Gazette Volume 21, No. 15 • April 23, 2010 • A weekly publication for Library staff Library Celebrates the A Whole Lot Dexter Gordon Acquisition Of Tweeting Going On
Twitter is donating its digital archive of public tweets to the Library of Congress. Twitter is a leading social-networking service that enables users to send and receive tweets, which consist of web messages of up to 140 characters. Twitter processes more than 50 mil- lion tweets per day from people around the world. The Library will receive all public tweets – which number in the billions – from the 2006 inception of the service to the present. “The Twitter digital archive has extraordinary potential for research into
Abby Brack our contemporary way of life,” said Librar- Maxine Gordon discusses the making of the 1986 film, “‘Round Midnight,” a film that ian of Congress James H. Billington. “This starred her late husband, Dexter Gordon, in a role that earned him an Oscar nomination. information provides detailed evidence career. Consisting primarily of sound about how technology-based social net- By Sheryl Cannady recordings, the collection also includes works form and evolve over time. The egendary jazz musician Dexter interviews and items from Gordon’s film collection also documents a remarkable Gordon (1923–1990) is considered and television appearances. range of social trends. Anyone who wants Lone of the world’s greatest tenor The melodic sounds of the legend- to understand how an ever-broadening saxophonists and one of the first musi- ary saxophonist filled the theater as public is using social media to engage cians to adapt the sounds of bebop to the enthusiastic crowd took their seats, in an ongoing debate regarding social the tenor saxophone. He amassed an aptly setting the tone for the morning’s and cultural issues will have need of extraordinary body of work during his program. The audience, filled with jazz this material. more than 50-year career, and it was his musicians, aficionados and fans, had “The Library looks at this as an oppor- wish that his musical and cultural legacy a rare opportunity to screen an unre- tunity to add new kinds of information join the vast collections at the Library of leased short film, produced by Arthur without subtracting from our responsi- Congress. Elgort, titled “Dexter on Vacation.” The bility to manage our overall collection. On April 16, the Library celebrated film included footage of Gordon’s last Working with the Twitter archive will also the acquisition of more than a 1000 items public performance on a jazz cruise in help the Library extend its capability to from Gordon’s impressive collection of 1988, only a couple of years before his provide stewardship for very large sets of work with a special program in the Mary death. It provided an intimate glimpse of born-digital materials,” he added. Pickford Theater. Several items from the the jazz impresario at play. In making the donation, Greg Pass, Dexter Gordon Collection were strategi- The featured speaker was Maxine Twitter’s vice president of engineering, cally displayed, including an early script Gordon, who first met the iconic jazzman said, “We are pleased and proud to make of the movie “’Round Midnight,” which in France in 1974. “Dexter loved libraries, this collection available for the benefit of earned Gordon an Oscar nomination. he loved books,” Maxine said, explaining the American people. I am very grateful The collection comprises a wide range her husband’s affinity for the Library of that Dr. Billington and the Library rec- of Gordon’s work from all phases of his Gordon, continued on page 6 Twitter, continued on page 7 2 T h e LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Ga zette April 23, 2010
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news 1602 World Map Created in Six Stages, According to Scholar reached wider circles. The map needs to be seen as a growing and evolving force, according to Spence, with six stages to its creation. The first stage took place from 1583 to 1584, known as the southeast China pioneering days. Ricci wrote that he had brought with him to China a one-sheet Western map, which he called the “uni- versal map of the world.” The map was written “in our Westerner’s writing,” with Western projections and with China to one side. Ricci displayed this Western map in a small house rented by the Jesuits. The map was an object of curiosity with the Chinese who came by the Jesuit house. Some of the visiting Chinese said the map didn’t seem to fit any of their ideas of how Abby Brack Jonathan Spence discusses the genesis of the Matteo Ricci map. the world should look. They wanted to know if Ricci could place the titles of the identified as Jim