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### Caught My Ear: Ballads and Children's Songs by Eunice Yeatts McAlexander

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### What’s New Online at the Library of Congress: March 2025

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### “The Jonathan Larson Project” Sourced from Library of Congress Collection

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### Watch a Recording of Our Webinar “Locating Congressionally Mandated Reports”

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### [Unfolding History: Manuscripts at the Library of Congress](https://blogs.loc.gov/manuscripts)

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