This group of ladies met for a business meeting during the day, then relaxed at the banquet that evening. Our banquet speaker was Robert Newlen. He is the assistant Law Librarian for the Library of Congress. His topic was about the Magna Carta, which is coming to the LOC this year. The Magna Carta will celebrate its 800th anniversary in 2015. The LOC will have an exhibition featuring one of only three original 1215 copies of this document.
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| Mr. Newlen showing a slide of the Magna Carta |
Mr. Newlen spoke a little about the history of the Magna Carta, some facts about the various copies, and told of the preparations surrounding the exhibit. When asked how the document would travel, he stated that it flies first class with its own escort.
This was an interesting start to this busy week in Washington DC.
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| The Illinois delegation to A&H Rendezvous |
http://blogs.loc.gov/law/2014/03/magna-carta-is-coming-to-the-library-of-congress/
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