Hughes of Visitors’ Ser- countries into Chinese characters so they By Donna Urschel vices] who pulled over a large, sturdy could get a better sense of the names. box of printer paper that the historian Ricci agreed. Distinguished historian Jonathan could stand on to view the top of the map. The second stage was Ricci’s attempt Spence, in the fourth Jay I. Kislak Lec- Two available stools failed to work; one to make a Chinese rendering of the West- ture, described how Matteo Ricci, the was too short, the other was too tall and ern names. Spence said, “Ricci did not 16th-century Jesuit priest, created the first wobbly. The box was just right. have good Chinese at this time. He cer- map in Chinese to show the Americas. In 1552, Ricci was born to an affluent tainly wasn’t doing a fluid rewrite. He “I’m an unabashed Ricci admirer,” family in Macerata, in eastern Italy, and must have had help.” Spence told the audience in the Coolidge received an extraordinary, eclectic and Ricci also needed help with astron- Auditorium on April 13. He said Ricci broad education. He arrived in China in omy, claiming he was mediocre with is “one of the most impressive persons 1583 and established, with another priest, math. He was reliant on the books he anyone can encounter.” the first Jesuit mission. brought with him from Italy. Spence, a leading expert on China, is “Ricci was six things at once,” said In his journal, Ricci said the map was the Sterling Professor of History, Emeritus, Spence. “He was a scholar, an observer, larger than the one he brought with him, at Yale University, and the author of more a linguist, a scientist, a writer and a man but still one sheet and small in size. The than 20 books, including “The Memory of God. All six are present in the map in map remained simple, with 30 or 40 place Palace of Matteo Ricci.” different ways.” names that were translated into Chinese. Although Spence has been a Ricci While in China, Ricci kept two jour- Also, China was placed a little more to scholar for years, he had never seen an nals. The first was a running commentary the center of the map. original of the famous and rare 1602 on what he observed and tried to do in Quoting Ricci’s journal, Spence said, World Map, until the day of his lecture China. The second journal concerned his “The main importance of this map is that at the Library of Congress. Spence told spiritual life and religious thoughts. The it helped the Chinese see how very far the audience he spent a delightful day, first journal survived, but Ricci destroyed away we were, how far we traveled to from after breakfast until dinner, in the the second one when he was dying in come and work with them. When they Northwest Pavilion of the Jefferson Build- 1610. saw the huge expanse, the Chinese were ing, studying the Ricci Map. On loan from Spence said Ricci’s writings in the much less nervous of the scale and near- the James Ford Bell Trust, the map had first journal explain a lot about where the ness of the Western states.” been on display at the Library from Jan. 1602 World Map came from and how it 12 to April 17. 1602, continued on page 7 Spence expressed gratitude for an Read the Gazette in color at www.loc.gov/staff/gazette unknown Library staff member [later 4 T h e LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Ga zette April 23, 2010
news Geography and Map Division Hosts Open House
By Donna Urschel A treasure trove of maps – including a 1482 Ptolemy atlas, a 1559 portolan chart of the Mediterranean, a 1777 spy map of British troop positions in Princeton, N.J., three maps of the Battle of Gettysburg and many more – was on display in a Geography and Map Division (G&M) open house on April 17. G&M pulled together an overview of its map collection for participants in the Association of American Geographers’ (AAG) annual meeting in Washington, D.C., with more than 200 enthusiastic visitors attending. “This is real, real cool – to see the originals. It is just fantastic,” said Karsten
Shein, a geographer with the National Photos by Abby Brack Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. “I Visitors in the vault look at a map by Charles Minard, from the 1860s, which shows the wish these maps could be on permanent amount of cotton exported from the United States to Europe. public display.” tion maps from the United States and maps were on view here, including the According to John R. Hebert, chief of Germany; land-ownership maps; an 1886 1559 Mateo Prunes portolan chart of the G&M, the AAG conference (April 14 to Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Tomb- Mediterranean, one of the more colorful April 18) attracted more than 8,000 par- stone, Ariz., which shows the famous