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The Madison Council Bulletin is a publication of the

James Madison Council of the Library of Congress.

Dr. Carla D. HaydenLibrarian of Congress

David M. RubensteinChairman

Susan K. SiegelDirector of Development

Design: Carla Badaracco

Contributors:Mark HartsellAnne McLean

Photography:

Carol M. HighsmithCover

Vince MassaPages 2, 4-17, 33

Justin KerrInside front cover, pages 18-19

Shawn MillerPages 20-26, 28, 30-31

Eric FrazierPages 37-38

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PCPage 51

3 Letter From the Librarian

4 Fall 2017 Madison Council Meeting

18 Library Establishes Jay I. Kislak Chair for the Study of the History and

Cultures of the Early Americas

20 Tony Bennett Receives Gershwin Prize for Popular Song

27 Publication of America’s Greatest Library Made Possible by Opperman Gift

28 Symposium Lays Groundwork for Future The Two Georges Exhibition

30 Higdon Viola Concerto Wins Grammy

32 An Educational Day at the Library for the Episcopal School of Dallas

33 Marjorie and James Billington Staff Recognition Award Winners

34 New Acquisitions

34 Manuscripts Detail Protests in House of Lords Proceedings

37 Scenografia Folio Showcases Early 19th Century Italian Engravings

39 Los Angeles Exhibition Features Photographs from Library’s Collection

41 Library to Open Baseball Americana June 29, 2018

45 New Madison Council Members

51 In Memoriam: Leonard Silverstein

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Front cover: U.S. Capitol at sunrise, from a window in the North Corridor of the Great Hall of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. Abovethe window is a mural by Charles Sprague Pearce with a quotation from Confucius.

Inside front cover: Two-Part Cache Vessel With Applied God Heads, Guatemalan Lowlands. Early Classic Maya, A.D. 200-600. Painted ceramic. Total ht.45 cm. (17 3⁄4 inches); diam. 30 cm. (11 7⁄8 inches). Jay I. Kislak Collection.

Inside back cover: Vessel With Teotihuacán Maya War And Sacrifice Themes, Late Classic Maya, AD 600–900. Polychrome ceramic. Jay I. Kislak Collection.

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Simone Dinnerstein, David Rubenstein and Leland Melvin

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ver the past 28 years, the James Madison Council has become an integralpart of the nation’s library. Your generosity is vital to the Library’s growth

and continued success in connecting students, teachers and lifelong learnerseverywhere to creativity, knowledge and ideas.We cannot thank David Rubenstein enough for his visionary leadership of the

Council and for his work as one of the nation’s leading champions of literacy andreading. David is now playing a pivotal role advancing our vision for enhancementsto the visitor experience in the Thomas Jefferson Building, the Library’s crownjewel. I am excited to share with you ambitious plans for our exhibition spaces andfor the development of learning centers to maximize the experience for our nearlytwo million annual visitors.We are most grateful to Jay Kislak and the Kislak Family Foundation for a generous grant to establish the

Jay I. Kislak Chair for the Study of the History and Cultures of the Early Americas. The Kislak Chair will add animportant dimension to scholarship at the Library and will reside within the John W. Kluge Center. We thank the Council and Mike Strunsky, trustee of The Leonore S. Gershwin Trust, for generous support

of the 2017 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, which delighted many Members of Congress, Council membersand other special guests when it was conferred on music legend Tony Bennett. We are grateful to Buffy Cafritzand Marjorie Fisher for co-hosting a memorable dinner in honor of Mr. Bennett at the beautiful Hay-Adams hotel.We thank Julie Opperman for making possible the Library’s new publication America’s Greatest Library: An

