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Film, Video Made at the Library: Author Michael Hill Discusses His Book "Funny Business"

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Title

  • Made at the Library: Author Michael Hill Discusses His Book "Funny Business"

Summary

  • The program will trace the making of "Funny Business" from the acquisition and archival processing of the Art Buchwald Papers by the Manuscript Division to Hill's use of materials from the collection to craft his critically acclaimed book, which Seth Meyers has described as bringing "Buchwald's charming and zany career back to life." Made at the Library is an event series highlighting works inspired by and emerging from research at the Library of Congress. Featuring authors, artists, and other creators in conversation with Library experts, this series takes a deep dive into the process of working with Library's collections.

Names

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

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2023-01-26.

Notes

  • -  Colleen Benoit Kim, Barbara Bair, Michael Hill.
  • -  Recorded on 2023-01-26.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2025661112

Online Format

  • video
  • online text
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division. Made at the Library: Author Michael Hill Discusses His Book "Funny Business". Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -01-26, 2023. Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2025661112/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division, S. B. (2023) Made at the Library: Author Michael Hill Discusses His Book "Funny Business". Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -01-26. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2025661112/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body Library Of Congress. Manuscript Division. Made at the Library: Author Michael Hill Discusses His Book "Funny Business". Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -01-26, 2023. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2025661112/>.