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![The arrival of Cortes at Veracruz and the Reception by Moctezuma's Ambassadors. Conquest of Mexico Paitings. Second half of seventeenth century, Mexico, oil on canvas, 48 x 78 Jay I. Kislak Collection.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081205083919im_/http://www.loc.gov/images/kislak.jpg)
The Jay I. Kislak Collection
The Library was honored to received a major donation of rare books, manuscripts, historic documents, maps and art of the Americas from the Jay I. Kislak Foundation of Miami Lakes, Florida. The Kislak Collection contains some of the earliest records of indigenous people in North America and superb objects from the discovery, contact, and colonial periods.
![Detail of Kluge Prize medal](images/kluge.jpg)
The John W. Kluge Prize
Through the generosity of John W. Kluge, founding chairman of the James Madison Council, Library of Congress offers a recurring major award celebrating lifetime achievement in the study of humanity. The John W. Kluge Prize is designed deliberately to reward work in the wide range of disciplines not covered by the Nobel Prizes—including history, philosophy, politics, anthropology, sociology, religion, criticism in the arts and humanities, and linguistics.