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Discussion published by Bruce Yarnall on Saturday, October 24, 2020

Preliminary List of Submissions for Old Georgetown Board - November 5, 2020

 

Greetings: The preliminary list of submissions in the Georgetown Historic District received that may be considered at the next meeting of the Old Georgetown Board, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts on November 5, 2020 may be found at the following web page: http://planning.dc.gov/node/1127097   .

Discussion published by Matthew Gilmore on Saturday, October 24, 2020

The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the Library of Congress

The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the Library of Congress
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“The World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 and the Library of Congress”

Former USCHS Capitol Fellow Lynda Cooper traced the relationship between the Library of Congress’s Thomas Jefferson Building (1889-1897) in Washington, D.C. and the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

Discussion published by Matthew Gilmore on Friday, October 9, 2020

Making federal buildings beautiful again: The debate over the future of federal architecture - Monday, October 19, 2020

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Making federal buildings beautiful again: The debate over the future of federal architecture
POLITICS AND PUBLIC OPINIONSOCIETY AND CULTURE
Monday, October 19, 2020 | 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET

A video livestream of this event will be available below.

 

Discussion published by Matthew Gilmore on Friday, October 9, 2020

New Internet Archive Database: Internet Archive Scholar (x-h-histbibl)

New Internet Archive Database: Internet Archive Scholar (x-h-histbibl)

 

New Internet Archive database: The Internet Archive Scholar

Discussion published by Dominique Daniel on Tuesday, October 6, 2020

Internet Archive Scholar is  a new project of the Internet Archive: