GAZETTE Volume 25, No. 24 • June 27, 2014 • A weekly publication for Library staff Inside Exploring Magna Carta’s Impact The Library on July 8 will launch a lecture series related to its upcoming 10-week exhibition, “Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor.” Page 2 Prints and Photographs Division Francis Scott Key watches the bombardment of Fort McHenry in 1814. Bringing ‘Banner’ to Light How Library Helped Uncover Story of Anthem Teddy and Taft Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris By Mark Hartsell Celebrating 200 Years of Kearns Goodwin appears at the Library ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ to discuss her most recent work, “Bully he story of “The Star-Spangled Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William • Panel discussion: July 3, Whittall Howard Taft and the Golden Age of Banner,” for many decades, seemed Journalism.” T as murky as the smoky haze over Pavilion (12:30 p.m.) Page 3 Fort McHenry on the morning two cen- • Concert with Thomas Hampson: turies ago when Francis Scott Key wrote July 3, Coolidge Auditorium (2 p.m.). Swendiman Honored by CRS the lyrics that still inspire a nation. Concert is sold out. Standby tickets may Kathy S. Swendiman of the American No one knew for sure who wrote the be available. Law Division receives the Director’s • Display: Great Hall, through July 7 Award for her contributions to the Con- music. No one fully understood the cir- gressional Research Service. cumstances of the tune’s creation (but, Page 6 no, it wasn’t a bawdy English drinking song). No one fully understood how Key’s because of research conducted by Music words became connected to the music Division librarians or with Library of Con- On Tap or how they were disseminated. gress collections. For more than a century, Lectures, films, concerts, classes and Much of what is known about “The the Library has served as the principal other events at the Library of Congress Star-Spangled Banner” now – at the research center for the national anthem. in the coming week. Page 8 anthem’s 200th anniversary – is known BANNER, continued on page 4 2 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE JUNE 27, 2014 EVENTS Upcoming GAZETTE Exploring the Impact of Magna Carta www.loc.gov/staff/gazette ‘Trial by Jury’ GAYLE OSTERBERG Executive Editor July 8, 1 p.m. MARK HARTSELL Mumford Room, Madison Building Editor Contributing Editors: Erin Allen, Calendar; Carlin “René” Sayles, Moving On and Length of Service; The exhibition’s centerpiece is the Lisa Davis, Donated Leave Lincoln Magna Carta – one of four Proofreader: George Thuronyi surviving 1215 copies of Magna Carta, Design and Production: Ashley Jones the great charter of rights and liberties PETER BRAESTRUP GAIL FINEBERG JAMES W. McCLUNG Courtesy of Lincoln Cathedral Founder Founding Editor Founding Publisher that stands at the heart of British and (1990 – 1997) (1990 – 2009) (1990 – 1994) In conjunction with its upcom- U.S. law. ing exhibition “Magna Carta: Muse The exhibition also will mark the An official publication of the Library of Congress,The Gazette and Mentor,” the Library of Congress 75th anniversary of the Lincoln Magna encourages Library managers and staff to submit articles and photographs of general interest. Submissions will be edited to on July 8 will launch a lecture series Carta’s first visit to the Library; in 1939, convey the most necessary information. with “Trial by Jury – Magna Carta’s the British ambassador handed the Deadline for submission of articles is 5 p.m. Wednesday, one document to the Library for safekeep- week prior to publication date. Please submit text in digital Influence in Criminal Law and Legal form via e-mail ([email protected]) preferably as an attached Representation.” ing during World War II. Microsoft Word file. The discussion features a panel of The lecture series will examine Back issues of The Gazette in print are available in the Public Affairs Office, LM 105. distinguished criminal-law experts: how Magna Carta influenced greater historical and contemporary topics; Electronic archived issues and the a color PDF file of the current Angela J. Davis of American University; issue are available online at www.loc.gov/staff/gazette. Monroe Freedman of Hofstra Univer- the status of women in medieval times; sity; and Paul Butler and Vida Johnson and the elucidation of history through Library of Congress Gazette of the Georgetown University Law primary sources. Washington, DC 20540-1620 Center. Abbe Smith of the Georgetown Dates for future lectures, which Editorial: Mark Hartsell, 7-9194, [email protected] Design and production: Ashley Jones, University Law Center will moderate will run through January, will be 7-9193, [email protected] the discussion. announced in midsummer. ISSN 1049-8184 The July 8 event, hosted by the Law Printed on paper that contains recycled paper by the The Library will stage the 10-week Printing Management Section, Office Systems Services “Magna Carta: Muse and Mentor” exhi- Library, is free and open to the public. bition from Nov. 6 through Jan. 19. Tickets are not needed. Gazette Welcomes Letters from Staff Staff is invited to use the Forum pages for lively and thoughtful debate relevant to Library issues. However, just as other newspa- per editors exercise discretion over which letters to publish and how to edit them, so do we. 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Melinda Friend Veronica Newman Heather Windsor Boxed announcements should be submitted Amy Gallick Julia O’Brien Chante Wilson-Flowers electronically (text files) by 9 a.m. Monday the week of publication to [email protected]. Gina Greco-Emrich Amy Puryear Regina Young JUNE 27, 2014 THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GAZETTE 3 NEWS Library Seeks Volunteers for Book Festival Planning is under way for the Library of Congress National Book Festival on Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Volunteers are needed. All volunteers must commit to at least one shift and must attend one mandatory briefing ses- sion. At the briefing session, volunteers will receive an assignment, a detailed instruction packet and a festival T-shirt. Amanda Reynolds To volunteer, email the following infor- Michell Krowl (left) interviews Doris Kearns Goodwin on June 18. mation to [email protected]: name; email address; phone number; mailing address; how you learned about the opportunity; special needs or limita- Teddy, Taft and Doris Kearns Goodwin tions; and T-shirt size (S, M, L, XL, 2XL). Volunteers also should indicate their a fictional memoir). preferred shift by choosing from A, B, C, Goodwin last year published “The By Mark Hartsell D and E below: Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, Wil- A. 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; liam Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Doris Kearns Goodwin has a fear B. 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Journalism,” the story of the first decade about the afterlife. C. 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; of the Progressive Era. “I have this nightmare that there’s D. more than one shift (include pref- The subject – especially given Roo- going to be a panel of all the presidents erences); or sevelt’s presence – held great appeal. I’ve ever studied,” the Pulitzer Prize- E. no preference. “The combination of Teddy’s manic winning historian said last week in the Library employees or docents should energy, his extraordinary intellect and Coolidge Auditorium. “Every single one attend one of the briefings held Aug. 26 his wide-ranging interests and that era will be telling me every single thing I got (1:30–3 p.m., West Dining Room) and made me know, yes, this is the man I wrong about them.” Aug. 27 (1:30–3 p.m., West Dining Room). want to live with,” she said. The panel judging Goodwin would Volunteers not employed by the Seeking a fresh angle, she focused in include a half-dozen of history’s most Library should attend one of the briefings part on the intimate friendship between consequential presidents: She’s written held Aug.