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Gazette Volume 22, No. 20 • May 20, 2011 • A weekly publication for Library staff Make Music For Congress At ASCAP

By Mark Hartsell

Paul Williams knows all about the blood, sweat, tears and toil that go into creating a memorable piece of music.

Courtesy of Gravitas Docufilms “It all begins with a blank piece of The Library’s Liz Stanley and George Willeman examine film in a scene from “Shadows.” paper,” said Williams, an Oscar-winning . “You stay up half the night. You write something. You pour blood on Film Registry, Preservation the paper. … You know that you have written something that is going to . You get a little sleep. You get Find Spotlight in ‘Shadows’ up and look at what you’ve written, and “The sta- you realize you’ve rewritten “O Little Town By Mark Hartsell tistics were of Bethlehem.” shocking to Williams’ joke about the trials of the ost people, Paul Mariano says, me,” Mariano songwriter kicked off a program at the automatically assume that just says. “It wasn’t on that was M about every movie ever made is just sad – it was much more about celebration than heart- preserved somewhere on some format – shocking.” ache. film, tape, DVD, laserdisc, Blu-ray, what- That shock The American Society of Compos- ever. ultimately led ers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Mariano never thought much about Mariano and Foundation staged “We Write the ” preservation himself until he read a news- Kurt Norton on at the Coolidge Auditorium, a night of paper story a few years ago announcing a nearly three- songwriters performing their own tunes the annual selections for the National year journey to and telling the stories behind their cre- Film Registry. co-direct a documentary on the subject: ations – with a lot of laughs thrown in The story quoted Librarian of Congress “These Amazing Shadows” is part paean for good measure. James H. Billington as saying that up to to the movies, part the story of the registry The event was the third staged by half the movies produced in the United and part an address on the importance ASCAP at the Coolidge since the orga- States before 1950 no longer existed. The of film preservation. nization donated its vast papers to the films, he said, are “lost forever.” The documentary features interviews Library in 2009. Mariano considered himself a cineph- with a half-dozen members of the Library ASCAP, founded in 1914, protects the ile but knew nothing about the registry staff and sequences shot at the Packard rights of composers and songwriters and – the films selected for preservation in Campus and in the Jefferson Building ensures that they are compensated for the Library of Congress because of their (“It’s like going into the Sistine Chapel,” the use of their works. cultural or aesthetic significance – or the The organization’s membership – state of America’s film heritage. shadows, continued on page 4 ascap, continued on page 6 2 T h e LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Ga zette may 20, 2011

