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Film, Video Manuscripts Behind the Scenes

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Title

  • Manuscripts Behind the Scenes

Summary

  • The stacks of the Library of Congress's Manuscript Division are the greatest repository of personal papers documenting the nation's political and cultural development--but because their holdings are unique and irreplaceable, the stacks are also closed to visitors and even to scholars. In this Webcast, Marvin Kranz, guides gives a personal tour of the manuscript stacks, highlighting some of their most remarkable holdings and offering his expert views on what makes these documents powerful windows into the American past.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • Library of Congress. Manuscript Division, sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2006-08-01.

Headings

  • -  Biography, History
  • -  Culture, Performing Arts
  • -  Culture, Folklife
  • -  Government, Law
  • -  Presidents
  • -  Women's History

Notes

  • -  Classification: History: America.
  • -  Marvin Kranz.
  • -  Recorded on 2006-08-01.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Teachers.
  • -  Visitors.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687777

Online Format

  • video
  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division. Manuscripts Behind the Scenes. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -08-01, 2006. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021687777/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division, S. B. (2006) Manuscripts Behind the Scenes. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -08-01. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2021687777/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division. Manuscripts Behind the Scenes. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -08-01, 2006. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2021687777/>.