O.K. and descriptive items in the Library’s rich ticipants from around the world. During Corral; three maps by Benjamin Franklin portolan chart collection. the week, these geographers created of the Atlantic Gulf Stream (1768, 1785 Also in the vault was the 1777 spy map a constant flow into the G&M Reading and 1786); and celestial maps. of the British troops in Princeton, N.J., Room to visit and conduct research. After perusing the reading room, the apparently drawn by a Princeton student The open house was an added guests lined up for tours through the who was a patriot and who managed to opportunity to share the collections G&M vault. The most important maps get the map into the hands of George with an interested and engaged audi- in the Library’s collections are stored Washington. The vital information in ence. “We were able to show some of in the closely guarded vault. Some 15 this map about British troop positions, our great resources, both current and historical items,” Hebert said. “We also demonstrated our geographic informa- tion system’s (GIS) capabilities.” (GIS allows geographers to digitally layer maps with information to extract patterns and trends.) In addition, Hebert said, the open house was rewarding because “we had a chance to field serious research que- ries from those who will likely return to conduct in-depth research on topics from human terrain issues in Iraq and Afghanistan to the mapping of elections in the United States.” The G&M staff greeted the open house guests in the reading room, where many of the maps were displayed on tables. Diane Schug-O’Neill, a digital conversion specialist in the Geography and Map Division, Some of the items on view were elec- leads a tour in the vault, showing visitors a 1513 Ptolemaic atlas by Martin Waldseemüller. april 23, 2010 T h e LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Ga zette 5
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Seals, of the Okinawa tinued their tours into the stacks, where beaches. they explained the extent of the divi- Also on display were sion’s collections. Many of the guests the woodblocks from were impressed by the sheer size of the the 1812 Boston Gazette area, the equivalent of two consecutive cartoon “The Gerry- football fields. Mander.” This political Several maps were on display in the cartoon led to the coin- stacks, including a large relief map, made ing of the term gerry- out of rubber, of Utah beach and the mander, the modifying surrounding area in World War II. This of electoral districts to military map was prepared from aerial achieve desired elec- photographs and demarcates hedgerows, toral results. The district farms, fortifications and roads. Ed Red- depicted in the cartoon mond, a reference specialist in G&M, was created by the Mas- said the map was used to brief high- level A compass rose on the 1559 Mateo Prunes portolan chart of sachusetts legislature military officers before the invasion of the Mediterranean. to favor the incumbent Normandy. defensive fortifications, cannon locations Democratic-Republican Party candidates A steady stream of geographers visited and an unprotected back road helped backed by Gov. Elbridge Gerry over the the open house. “If we had been open all Washington’s Revolutionary forces defeat Federalists. day, the crowds would have continued the British in the battle on Jan. 3, 1777. C. Winston Mullen, a high school to pour in,” said Hebert. Other interesting items in the vault geography and social studies teacher “The G&M staff who participated in were the 1482 Ptolemy atlas, an important from Lacey, Wash., was quite impressed the open house or assisted as we pre- atlas showing Ptolemy’s view of the world with the woodblocks. “I’ve been studying pared for the event during the week are published 10 years before the discovery and teaching gerrymandering and politi- owed a debt of gratitude,” said Hebert. of America; three maps drawn by George cal science for a long time. And to see “They led tours, answered questions on Washington, all pre-Revolutionary War the original woodblocks of this cartoon all facets of the division and its collec- surveys of Alexandria, Va.; and a 1945 is something I never thought I’d experi- tions, and even escorted some of the visi- map by U.S. Navy Underwater Demolition ence,” he said. tors to the Waldseemüller and Ricci map Teams, the forerunner of today’s Navy After the vault, the G&M staff con- exhibitions in the Jefferson Building.” u