EVENTS

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JENNIFER GAVIN “History in the Mystery” Acting Executive Editor Mark Hartsell May 23, noon Editor Mumford Room, Madison Building Contributing Editors: Erin Allen, Calendar; Carlin “René” Sayles, Moving On and Length of Service; ducting research; weighing fiction vs. Lisa Davis, Donated Leave nonfiction; and getting published. Proofreader: George Thuronyi Design and Production: Ashley Jones Corrigan serves as a critic-in-resi- peter braestrup Gail FinebErg James W. Mcclung dence and lecturer in the Department Founder Founding Editor Founding Publisher of English at Georgetown University (1990 – 1997) (1990 – 2009) (1990 – 1994) and a book critic for and for National Public Radio’s An official publication of the Library of Congress, The Gazette encourages Library managers and staff to submit articles and “Fresh Air” program. photographs of general interest. Submissions will be edited to convey the most necessary information. Bayard is the author of historical Deadline for submission of articles is 5 p.m. Wednesday, one What do Sir , Harry mysteries such as “The Pale Blue Eye,” week prior to publication date. Please submit text in digital form via e-mail ([email protected]) preferably as an attached , Sherlock Holmes, Edgar “The Black Tower” and, most recently, Word file. Allan Poe, Thomas Jefferson and a “The School of Night.” Back issues of The Gazette in print are available in the Public Affairs Office, LM 105. current-day vintner from Virginia have Crosby is the author of the “Wine Country Mystery” series set in contem- Electronic archived issues and the a color PDF file of the current in ? issue are available online at www.loc.gov/staff/gazette. They’re all characters who show up porary Virginia wine country. Stashower has written nonfiction in historical mysteries and are likely to Library of Congress be discussed during the panel “History works such as “The Beautiful Cigar Girl: Washington, DC 20540-1620 Mary Rogers, and the Editorial: Mark Hartsell, 7-9194, [email protected] in the Mystery.” Design and production: Ashley Jones, The panel – moderated by Mau- Invention of Murder”; “Arthur Conan 7-9193, [email protected] reen Corrigan and featuring authors Doyle: A Life in Letters”; and“Teller ISSN 1049-8184 Printed on paper that contains recycled paper by the Louis Bayard, Ellen Crosby and Daniel of Tales: of Arthur Conan Printing Management Section, Office Systems Services Stashower – will take place on May 23 Doyle.” in the Mumford Room of the Madison The event, sponsored by the Human- Gazette Welcomes Letters from Staff Building. ities and Social Sciences Division, is Staff is invited to use the Forum pages for lively and thoughtful debate relevant to Library issues. However, just as other newspa- The panel’s authors will share free and open to the public. No tickets per editors exercise discretion over which letters to publish and how to edit them, so do we. In deciding whether or how much insights on writing mysteries – finding or reservations are needed. Book sales to publish, we consider content (including misstatements of fact, and signings will follow the program. libel, innuendo, ridicule of individuals or the institution, personal inspiration for plots and characters; con- attacks, and redundancy) and length (the limit is 600 words). Letters must be signed by the author, whose place of work and telephone extension should be included so we can verify author- ship. Letter writers should understand that when they sign their letters and release them to us for publication they are relinquishing privacy. If a letter calls for management response, for example, an explanation of a policy or actions or clarification of fact, we Donated Time will ask for management response.—Ed.

The following Library employees have satisfied the eligibility requirements Gazette Deadlines to receive leave donations from other staff members. Contact Lisa Davis at The deadline for editorial copy for the June 3 7-0033. Gazette is Wednesday, May 25. E-mail editorial copy and letters to the editor Jason Bryant Letitia Reigle to [email protected]. To promote events through the Library’s David Clemons Catherine Rowland online calendar (www.loc.gov/loc/events) Robert Goedecke Suzanne Salgado and the Gazette Calendar, e-mail event and contact information to [email protected] by Ashley Greek Malvina Shimanov 9 a.m. Monday of the week of publication. Donald Marcus Jamie Stevenson Boxed announcements should be submitted David Miller Albert Tyas electronically (text files) by 9 a.m. Monday Arlene Peters the week of publication to [email protected]. may 20, 2011 T h e LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Ga zette 3

