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National Recording Preservation Foundation

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NRPF is an independent nonprofit that works with cultural heritage organizations to preserve the sounds and stories of American audio heritage.

Washington, DC Katılım Ağustos 2013
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Carla Hayden
Carla Hayden@LibnOfCongress·
250 years ago today, the Battles of Lexington and Concord broke out on April 19, 1775. The fighting marked the start of the American Revolution. This map from the @librarycongress Geography & Maps Division shows the Battles and is on display in our new exhibit, The Two Georges.
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LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center@LOC_AV·
It's #NatRecRegistry reveal day! 🎙️🎶This year's 25 recordings inducted into the National Recording Registry have been announced: blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2… See the whole list, plus video and audio clips, at the LC's main account!: x.com/librarycongres…
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Library of Congress@librarycongress

NEWS: The Librarian of Congress has announced the annual selection of 25 recordings to be inducted into the #NatRecRegistry, chosen for their cultural, historic or aesthetic importance, to preserve the nation’s recorded sound history. 🧵👇

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Read about Bonnie Raitt's "Nick of Time", which was added to the #natrecregistry in 2022 🤩
LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center@LOC_AV

Just honored by the Kennedy Center for her contributions to music, the legendary Bonnie Raitt saw her seminal album “Nick of Time” (1989) added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry in 2022. She recently sat down with us to discuss it: blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2…

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LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center
LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center@LOC_AV·
Just honored by the Kennedy Center for her contributions to music, the legendary Bonnie Raitt saw her seminal album “Nick of Time” (1989) added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry in 2022. She recently sat down with us to discuss it: blogs.loc.gov/now-see-hear/2…
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Library of Congress
Library of Congress@librarycongress·
Coming up this month at the Library: Douglass Day, when history enthusiasts and the public can celebrate the extraordinary legacy of Frederick Douglass by joining a virtual transcribe-a-thon of rare books and manuscripts on African American history. newsroom.loc.gov/news/join-the-…
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Library of Congress
Library of Congress@librarycongress·
BECOME A FRIEND: The U.S. Congress has been the Library’s largest benefactor, but outside support allows us to reach further with services & programs we couldn't offer otherwise. You can help! Become a Friend: loc.gov/programs/suppo…
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National Recording Preservation Foundation@NRPFoundation·
Change, our only constant! An evergreen jingle for #MusicMonday with this "jaunty complaint about the latest lifestyle changes"
LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center@LOC_AV

For #MusicMonday, how about a little early-20th century culture shock? "You'd Never Know That Old Home Town of Mine", recorded #OnThisDay in 1915, is a jaunty complaint about the latest lifestyle changes--instead of horses, they drive newfangled cars! loc.gov/item/jukebox-1…

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