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Gazette Volume 22, No GAZETTE Volume 22, No. 19 • May 13, 2011 • A weekly publication for Library staff A ‘Jukebox’ from the Dawn of Recording With Harry on Hand, Library Launches Website of Historic Music, Speeches By Mark Hartsell he Library of Congress on Tuesday launched the “National Jukebox,” T an interactive website that allows users to play thousands of historic sound recordings – many of them unavailable to the public for more than a century. The National Jukebox provides access to more than 10,000 out-of-print record- ings of opera, popular music, comedy, religious music and political speeches produced by the Victor Talking Machine Co. in the first decades of the 20th cen- tury. The jukebox is the result of collabora- tion between the Library and Sony Music Entertainment – the company owns the Abby Brack rights to the recordings and licensed Harry Connick, Jr. performs “I’m Just Wild About Harry” in the Members Room. them to the Library – and represents the largest collection of historic sound tant cultural treasures from its archives winning singer and pianist. “I was lucky: I recordings ever made available for free with students, historians and music lovers grew up with it firsthand. But I look at my to the public. alike.” kids – that they have a technological way, The site is available at www.loc.gov/ A crowd gathered in the Members a vehicle to get these songs is absolutely jukebox/. Room of the Jefferson Building for a imperative.” “This amazing collection is a chance press conference that featured a video Connick then sat at the piano to per- to hear history,” Librarian of Congress of a 9-year-old boy playing a duet of form “Wild About Harry,” a tune, he said, James H. Billington said. “This collection “I’m Just Wild About Harry” with Eubie that meant a lot to his family – the song includes popular music, dance music, Blake, the jazz pianist who composed served as the campaign theme for his opera, early jazz, famous speeches, that song and whose work is included father, a longtime district attorney in poetry and humor. It is what our grand- on the jukebox. New Orleans. parents and great-grandparents listened With that, Harry Connick Jr. entered The version of “Wild About Harry” to, danced to, sang along with.” the room to talk about the importance of on the jukebox, performed by the Paul Said Richard Story, president of the preserving the nation’s musical heritage Whiteman Orchestra, dates from 1922 – Commercial Music Group at Sony: “We – and to reprise the tune he’d played with a later example of the work collected in are thrilled to be joining with the Library Blake for the cameras 35 years earlier. the archive. of Congress to launch the National Juke- “To have these songs preserved in this The music in the jukebox spans little box. As the steward of much of the output capacity … to ensure that new genera- more than two decades – from 1901 to from the American recording industry tions have access to these treasures is 1925 – but covers an enormous range of prior to 1934, Sony Music is excited to really heartwarming and inspirational to genres, from jazz to ragtime to Broadway preserve and share online these impor- me,” said Connick, an actor and Grammy- JUKEBOX, continued on page 6 2 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE MAY 13, 2011 EVENTS Upcoming GAZETTE Exploring the Maps of the Civil War www.loc.gov/staff/gazette JENNIFER GAVIN Mapping the Civil War Acting Executive Editor MARK HARTSELL May 20, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Editor Mumford Room, Madison Building Contributing Editors: Erin Allen, Calendar; Carlin “René” Sayles, Moving On and Length of Service; Reconnaissance, Surveying and Car- Lisa Davis, Donated Leave Proofreader: George Thuronyi tography” will be held on May 20 in Design and Production: Ashley Jones the Mumford Room of the Madison PETER BRAESTRUP GAIL FINEBERG JAMES W. McCLUNG Building. Founder Founding Editor Founding Publisher (1990 – 1997) (1990 – 2009) (1990 – 1994) Topics of the morning session include: “Hidden Patterns of the Civil An official publication of the Library of Congress, The Gazette War” by Edward Ayers, president of encourages Library managers and staff to submit articles and the University of Richmond; “Mapping photographs of general interest. Submissions will be edited to convey the most necessary information. Civil War cartographers invented the Strength of the Rebellion” by Susan Deadline for submission of articles is 5 p.m. Wednesday, one new techniques and mapped the coun- Schulten of the University of Colorado; week prior to publication date. Please submit text in digital form via e-mail ([email