news Historian, Dramatist Prove to be Tense Roles for Reston

By Erin Allen

Sam Rockwell has played him in a movie. He’s taken legal action against the likes of director . One could say that James Reston Jr. has led a storied life. Rather, stories are his life. Reston, a distinguished visiting scholar at the Library’s John W. Kluge Center, discussed the process of com- pressing history into drama and the inher- ent tension that incites during a lecture on May 11. “Is creative nonfiction art or litera- ture?” Reston asked. “I believe it’s a young art that has grown in the last 30 years.” Abby Brack Virginia Woolf once observed that Historian James Reston Jr. discusses his experiences with screenplays. biography is the search for the fertile ning, including the first reading at table,” creative nonfiction, including his legal fact or creative fact. Her essay, “The Art he said of the play. action in 2005 against Ridley Scott for of Biography,” has had a profound influ- Reston recalled arguing with Peter alleged plagiarism in of Scott’s ence on Reston’s writing. One could say Morgan, the playwright and film writer, film “Kingdom of Heaven.” it’s guided his approach: to first master about extending the script and in par- Reston argued that the script was the historical material, then identify the ticular the scene in which based on his book “Warriors of God: creative facts and finally build the rich apologizes to the American people for Richard the Lionheart and Saladin in environment of the story by linking the participating in the Watergate cover-up. the Third Crusade.” Ultimately, Reston facts. According to Reston, what happened over dropped the case for financial reasons. “One could say that’s not far from a period of 48 hours was condensed to “My final satisfaction is that ‘Kingdom what a screenwriter does,” Reston said. seven minutes. of Heaven’ is a terrible movie,” he said. To Reston, the more visual the writing “That encapsulates the argument While at the Kluge Center, Reston has is, the more attractive it is to adaptation between the historian and the dramatist,” been writing the “Dogs of God” screen- and the more vulnerable to abuse. Of his he said. “I have no complaint ultimately play, which is tentatively titled “The Last 15 books, three have become plays and because the movie has the essence of Sultan of Granada.” The screenplay tells three screenplays, but not always to his truth.” the story of Boabdil, or Muhammad XII, satisfaction. While “Frost/Nixon” illustrates the the last member of the Nasid Dynasty “How exciting and dangerous the positive side of historical adaptation, to rule the emirate of Granada in Spain. nexus of history and movies can be,” Reston admits there is a negative side. According to Reston, few fertile facts he said. “We all know Hollywood is a pool of exist, making character development In 1976–77, Reston was David Frost’s sharks,” he quipped. “Ideas get ripped off challenging. Watergate adviser for the famous Frost/ because they can’t be copyrighted.” “There is a balance between verifiable Nixon interviews, televised and seen by In his lecture, Reston touched on fact and imaginative quality,” he said. “I’m 57 million people worldwide. His memoir the problem of copyright protection for still working those things out.” u of that experience, “The Conviction of Richard Nixon: The Untold Story of the Frost/Nixon Interviews” (2007), served as Interested in exploring opportunities in your life? the main inspiration for the London play The Library’s Employee Assistance Program can help. All Library employees “Frost/Nixon,” in which Reston is a major and benefit-eligible dependents may contact the on-site counselor at character. In the Hollywood adaptation 7-6389 or [email protected]. They also may call 1-888-290-4327 or go to of the play, directed by , www.guidanceresources.com at any hour of any day of the week to receive up Reston is played by Rockwell. to three sessions at no charge for off-site counseling close to home or work. “I was involved from the very begin- 4 T h e LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Ga zette may 20, 2011