Illustrated History of the Library of Congress, the first authoritative history of the Library published in nearly 20 years.We appreciate the support of Beverly and Lyman Hamilton which made possible a fascinating symposium that

laid the groundwork for a landmark Library exhibition planned for 2020-21, The Two Georges. This exhibitionwill explore the overlapping worlds of George III and George Washington. We thank John Medveckis for his support of a Grammy Award-winning Viola Concerto by Pulitzer Prize

winner and American composer Jennifer Higdon. This concerto was commissioned by the Library of Congress,the Nashville Symphony, the Curtis Institute of Music and the Aspen Music Festival. We also thank John for hisacquisition for the Library of a stunning folio with early 19th Century Italian engravings of ancient and modernmonuments in Rome.We are so pleased to welcome a number of new Council members: Maureen and Edward Bousa from

Massachusetts; Mary Mochary of Washington, D.C.; Joyce and Thomas Moorehead from Virginia; and Craigand Diane Welburn of Virginia. It is a particularly impactful time to be involved with the Library, and I encourageeach of you to suggest at least one individual who will further strengthen this enviable group of philanthropists.I am saddened to report the loss of founding Madison Council member Leonard Silverstein. Leonard was a

staunch supporter of the Library, serving as Council Treasurer for many years. His dedication and enthusiasmfor this institution were well known, and were instrumental to the Library’s success during the group’s formativeyears. He will be deeply missed by his many friends at the Library. We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife,Elaine; his children, Tom and Susan; his four grandchildren and his sister Marion.We are grateful to all of our Council members for your ideas, time and generous benefactions. Your

philanthropic spirit energizes all of us as we embrace many new opportunities to extend the reach and impactof the nation’s library in an increasingly knowledge-dependent world.

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Page 4: Dinner in the Great Hall; David Rubenstein, Laurence Belfer, and Catherine Corman;Eric Motley and Carla Hayden

Page 5:Craig Welburn, Joyce and ThomasMoorehead, and Diane Welburn; Candice Millard and Mark Uhlig; Jean Strunsky, Carla Hayden, and Amber Ringler; Katy Menges, Leland Melvin, and Melissa Wallace; Kay Martin, Mike and Jean Strunsky, and Michelle Raab

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Page 6:Sharon and Calvin Butler with Carla Hayden; Council members at manuscript display;Inger and Bill Ginsberg with Marie Arana;Ken Menges; Leonard Silverstein; Betsy Moukawsher with Leland Melvin;Jean and Mike Strunsky with Carla Hayden

Page 7:Engraved portrait of Beethoven; Carla Hayden, Thomas and JoyceMoorehead, and David Rubenstein;Simone Dinnerstein; Mike Strunsky and Tom Girardi; David Rubenstein




Page 8:Tom Girardi, Leland Melvin, and Sue Siegel; Dinner in the Great Hall; Carla Hayden and Leland Melvin; Original Beethoven manuscript score;Raja Sidawi and Consuelo Duroc-Danner;Carla Hayden with Craig and DianeWelburn

Page 9: Tom Silverstein, Buffy Cafritz, and Carla Hayden; Laurence Belfer withSharon and Calvin Butler; Ann and PaulStern with Simone Dinnerstein; Ray Whiteand Troy Carter; Debbie Driesman andFrank Islam; Carla Hayden, Eric Motley,and David Rubenstein


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Page 10:The Great Hall; Carla Hayden, Simone Dinnerstein, and David Rubenstein; Carla Hayden and Laurence Belfer

Page 11:Carla Hayden, Sharon and Calvin Butler,and David Rubenstein; Monique Duroc-Danner and Raja Sidawi;Musical dessert; Carla Hayden, Troy Carter, and David Rubenstein; David Rubenstein with Leland Melvin



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Page 12:Dinner setting in the Great Hall; Carla Hayden with Ed Miller; Laurence Belfer with Paul and Ann Stern;Thomas Moorehead, Calvin Butler, and Katy Menges; Carla Hayden, Leland Melvin, and David Rubenstein

Page 13:Marie Arana and Tom Girardi; Carla Hayden; Eric Motley and Katy Menges; Tom Silverstein and Leonard Silverstein

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David Rubenstein and Candice Millard;Albert Small; Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address; Carla Hayden, Jaimie Field, and David Rubenstein; Catherine Corman, Eric Motley, and Raja Sidawi; Council members view manuscripttreasures

