Properties of white Braille papers for Library of Congress Publications

1924 was one of the most demanding years of George Gershwin’s career. In addition to the wildly successful premiere of the Rhapsody in Blue that led to numerous additional performances of the work throughout the year, he wrote the music for three hit musicals, all of which opened during that year. Given this context, a manuscript notebook in the Gershwin Collection at the Library of Congress dating from March and April 1924 is particularly intriguing. Because this notebook contains the earliest known sketch of “The Man I Love” (one of Gershwin’s best-loved popular songs), it has been acknowledged in passing by Gershwin scholars. “The Man I Love,” however, is only one of nine short pieces in the notebook and is the only entry written in what is now defined as Gershwin’s compositional style. This article briefly addresses the entire contents of this “March–April 1924 notebook,” exploring the possibilities of what Gershwin’s purposes in writing these undeveloped works might have been. Were they unused stage music, ideas for the set of piano preludes he was writing off and on during this era, or were they exercises focused on correcting weaknesses in compositional technique uncovered while writing the Rhapsody in Blue? Whatever their purpose, the pieces in this notebook provide clues as to what Gershwin’s creative priorities may have been, as well as further insights into how Gershwin honed his musical craft.

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Congressional Monitor

Journal of Palestine Studies ◽

10.1525/jps.2013.42.4.161 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 42 (4) ◽

pp. 161-184

Author(s):

Paul Karolyi ◽

Paul James Costic

Keyword(s):

Legislative Process ◽

Library Of Congress ◽

Arab Israeli Conflict ◽

Previous Session

CongressionalMonitor.org, the companion site to this JPS section, provides in-depth summaries of all bills and many resolutions listed here. Published annually, the Congressional Monitor summarizes all bills and resolutions pertinent to Palestine, Israel, or the broader Arab-Israeli conflict that are introduced during the previous session of Congress. It is part of a wider project of the Institute for Palestine Studies that includes the Congressional Monitor Database (CongressionalMonitor.org). The database contains all relevant legislation from 2001 to the present (the 107th Congress through the 112th Congress) and is updated on an ongoing basis. The monitor identifies major legislative themes related to the Palestine issue as well as initiators of specific legislation, their priorities, the range of their concerns, and their attitudes toward regional actors. Material in this compilation is drawn from www.thomas.loc.gov, the official legislative site of the Library of Congress, which includes a detailed primer on the legislative process entitled “How Our Laws Are Made.”

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Essential Library of Congress Subject Headings

10.29085/9781783300365 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Vanda Broughton

Keyword(s):

Library Of Congress ◽

Subject Headings

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VANISHING ACCOUNTING JOURNALS DUE TO PAPER DETERIORATION: A LABORATORY STUDY

Accounting Historians Journal ◽

10.2308/0148-4184.8.2.97 ◽

1981 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 97-100

Author(s):

Frederic M. Stiner ◽

John C. Williams ◽

Adrian Sclawy

Keyword(s):

Laboratory Study ◽

Library Of Congress

Many accounting documents and journals disintegrate every year due to the acidic quality of paper used in them. Using the laboratory of the Office of Preservation of the Library of Congress, certain accounting journals were analyzed for their acidic or alkaline paper. Journals printed on acidic paper, such as the Accounting Historians Journal and the Accounting Review can be expected to disintegrate quickly. Journals printed on alkaline paper, such as the Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance and Taxation for Accountants should last for centuries. Historians wishing to preserve material appearing in acidic journals should photocopy on alkaline paper or use microfilm.

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