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Gordon, continued from page 1 Congress. “He loved the Library. …this is the people’s library.” When Maxine became Mrs. Dexter Gordon, she did not fore- see all of the divergent paths that her life would take, including the pursuit of a career as a historian and working with the curators at the Library to fulfill a promise to her husband. “Be very careful what you promise, because it could be your life’s work,” she jokingly told the audience in the intimate confines of the small theater. Maxine, who is working on her doctorate in history at New York University, is the senior interviewer and jazz researcher at the Bronx African American History Project Abby Brack at Fordham University. She is cur- An early script of the Warner Bros. film “‘Round Midnight.” rently writing a biography about her husband, another one of his dreams performances. Herbie Hancock, the film’s Maxine returned to the Mary Pickford that she is fulfilling. “Since his death, music director, won an Academy Award Theater on Monday evening for a showing I’ve slowly worked on his archives,” she for the film’s original soundtrack. of “‘Round Midnight,” part of the April said. Another person who worked on “Jazz in the Spring” film series. A full Emboldened with the confidence of “‘Round Midnight” was Martin Scorsese, house was on hand to view the Library’s an expert who knows her subject matter, who played “Goodley” in the film. Maxine 35mm print, a 1980s copyright submission Maxine talked about her husband’s work recalled that Scorsese warned her to pack with exceptional color. The film’s stereo on “‘Round Midnight,” a brilliant perfor- her bags because her husband’s perfor- soundtrack, which calls up the ambience mance that earned him an Academy mance was Oscar-caliber. Ironically, Paul of a cramped Parisian jazz club of the Award nomination as actor in a leading Newman won that year for best actor in 1950s with startling realism, was heard role. Playing the role of Dale Turner, a Scorsese’s “The Color of Money.” to good advantage over the theater’s troubled expatriate jazz musician in Paris The Oscar nomination brought recently upgraded sound system. in the 1950s, the musician-turned-actor increased fame as the world rediscovered In a question-and-answer session won Italy’s equivalent of an Oscar for his Dexter Gordon’s talent. Maxine laughingly with Maxine following the film, many in performance. lamented to her spellbound audience that the audience commented on the film’s She explained the genesis of the film her husband once said that it was the first enduring vitality and marveled at Dexter’s project and the meeting between her time that the police were in front of him nuanced and powerful performance. husband and the movie’s producer Irwin with sirens, instead of chasing him. Maxine stressed how important making Winkler. “Dexter said the script wasn’t Maxine praised the Library’s staff for the film was to him, and how he saw real” and disliked the negative use of their efforts to preserve and make acces- it as a chance pay tribute to the many slang to characterize musicians such as sible her husband’s collective memory. unsung heroes of jazz who never received Duke Ellington, who was elegant and The collection’s curator, Matthew Barton the acclaim that he had. As hard as the refined in his speech. He told her, “If I of the Library’s Recorded Sound Section, process was for them, though, she added: made that movie, I would have to give up said that he was constantly surprised, “We got to live in Paris for four months my lifetime membership in the NAACP.” discovering different aspects of Dexter while we made the film. Poor us!” Script approval solved that problem, she Gordon and his work. It led him to dub Although Maxine Gordon feels that said, allowing her husband to tell the story the phenomenon “Unexpected Dex.” jazz supporters are always fighting to of jazz in a realistic manner. For example, he said, the world knows ensure the music’s place in history, she Among her other memories of the Gordon as a tenor saxophonist, but there has won at least one battle: getting her making of “‘Round Midnight” was that are unexpected moments in his music husband’s legacy forever preserved for the music was recorded live. The film’s when he switches to soprano saxophone, future generations. u director Bertrand Tavernier wanted the such as in his 1976 composition “A la –Matthew Barton also contributed to realism and magic that came from real Modal.” this report. april 23, 2010 T h e LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Ga zette 7
