August 1999 - Vol. 58, No. 8
Southern Mosaic: John and Ruby Lomax
Cover Story
In 1939 John and Ruby Lomax went on a three-month, 6,502-mile journey through the southern United States collecting folk songs. The fruits of their labors are now online at the Library's Web site.
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RUSSIAN OUTREACH
The Russian Leadership Program will bring 2,000 emerging political leaders from the Russian Federation to the United States to experience family, cultural and political life in America. -
FALL POETRY
Readings from the Poet Laureate and other poets are on tap for the Library's fall literary season. -
LIBRARY TO LIBRARY
The relationship between the Library of Congress and the national library community is the subject of a "Bicentennial Background" article. -
REACHING THE EDGE OF THE FRONTIER
Part 2 of coverage of the Library symposium "Frontiers of the Mind in the 21st Century." -
JUNETEENTH
John F. Callahan, literary executor of Ralph Ellison's estate, spoke at the Library on Ellison's two novels, Invisible Man and Juneteenth. -
A VISIT FROM THE AALL
Law library professionals from across the United States came to the Library July 16 to strengthen their foreign law research skills. -
CONSERVATION CORNER
The Library's conservation lab has nearly completed preservation of an invaluable collection of 36 pocket-size diaries that belonged to George Washington.
