June 2001 - Vol. 60, No. 6
World Treasures of the Library of Congress: 'Beginnings'
Cover Story
"World Treasures of the Library of Congress," featuring items from the Library's
extensive international collections, opens this month.
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WEAVING YARNS, TELLING STORIES
The American Folklife Center has joined with the International Storytelling Center to establish a repository for storytelling. -
VET'S VOICES
A director of the Veterans History Project has been appointed. -
LEADER OF THE PIX
The Library has named a new chief of its Prints and Photographs Division. -
CHANGING HEARTS AND MINDS
Norman Mineta gave the keynote address for the Library's Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. -
DARWINIAN DISCUSSION
Nature writer David Quammen spoke on Charles Darwin at the Library's annual Bradley Lecture. -
UNDAUNTED COURAGE
Maps and documents from the 1803-1806 Lewis and Clark expedition were previewed April 4. -
ENDURING ADAMS
David McCullough discussed John Adams and the author's new biography of the second president April 24. -
LEGAL EAGLES
The Friends of the Law Library of Congress celebrated Law Day May 1. -
WICKERSHAM WINNER
Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte received the 2001 Wickersham Award March 27. -
THE RARE AND THE SPECIAL
The Library held a forum on the relationship between libraries and private collectors of rare books. -
'A PETAL FROM A ROSE'
Illustrations by Elizabeth Shippen Green from the early 1900s are on display through Sept. 29. -
TRACER BULLETS
New subject bibliographies on diabetes, vitamins and minerals, and sports medicine are available from the Library's Science, Technology and Business Division. -
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PUBLICATION
New publication features Cold War military archives.