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A new exhibition presents the events leading up to the 1803 expedition as the culminating moment in the quest to connect North America by means of a waterway passage.
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2003 National Book Festival
Make plans now to attend the 2003 National Book Festival on the National Mall, Oct. 4.
Bob Hope, 1903-2003
The career of one of the leading entertainers of the last century
is featured in a Library of Congress exhibition gallery that bears his name.
1507 Waldseemüller Map
The Library has acquired the 1507 world map by Martin Waldseemüller, the first to refer
to the New World as "America." The map is on display in the Library's new
Lewis & Clark exhibition.
Sousa's New March
"The Library of Congress March" is a new musical piece based upon unfinished
manuscripts of John Philip Sousa.
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John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress Opens
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A new center has opened at the Library, designed to attract to Washington the best available minds in the scholarly world, facilitate their access to the Library's remarkable collection of the world's knowledge, and engage them in conversation with
the U.S. Congress and other public figures. Read about it. |
"American Women" Web Site
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This new gateway to resources is the first stop for researchers
working in the field of American women's history, and includes a fully searchable version of "American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Womens History and Culture in the United States." Read about it. |
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