October 2002 - Vol. 61, No. 10
The Katherine Dunham Collection
Cover Story
A grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation is allowing the Library to
support the legacy of dance innovator Katherine Dunham.
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MAPPING NATIVE LANDS
Librarians from tribal colleges are working with the Library to map Native American lands. -
2001 ANNUAL REPORT
The new Annual Report is now available to the public and includes highlights of the first National Book Festival. -
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR
A new exhibition and book from the Library presents images of childhood from around the world. -
SCHOLARS ASSEMBLED
The John W. Kluge Center has welcomed a distinguished group of scholars to the Library. -
AMBASSADORS OF PROGRESS
The portrait and landscape work of early American women photographers is documented in a new traveling exhibition and book. -
CHRONICLE OF A CHAMBER
Robert Remini will research and write a history of the U.S. House of Representatives. -
DOCUMENTING THE EVERYDAY
The Library has acquired the Prelinger Collection of more than 48,000 historical "ephemeral" motion pictures. -
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND HISTORY
The Library has made available thousands of reports in the PB (Publication Board) series, which chronicles scientific and technical information collected by the government since 1945. -
BOOKS AND "DOOKS"
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and the Industrial Designers Society of America sponsored a contest to design a new digital talkingbook player. -
OPEN WORLD OPENS DOORS
A delegation of Russian women leaders visited the United States recently through the efforts of the Library's Center for Russian Leadership Development. -
FROM A DISTANCE
"The Earth as Art" exhibition includes images of the world from a satellite's perspective.