Page 15:Luncheon in the Members Room;Candice Millard, Diane and CraigWelburn and Katherine Walden




Page 16:Council Members viewing Lincoln’sGettysburg Address; Jeff Flannery, Joyce Moorehead, and Eric Motley; U.S. Capitol Police with the Gettysburg Address; Tom and Betsy Moukawsher with Nathan Dorn; Manuscript display; David Rubenstein with Katherine Walden

Page 17:David Rubenstein, Carla Hayden, and Candice Millard; Ed Miller; Jeff Flannery, David Rubenstein, and Joyce Moorehead; Carla Hayden and Michelle Krowl

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(clockwise from above) Carved Stone Mask, Olmec;Ceremonial Bird-Effigy Metate, Costa Rica; Two-PartCache Vessel With Applied God Heads, Early ClassicMaya; Large Jade Plaque: Fat Lord and Frog, LateClassic Maya; Hollow Warrior With Jaguar Helmet,Mixtec culture

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hrough a generous grant from the Kislak FamilyFoundation, the Library of Congress established

the Jay I. Kislak Chair for the Study of the Historyand Cultures of the Early Americas. The Kislak Chairwill undertake independent research using the Jay I.Kislak Collections and related materials at the Libraryof Congress. The Kislak Chair will be dedicated toscholarship related to the Early Americas. The Kislak Chair will add an important dimension

to scholarship at the Library of Congress. It willfocus attention in the nation’s capital on the WesternHemisphere from Arctic to Patagonia, including theCaribbean; from the eras before the arrival ofEuropeans to about 1825; on theses as diverse as thehistories of indigenous peoples, colonial and post-colonial movements; the geopolitics of empire,including among others those of France, England,Spain and Portugal; new routes of trade and modes of

commerce; and issues relating to environmentalhistory and exposure to novel flora and fauna. Byencouraging broad interdisciplinary enquiry, theKislak Chair will help to nourish a broadconversation that will range from the technicalaspects of archaeological discovery to issues ofinterest in the current cultural conversation.The annual nine-month Kislak Chair will be

selected by the Librarian of Congress on the basis ofa recommendation by the Kluge Center Directorafter consultation with representatives of the KislakFamily Foundation Board. The Kislak Chair will begiven a spacious office within the Kluge Center in theLibrary’s historic Thomas Jefferson Building. At theKluge Center, the Kislak Chair will enjoy thecompany of other distinguished senior scholars,including the Kluge Chairs, the Kissinger Chair, andthe Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History.

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Library Establishes Jay I. KislakChair for the Study of the Historyand Cultures of the Early Americas

(l-r) Small Vase With High-Relief Diving God, Post Classic Maya;Flaring Codex-Style Vase: Seated Ruler and Dwarf, Late Classic Maya

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n November 15, 2017, at DAR ConstitutionHall, the Library of Congress bestowed its

Gershwin Prize for Popular Song on Tony Bennett,the beloved 91-year-old singer who, over a seven-decade career, sold tens of millions of records, won19 Grammy Awards, collaborated with performersacross genres and generations, introduced legions ofnew fans to old classics and earned the lifelongaffection of music lovers everywhere. Major funding for the broadcast was provided by

the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS.

Additional funding also was provided by the MadisonCouncil, The Ira and Leonore Gershwin Fund andThe Leonore S. Gershwin Trust for the benefit of theLibrary of Congress Trust Fund Board, of whichMadison Council member Mike Strunsky is trustee.“I can’t even describe how I feel—what a

wonderful night for me,” Bennett said, to rousingcheers, in accepting the prize. “I’ve performed allover the world, but this is the best night I’ve ever felton the stage. Thank you for being so wonderful.” The celebration began Wednesday afternoon in the

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Wé McDonald at DAR Constitution Hall

