Something you may not know about the Library of Congress: The Preservation and Testing Division has labs where staff research how to best support the preservation, interpretation and research of manuscripts, books and other Library materials. They study paper, inks, adhesives, sound recordings, storage conditions, and much, much more! Here, conservation scientist Cindy Connelly Ryan is making reconstructions of historic artists’ colors using recipes from a Revolutionary War-era document held in
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Something you may not know about the Library of Congress: The Preservation and Testing Division has labs where staff research how to best support the preservation, interpretation and research of manuscripts, books and other Library materials. They study paper, inks, adhesives, sound recordings, storage conditions, and much, much more! Here, conservation scientist Cindy Connelly Ryan is making reconstructions of historic artists’ colors using recipes from a Revolutionary War-era document held in
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Part 3 of 3: Conservation interns rebinding books from the Thomas Jefferson Library Collection
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Welcome to the Library of Congress accelerated aging lab! Kelsey Beeghly, 2023-2024 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow, and Andrew Davis, chemist in the Preservation and Research Testing Division, demonstrate how the Library uses aging experiments with test samples to speed up and investigate the naturally-occurring reactions which cause materials to break down over time. This kind of testing is practical, allowing Library staff to make preservation relevant decisions without waiting
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Welcome to the Library of Congress accelerated aging lab! Kelsey Beeghly, 2023-2024 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow, and Andrew Davis, chemist in the Preservation and Research Testing Division, demonstrate how the Library uses aging experiments with test samples to speed up and investigate the naturally-occurring reactions which cause materials to break down over time. This kind of testing is practical, allowing Library staff to make preservation relevant decisions without waiting
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Scientists in the Library's Preservation Research and Testing Division recently worked to analyze the colorants in this beautiful entomology book from 1705. Technical studies like this one help provide scholars with insights into where, when and how items in the Library's collection were made. This book is digitized, so you can see it in its entirety on the Library's website. Just search "Metamorphosis insectorum" on loc.gov. | The Library of Congress
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Scientists in the Library's Preservation Research and Testing Division recently worked to analyze the colorants in this beautiful entomology book from 1705. Technical studies like this one help provide scholars with insights into where, when and how items in the Library's collection were made. This book is digitized, so you can see it in its entirety on the Library's website. Just search "Metamorphosis insectorum" on loc.gov. | The Library of Congress
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Welcome to our three-part series on book rebinding, where Library of Congress advanced book conservation interns Brittany and Devon will take you through all the steps of rebinding a book from the Library's Thomas Jefferson Library Collection. Stay tuned for parts two and three! | The Library of Congress
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When Library of Congress conservators are treating an object, sometimes they need more information than what is available to the naked eye to determine the best course of action. In this case, the Conservation Division needed to know which metals are present in the inks used in this beautiful Hokusai print, to avoid using techniques that could spread chemically reactive metal ions across the paper. Here’s how the Preservation Research and Testing Division came to the rescue! #libraries #LibraryS
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This wasn’t made in China. Behind the walls of the Library of Congress for a secret look at historic John Flanagan’s clock. #history #washingtondc #clocks
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C-SPAN’s “America’s Book Club” — Presidential historian Jon Meacham talks about Andrew Jackson’s legacy as a “complicated figure.” Watch the entire interview, filmed at the Library of Congress, at c-span.org/abc #booktok #books #president #cspan #cspanabc
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Replying to @Jamietravels The more you know ☺️ #fyp Sources: • Civil Rights Act of 1964 voting records — U.S. House & Senate Clerk archives • U.S. National Archives — Reconstruction Amendments (13th, 14th, 15th) historical records • Library of Congress — Civil Rights legislation history and presidential archives • U.S. Senate Historical Office — Party voting statistics on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 • American Presidency Project — presidential speeches and election data • Office of the Historia
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🪩📚 Every September, the Library of Congress hosts a free Costume Ball! This year’s ball was held last Thursday, and the theme was the Golden Age of Hollywood. 🥂 If you missed it, don’t worry, the Library of Congress also hosts free happy hour here every Thursday night from 5-8pm, and I’ll link those registration tickets in my bio! #washingtondc #dcbucketlist
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✨ DC hidden gem alert: FREE happy hours at the Library of Congress 🍸📚 Every Thursday night from 5-8pm, hang out in one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. Drinks snacks available for purchase 🍷 🎟️ It’s free to attend, but you need a ticket - grab yours at loc.gov 💻 (just search “Happy Hour”) Whether you’re looking for free things to do in DC, fun date night ideas, or just a cool spot to unwind - this one’s a winner. ✨ ##thingstodoindc##dctok##washingtondc##dcthingstodo##washingtoni
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