news shadows, continued from page 1 moments. Eventually, it hit him: Willeman had Actor – Mr. Sulu of “Star discovered the original, uncensored film Mariano says). Trek” – recalls his experiences in a reloca- – a version that hadn’t been seen since “Shadows” will be screened at the tion camp for Japanese-Americans during the movie went to the censorship board West End Cinema in Georgetown on May World War II. Takei’s reminiscences are some 78 years ago. 27. Advance tickets go on sale online and intercut with scenes from “Topaz,” a home “Shadows” plays out the two versions at the box office beginning May 24. movie about the camps by Dave Tatsuno side by side – a dramatic illustration of “What we tried to do was to show that was added to the registry in 1996. censorship at work. people the tremendous diversity of Ameri- Another segment shows the dramatic “That was the find of a lifetime,” Wil- can cinema and how important preserva- before and after of restoration work on leman says in the film. tion is,” Mariano says. “The Godfather,” the original negatives Willeman unwittingly provided the “Shadows” weaves directors with another key clips from more than 165 element of the film. films – some obscure, The documentary origi- many classics – with dis- nally was called “Lost For- cussion of the need to ever” but later in the pro- preserve the nation’s cin- duction process took on a ematic heritage, the role of new title, “These Amazing the Library and National Shadows.” Film Preservation Board Willeman told the in preserving film, and directors how much he the impact of movies on liked the new name and individual lives. was surprised to learn its The film includes inter- source: One George Wil- views with a wide cross leman. section of Hollywood “All these people who types – directors Rob worked on these things are Reiner, and all gone now, but they’ve ; critic Abby Brack left behind these amazing Leonard Maltin; actors Tim Kurt Norton, Paul Mariano and film co-editor Alex Calleros at Sundance. shadows for us to enjoy,” Roth and Peter Coyote; and Willeman said in the film a host of writers, producers, cinematog- of which were left “in tatters” from over- – a phrase he’d never before used and a raphers, animators, editors, executives, use. moment he’d completely forgotten. academics and archivists. Perhaps the most fascinating sequence “I’m thinking of copyrighting it,” he “Shadows” also features some familiar belongs to Willeman and the 1933 film says, joking. folks from the Library: Billington; Patrick “Baby Face,” a drama starring Barbara The film already has made an impact Loughney, chief of the Packard Campus; Stanwyck as a young woman who uses on awareness of preservation and the Stephen Leggett, a programs coordinator her sexuality to get ahead. registry. in the Picture, Broadcasting and The subject matter made “Baby Face” “I think our film somewhat has awak- Recorded Sound Division (MBRS); Liz controversial: The State Cen- ened people to the bigger picture of one’s Stanley, an archivist in MBRS; and George sorship Board rejected the film, which place in film history and preservation,” Willeman, the nitrate vault manager at then was re-edited and softened to gain Norton says. Packard. approval. He relates a story from a discussion Leggett, who helps manage the reg- Willeman found two negatives of the panel at the Sundance Film Festival that istry, also facilitated contacts with board film in the vault at Packard and noticed included Steve James, the director of, members for Mariano and Norton – a something odd about them: The first reel among other works, “Hoop Dreams” and key to enlisting the deep cast of inter- of one negative was larger than the first “Prefontaine.” viewees. reel of the other. The film and discussion prompted “We found a government institution Curious, he put both negatives on a a dawning realization for James: What that works and that really serves the Amer- synchronizer so he could watch both films about his films? ican people,” Norton says of the experi- simultaneously. “He said, ‘I don’t even know what the ence at the Library. “It’s so refreshing “I’d get to the end of a scene in the preservation issue is with my own films,’ ” because it works, and there are so many original negative, and the scene would Norton says. “ ‘Are my films being pre- passionate people who work there.” continue on the duplicate negative for served properly? What’s going to happen The film holds some compelling quite some time,” Willeman says. to them?’ ” may 20, 2011 T h e LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Ga zette 5

NEWS COLLECTIONS Leggett says he’s seen an uptick in What’s New interest in the registry since the film’s A highlight of recent Library acquisitions: release this year. “It’s had a big impact on helping people learn about the film registry,” Leggett says. “I’ve gotten a ton of emails asking about it.” And Norton and Mariano say they’ve heard many times how “Shadows” and the registry have spurred cinephiles to explore other eras of film. “I think Netflix should send a big, fat check to Steve Leggett and the registry,” Norton says. “Because what we hear again and again and again is that once people become aware of the registry and really look at it, their Netflix queue really changes and actually increases tenfold.” The directors hope the attention trans- lates into a shared sense of responsibility for preservation. “Cultural history is so fragile and so ephemeral that we all have to participate in its preservation and protection,” Norton Ann Kenneally Brenda says. “That’s something I’ll carry with me One of the Ruberts children in the kitchen of the family’s Covington, La., home. the rest of my life.” u

