBI files.