Washingtoniana re-opens (by appointment) at the Newseum on Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Visit During the three-year modernization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Washingtoniana archival materials are available by appointment at the Library of Congress. Due to renovations of the … Continue reading
Whither Washingtoniana?–collection closes July 7, 2017 at the Carnegie Library building!
Washingtoniana will close its doors at the Carnegie Library on July 7, 2017. Preparations for construction of the (fast-tracked) Apple global flagship store, as described here: http://intowner.com/2017/06/14/plans-for-major-rehab-enhanced-use-of-historic-carnegie-library-building-now-moving-forward/ are due to begin. … Continue reading
Public Washington DC history resources – NARA – DC Building Permits
The National Archives (I) at Pennsylvania Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets NW https://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/washington is a superb public institution for researching Washington DC history. Contrary to perception it is not … Continue reading
Whither Washingtoniana–closes this week for three years…
… at least. Assuming there are no construction project overruns. Get your last research in this week! No materials from the collection will be made available for at least several … Continue reading
Whither Washingtoniana – Future floorplans
Here are images from the plans that DC Public Library submitted to the Commission of Fine Arts, showing the new Washingtoniana Reading Room design. Note there is an equivalent size space on … Continue reading
Whither Washingtoniana? Plans sketched, concerns rebuffed, closing March 4
MLK Library is slated to closed March 4, 2017 for three years at least. Planned is a final design meeting, Thursday, Feb. 2. 2017 at 6:30 p.m. (location not yet announced). … Continue reading
Whither Washingtoniana? rumored plans
Something to bring to the November 9 community meeting at MLK Library at 6:30 p.m. A few rumors indicate several access points are planned: Georgetown’s Peabody Room, the Library of … Continue reading
Whither Washingtoniana? NCPC waves through the MLK Library proposal
MLK Library review starts at 2:52:00 (almost 3 hours into the video) 3:08:00 for Special Collections (barely a mention) NCPC approved Preliminary AND Final review.
Whither Washingtoniana? MLK Library Design Update City-wide community meetings
This from the DC Public Library: “The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, at 901 G St. NW, will have a major modernization to meet the current and future needs of … Continue reading
Whither Washingtoniana – issue raised at the August 17 DCPL Board meeting
The issue of access to Washingtoniana collections while MLK Library is undergoing renovation was raised at the Board of Trustees meeting August 17, 2016 in the public comments at the start of … Continue reading
Washington DC History Resources 