The Ruberts family suffered a lifetime’s worth impact of the storm on children. She photographed of misfortune and difficulty in the few years fol- the experiences of four families, and repeatedly Library of Congress lowing Hurricane Katrina. returned over the next four years to record their Research Orientation The storm forced them out of their home in continuing recovery. Covington, La., across Lake Pontchartrain from In February, the Library acquired a group of The Humanities and Social New Orleans, and into a FEMA trailer. 56 of Kenneally’s photographs through a gift/ Sciences Division offers an They returned home eight months later, but purchase agreement. Most of them focus on the introduction for researchers to Mike Ruberts couldn’t find steady work. To make Library collections and resources. Ruberts, who, despite the difficulties, somehow ends meet, his wife Angie eventually took a job manage to get by. Morning sessions (10–11:30 a.m.) with an infomercial company, talking customers Kenneally’s photos broaden the Library’s are scheduled for June 6, 13, 20 out of canceling the purchases they’d quickly holdings of work by women photojournalists and and 27 and July 11, 18 and 25. come to regret. extend the archive’s coverage of the continuing One child, 13-year-old Angel, ran away from recovery from the Katrina disaster. Evening sessions (6:30–8 p.m.) are home; the younger three were diagnosed with “Kenneally’s photographs build on the Library’s scheduled for June 6 and July 11. attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Last year, strong foundation of photographs documenting Angie was diagnosed with bladder cancer. the American people, natural disasters and crisis Registration is required by phone at She still worked, and Mike picked up jobs relief,” said Beverly Brannan, a photography cura- 7-3370 or online at www.loc.gov/rr/ when he could and fixed cars in the yard. Their tor in the Prints and Photographs Division. “These main/inforeas/signup.php. church helped them survive financially. powerful images carry on in the tradition of Lewis Photojournalist Brenda Ann Kenneally recorded For more information, call Kathy Hine and the FSA. Some even are imbued with the Woodrell (7-0945) or Abby it all. lyricism of the best of Walker Evans’s photographs Yochelson (7-2138). Request ADA Magazine sent Kenneally in the classic “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.” accommodations five business to the Gulf Coast after Katrina to document the – Mark Hartsell days in advance at 7-6362 or at [email protected]. Read the Gazette in color at www.loc.gov/staff/gazette 6 T h e LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Ga zette may 20, 2011

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ASCAP, continued from page 1 some 400,000 strong – includes not only current songwriters but also some of the greatest composers and songwriters of the past century of American music, from Berlin and Basie to Gershwin and Goodman. The ASCAP Foundation, a charitable organization founded in 1975, supports songwriting through music education and talent-development programs. Williams, president of ASCAP and the man who wrote such classic pop tunes as “Evergreen,” “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Rainy Days and Mondays,” emceed the event. “I wrote this for – they hated it,” Williams said before swing- ing into a few bars of “An Old Fashioned Love Song,” a song that eventually found a friendlier reception with Three Dog Night and became a big hit in 1971. Photos by Abby Brack Speaking to an audience filled with Lyle Lovett performed two of his songs at the Coolidge. senators and representatives, Williams discussed the importance of the work efforts to place another of their songs, of Congress in protecting the rights of “Like a Virgin,” with a suitable artist – a composers. He also related an encounter challenge at the time, considering the between singer/songwriter Bill Withers subject matter. and a congressman that, he said, illus- “Everybody we played it for just looked trated the practical consequences of a at us like, are you kidding?” Kelly said. lack of legislative safeguards. “In 1984, we were trying to shop the song. “If we can’t make a living writing We wouldn’t have been able to sing it for songs, we’re going to have to do some- Congress, I’m sure, in 1984.” thing else for a living,” Withers told the But loved it. She took what member. “Congressman, you do not want started out as a ballad and turned it into Ozzy Osbourne for your plumber.” an uptempo hit that, on the Coolidge Many of the congressmen present stage, presented a performance challenge played a part in the festivities. Kelly solved with aplomb by channeling Sens. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.), the Material Girl into an unlikely Smokey John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Rand Paul Robinson . (R-Ken.) and Reps. Howard L. Berman followed with “When (D-Calif.), Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.), the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Marlin Stutzman Going” (a U.S. hit for Billy Ocean in 1986) (R-Ind.) and Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) and, with help from Freddie Jackson, all introduced songwriters from their “.” respective states. Dean Kay performed “That’s Life,” a “This is more fun than we’re entitled to song made famous by but have inside the Beltway,” Cornyn quipped covered by artists ranging in style from before his introduction of Lyle Lovett later Jackie DeShannon opened the concert Bassey to to Bublé. with “ Eyes.” in the show. Schiff, the representative from Cali- Jackie DeShannon got things started song she took into the top 10 in 1969. fornia’s 29th District, provided a musical with performances of two of her tunes, Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg sang highlight of his own. “” (a hit for ) their “True Colors,” a No. 1 for Cyndi Schiff said he once watched an exas- and “Put a Little Love in Your Heart,” a Lauper in 1986. Kelly then recounted their perated father try in vain to find a song may 20, 2011 T h e LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Ga zette 7

