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The first time that a full House session was publicly televised was on March 19, 1979, with Rep. Al Gore being the first House Member to give a live televised speech during a session of the Congress. [1] Shortly after, the House approved the permanent establishment of its own TV and broadcasting system, starting with the installation of six ...
The Library of Congress Marine Corps Combat Field Recording Collection, Second Battle of Guam: Alvin M. Josephy Jr., et al. July 20 – August 11, 1944 "Evangeline Special" and "Love Bridge Waltz" Iry LeJeune: 1948 The Little Engine That Could: Paul Wing, narrator 1949 Leon Metcalf Collection of recordings of the First People of western ...
The National Digital Library was created through bipartisan support in the United States Congress. Initially publicly funded with $15 million over five years, a public-private partnership of entrepreneurs and philanthropists led to more than $45 million in private sponsorship from 1994 through 2000.
The Nation's Library: The Library of Congress, Washington, D. C. (Library of Congress, 2000) Cole, John Young. Jefferson's legacy: a brief history of the Library of Congress (Library of Congress, 1993) Cole, John Young. "The library of congress becomes a world library, 1815–2005." Libraries & culture (2005) 40#3: 385–398. in Project MUSE
The Library of Congress is so huge that it takes in three separate buildings on Capitol Hill; the Thomas Jefferson Building, the John Adams Building, and the James Madison Memorial Building. With ...
Congressional archives consist of records and personal papers that document the history and activities of the United States Congress.The National Archives and Records Administration’s Center for Legislative Archives collects and preserves the official administrative and legislative records of the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives.
Serial Set Overview (Library of Congress) History of the US Congressional Serial Set. Adapted from a presentation by Virginia Saunders, congressional documents specialist, in GPO's Congressional Printing Management Division. The presentation was given at the Spring 1998 Depository Library Council/Federal Depository Conference in Arlington ...
The first acquisition for the House Library occurred in 1792, when Congress directed the Clerk of the House to purchase reference materials "for the use of the House." [1] In 1826, the House Library was directed to maintain two copies of all House publications; this mandate was later incorporated into the House Rules and is still in place today ...