protected]) preferably as an attached try – both Union and Confederate ter- and “The Struggle to Provide Accurate Microsoft Word file. ritories – more accurately than ever Maps During the U.S. Civil War” by Rich- Back issues of The Gazette in print are available in the Public Affairs Office, LM 105. before in the nation’s history. ard Stephenson, a former map librarian Electronic archived issues and the a color PDF file of the current The reasons for the improvement at the Library of Congress. issue are available online at www.loc.gov/staff/gazette. were complex, and the maps created The afternoon session features ranged from typical battlefield cartogra- “Mapping the New Coasts of War” by Library of Congress phy to demographic and thematic maps John Cloud of the National Oceanic Washington, DC 20540-1620 Editorial: Mark Hartsell, 7-9194, [email protected] used for both policy and propaganda and Atmospheric Administration; “Early Design and production: Ashley Jones, purposes. Photographic Techniques Used to Pro- 7-9193, [email protected] A Library of Congress conference duce Maps” by Adrienne Lundgren, a ISSN 1049-8184 Printed on paper that contains recycled paper by the takes a fresh look at the accomplish- photographic conservator at the Library; Printing Management Section, Office Systems Services ments of the war’s cartographers and and a demonstration of Civil War car- topographic engineers from a multidis- tographic methods and tools by Robert Gazette Welcomes Letters from Staff ciplinary perspective, providing new Mergel, a re-enactor in the guise of a Staff is invited to use the Forum pages for lively and thoughtful debate relevant to Library issues. However, just as other newspa- insight into how maps were used and Union surveyor. per editors exercise discretion over which letters to publish and how to edit them, so do we. In deciding whether or how much how geographic space was conceived The conference is free and open to to publish, we consider content (including misstatements of fact, libel, innuendo, ridicule of individuals or the institution, personal and measured during one of the most the public, but reservations are required. attacks, and redundancy) and length (the limit is 600 words). difficult periods in U.S. history. For reservations, email specialevents@ Letters must be signed by the author, whose place of work and telephone extension should be included so we can verify author- “Re-imagining the U.S. Civil War: loc.gov or call 7-8530. 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 to receive leave donations from other staff members. Contact Lisa Davis at Gazette Deadlines 7-0033. The deadline for editorial copy for the May 27 Gazette is Wednesday, May 18. Jason Bryant David Miller Suzanne Salgado E-mail editorial copy and letters to the editor Robert Goedecke Lawrence Perry Malvina Shimanov to [email protected]. Ashley Greek Arlene Peters Jamie Stevenson To promote events through the Library’s online calendar (www.loc.gov/loc/events) Linda Jackson Letitia Reigle and the Gazette Calendar, e-mail event and Donald Marcus Catherine Rowland contact information to [email protected] by 9 a.m. Monday of the week of publication. Boxed announcements should be submitted electronically (text files) by 9 a.m. Monday Read the Gazette in color at www.loc.gov/staff/gazette the week of publication to [email protected]. MAY 13, 2011 T H E LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GA ZETTE 3 NEWS Merwin Closes Season with Ode to Imagination, Nature that’s amazing.” By Donna Urschel An excerpt from “Unwritten”: “Inside this pencil/ crouch words that have never W.S. Merwin, at his May 4 poetry read- been written/ never been spoken/ never ing at the Library of Congress, told the been taught/ they’re hiding/ they’re awake capacity audience in the Coolidge Audi- in there/ dark in the dark/ hearing us/ torium that he had a specific message …” to convey as U.S. poet laureate. It was Merwin read “Yesterday,” a poem a message concerning both the natural about loss, which he said is another sense world and one’s inner world. of the unknown. It begins: “My friend says “Last year, when I accepted the I was not a good son/ you understand/ I position of poet laureate, I was aware of say yes I understand/ he says I did not go/ the great honor,” Merwin said. “But my to see my parents very often you know/ reason, above all, to accept it was that I and I say yes I know/ even when I was wanted to say something. It is a unique living in the same city he says/ maybe I opportunity to say something that has would go there once/ a month or maybe been a part of my life since I was a small even less/ I say oh yes/ …” child.
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