NEWS Photo Albums The Subject Of Book, Talk

As photography became an increas- ingly accessible medium in the 20th century, the popularity of the photo- graphic album exploded, yielding a wide range of objects produced for different purposes – to memorialize, document, promote, educate or channel creative energy. Published by Aperture in association with the Library of Congress, “Photo- graphic Memory: The Album in the Age of Photography” traces the rise of the album and showcases some of the most important examples housed in the Library collections. The albums that comprise “Photo- graphic Memory” provide immensely personal and idiosyncratic historical perspectives – from an 1899 Alaskan expedition album of Edward S. Curtis’s early work to the Walker Evans collection of images for “Let Us Now Praise Famous ASCAP president Paul Williams emceed the event. Men” to Phil Stern’s record of John F. Ken- nedy’s 1961 pre-inaugural gala. that would make his young, hard-to-please performed his songs “If I had a Boat” and The compilation provides an in-depth daughter happy. “North Dakota.” look at the history of photography through Schiff offered to help out, assuring The show closed with a trio of songs the work of some its most famous 20th- the dad of his experience in dealing with by lyricist , who with com- century practitioners: Curtis, Duane tough audiences. He started “Ain’t wrote a score of Michals, Dorothea Lange, Leni Riefen- No Sunshine” to the girl – and to the classics. stahl, Jim Goldberg and W. Eugene Smith, Coolidge audience as he told the story. “I’ve lived my life in the shadow of a among others. The girl listened quietly until he fin- man who rhymed ‘phone ya’ with ‘pneu- Verna Posever Curtis, author of “Pho- ished the song, then nodded her head monia,’ ” said Williams in a joking tribute tographic Memory,” is a curator of pho- and finally spoke: “Yeah, I don’t like that to David. tography in the Prints and Photographs one, either.” David, two weeks from his 90th birth- Division. She is the co-author of “Ambas- Schiff introduced composer Bruce day, performed “I’ll Never Fall in Love sadors of Progress: American Women Broughton, who, accompanied by wife Again,” a big hit for , and Photographers in , 1900–1901” and Belinda on violin, played a piece from “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” a “F. Holland Day: Selected Texts and Bib- the score of the film “Silverado.” song written for the film “Butch Cassidy liography.” , Hillary Lindsey and and the Sundance Kid” that hit No. 1 and Curtis and other Library specialists took a spin through won an Academy Award. will discuss “Photographic Memory” “, Take the Wheel,” a tune that won DeShannon returned to the stage for on June 3 in the Mumford Room of the a Grammy for country the finale of a David-Bacharach song that Madison Building. song of the year in 2007. she made a hit in 1965, “What the World “Photographic Memory,” a 288-page Lovett talked about his uncertain Needs Now is Love.” hardcover book with 350 four-color journey to a career in music – “I didn’t “What the world needs is what you images, is available for $75 online, in have a whole lot of direction in terms gave us,” Williams told David. “Because bookstores nationwide and in the Library of seeking employment,” he said – and endlessly, you always gave us love.” u of Congress Shop. u 8 T h e LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Ga zette may 20, 2011

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