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Tuesday, October 13, 2009 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (ET)
An exclusive guided tour of the Library of Congress, finishing with a detailed tour and talk on the Hispanic Reading Room, which has many works from Spain and Spain-inspired art and decoration. The reading room, named after the Hispanic Society in New York, was dedicated in 1939 to serve as a focal point to orient and assist researchers who seek to avail themselves of the immense opportunities afforded by Luso-Hispanic materials throughout the Library of Congress. The Hispanic Reading Room, as it is usually called, serves as the primary access point for research relating to those parts of the world encompassing the geographical areas of the Caribbean, Latin America, and Iberia; the indigenous cultures of those areas; and peoples throughout the world historically influenced by Luso-Hispanic heritage, including Latinos in the U.S., and peoples of Portuguese or Spanish heritage in Africa, Asia, and Oceania. In addition to a 4,000 volume reference collection, including a collection of CD-ROMs, there is the Archive of Hispanic Literature on Tape. This is a unique audio collection of authors reading passages from their own literature.
Oct 13, 2009
01:00pm – 3:00pm
Please arrive 10
minutes ahead of your first appointment to process through security at
the Jefferson Building Carriage Entrance (under the Grand Staircase),
First and Independence Avenue SE.
Library of Congress (Hispanic reading Room)
Jefferson Building Carriage Entrance
First and Independence Avenue SE.
Washington, D.C.
SpainDC - Celebraring Spain in the Nation's Capital - Society of Spain. www.spaindc.org
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