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• Library of Congress Acquires Papers of Al Neuharth, Founder of USA TODAY and the Newseum; Photo Available

  - 2005-12-01

  WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Library of Congress announced today the acquisition of the papers of Allen H. Neuharth, a visionary newspaper executive and editor who founded USA TODAY and FLORIDA TODAY and built Gannett Co. into the largest newWASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Library of...

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• Veterans share histories with Library of Congress: the Veterans History Project hopes to chronicle the experiences of American veterans into a searchable collection of oral histories, letters, diaries and photographs

  - 2002-08-01

  There are approximately 19 million living war veterans today, and VA estimates some 1,500 die every day. So Congress unanimously passed legislation in October 2000 to create the Veterans History Project. Created in the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, the project calls for Americans to collect the...

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• The "Experience LC" program: a personal narrative

  - 1998-10-01

  After inaugurating a new corporate solo librarian position for the past year, I felt a strong need to recharge my professional development batteries. In 1998, I attended both the Special Libraries Association SLA conference in Indianapolis, IN, and the American Library Association ALA conference in Washington, DC, and found each...

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