Library of Congress (film)
| Library of Congress | |
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| Directed by | Alexander Hammid |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Library of Congress is a 1945 American short documentary film about the Library of Congress, directed by Alexander Hammid, and produced by the Office of War Information. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.[1][2]
Library of Congress was restored from a 35mm nitrate print by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.[3] The film is part of the Academy War Film Collection, one of the largest collections of World War II-era short films held outside government archives.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "NY Times: Library of Congress". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 15, 2012. Retrieved November 23, 2008.
- ^ "The 18th Academy Awards (1946) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
- ^ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
- ^ "Academy War Film Collection". Academy Film Archive.
External links
[edit]- The short film The American Scene Number 11 Library of Congress (1945) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- Watch Library of Congress on the C-SPAN Video Library
- Library of Congress at IMDb
- Ashenfelder, Mike (August 29, 2011). "The Voyage of "The Library of Congress" Motion Picture | The Signal". The Signal. Library of Congress.
- "Flashback to the Future: The Library of Congress 70 Years Ago". Oscars. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. November 18, 2015.
- Library of Congress at the National Archives and Records Administration
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