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Twitter, continued from page 1 most informative resources available content around topics or themes, similar ognize the value of this information. It on modern-day culture, including eco- to existing VHP presentations. is something new, but it tells an amazing nomic, social and political trends, as The Library has been collecting story that needs to be remembered.” Twit- well as consumer behavior and social materials from the web since it began ter’s own take on the donation is posted trends,” said Margot Gerritsen, a professor harvesting congressional and presidential on its blog blog.twitter.com/2010/04/ with Stanford University’s Department of campaign websites in 2000. Today the tweet-preservation.html. Energy Resources Engineering and head Library holds more than 167 terabytes A few highlights of the donated mate- of the Center of Excellence for Compu- of web-based information, including rial include the first-ever tweet from Twit- tational Approaches to Digital Steward- legal blogs, websites of candidates for ter co-founder Jack Dorsey, President ship, a partnership with the Library of national office and websites of Members Obama’s tweet about winning the election Congress. of Congress. In addition, the Library and a set of two tweets from a photojour- The archive follows in the Library’s leads the congressionally mandated nalist who was arrested in Egypt and then long tradition of gathering individuals’ National Digital Information Infrastructure freed because of a series of events set firsthand accounts of history, such as and Preservation Program (www. into motion by his use of Twitter. “man on the street” interviews after Pearl digitalpreservation.gov), which is The announcement came coinciden- Harbor; the September 11, 2001, Docu- pursuing a national strategy to collect, tally on the same day the Library’s own mentary Project; the Veterans History preserve and make available significant Twitter feed (@librarycongress) crossed Project (VHP); and StoryCorps. While the digital content, especially information 50,000 followers (April 14, 2010). Twitter archive will not be posted online, that is created in digital form only, for “I think Twitter will be one of the the Library envisions posting selected current and future generations. u
panel version. The 30 to 40 to Emperor Wanli in 1605. “The tinted place names increased to version so pleased the emperor that he more than 1,000, and China wanted another one. Then being emperor, is displayed at the center of he asked for 12 more. And then he asked the map. for 12 on silk,” Spence said. Also, Ricci wrote descrip- Stage six was when the tinted ver- tions on the map of the sion became common in China. Many various areas, as well as of the wood blocks, however, had been reflections on religious damaged in the great floods of 1607 and life, studying cartography others were lost or damaged during the and on the contact between clean-up operations. A smaller version China and the West. About of the map was made that could be dis- Europe, Ricci wrote, “This played more easily. area of Europe has 30 or In the audience question-and-answer more countries and all follow segment, Jay I. Kislak, who donated his Abby Brack The 1602 World Map was on view through April 17. the ways of kings … .” The collection of books, manuscripts, his- one European product he toric documents, artifacts, maps and 1602, continued from page 3 talks about is the “excellent wine from art of the Americas to the Library, asked More and more visitors came to see grapes” from Italy (not France). At this Spence what happened to the thousands the map, and friends started making stage, the map was so large (5.5 feet high of copies of the Ricci map that circulated copies that were circulated widely. by 12.5 feet long) and detailed that it in China. Spence speculated that self- The third stage occurred when Ricci took an entire year for the wood blocks censorship or anti-Catholic sentiment was in Nanjing, where scholars asked to be carved. caused them to be discarded. But all in him to make a map twice the size of his During stage five, from 1602 to 1605, all, Spence said, “We don’t know. No one previous one. Spence said, “The place the map was pirated, with printers and has found any copies.” u names begin to increase in number, and others making unofficial copies and sell- now everything on it is in Chinese char- ing them widely. At one point, an eight- acters.” panel version of the map was developed The fourth stage was the production and distributed. Your Employee of the 1602 Beijing edition, which is the Spence said stage five was also known Personal Page (EPP) is famous map that was on display at the for a color-tinted version. In his journal, Library. Spence said Ricci doubled the Ricci said a court eunuch made a color- at www.nfc.usda.gov size of the previous map, creating a six- tinted edition of the map and gave it 8 T h e LIBRARY OF CONGRESS Ga zette April 23, 2010
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