Tony Bennett

Tony Bennett and Carla Hayden

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Thomas Jefferson Building, where Bennett visited the Gershwin exhibition and viewed items from theLibrary collection—a display that included a fire-insurance map of his old Queens neighborhood, lyricsketches of “My Favorite Things” and a compilationof video clips that ranged from a 1952 Toast of theTown appearance to his 1990 turn on the “Dancin’Homer” episode of The Simpsons. That evening, the festivities moved down the Mall

to Constitution Hall, where, with actor Bruce Willisas host, singers and musicians Chris Botti, MichaelBublé, Gloria Estefan, Michael Feinstein, JoshGroban, Wé McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, LukasNelson, Vanessa Williams and Stevie Wonder, alongwith dancer Savion Glover, performed songs mostassociated with Bennett. Nelson, son of 2015 Gershwin Prize winner Willie

Nelson, got things started with “Cold, Cold Heart,” aremake of the Hank Williams country classic thatBennett took to No. 1 in 1951. That performance kicked off a string of pop

standards: “The Very Thought of You” (Bublé); “The


Best is Yet to Come” (Williams); “Old Devil Moon”(with Groban on vocals and Botti on trumpet); “TheyCan’t Take That Away From Me” (Estefan); “Just inTime” (Mitchell); “For Once in My Life” (McDonald);“You Don’t Know What Love Is” (Botti); “EmbraceableYou” (Feinstein); “The Good Life” (Mitchell); and“Smile” (Groban). Trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis then

took the stage to pay tribute to citizen Tony Bennett—the civil rights activist who participated in the Selmato Montgomery marches, the mentor to youngerperformers, the music educator whose Exploring theArts organization supports arts education in 33 schools.“Underneath it all, central to who he is and why his

voice still resonates so very strongly is that deep downin his soul, Tony Bennett believes in the very best ofour country, the United States of America,” Marsalissaid. “It’s clear that his family instilled in him anabiding faith in equality, and when that faith waschallenged, especially in the contentious times of the1960s, Tony Bennett proudly answered the call.” Glover, a Tony Award-winning choreographer once

described as the “best tap dancer who ever lived,”


stepped in for “Steppin’ Out,” a song-and-dance duetwith Williams, followed by a solo performance fromWonder of “If I Ruled the World” and a Wonder-Estefanduet on “What a Wonderful World.” Estefan and Wonder exited, and Bennett and

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden entered,accompanied onstage by Sen. Patrick J. Leahy andReps. Gregg Harper, Kevin McCarthy, Nancy Pelosiand Kevin Yoder. “In the music world, Tony Bennett has given new

meaning to the words ‘timeless’ and ‘immortal.’ …His collaborations with a variety of artists spanningseven decades, from Frank Sinatra to Lady Gaga,have cemented his name in music history,” Haydensaid in awarding the prize. “Tony Bennett hasconnected with audiences of all ages and bridgedgenerations through his music. He has given us music that lasts and continues to be relevant andmeaningful, generation after generation—music thatthrills our hearts each time we hear it.” Bennett closed the evening with performances of

two Gershwin tunes, “They All Laughed” and “OurLove Is Here to Stay,” and, of course, his signature

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Tony and Susan Bennett

Stevie Wonder and Gloria Estefan

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song—that tribute to the city where “little cable carsclimb halfway to the stars.” Bennett first performed “I Left My Heart in San

Francisco” at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco in1961 and over the decades has sung it countless timeson countless occasions—in concert, on television, atWorld Series games, at the Golden Gate Bridge 50thanniversary celebration, at the reopening of the BayBridge following the 1989 earthquake. On Wednesday, he reprised it again, first solo

backed by his own small band, then with the help ofthe entire cast, led by Wonder on harmonica. “You’re beautiful,” Bennett told the audience, after

the last of many standing ovations and as he departedthe stage. The fans gathered at Constitution Hall more than

returned the feeling.

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Rep. Kevin Yoder (R-KS), Chairman of the House LegislativeBranch Subcommittee on Appropriations; Rep. GreggHarper (R-MS), Chairman of the Committee on HouseAdministration and Chairman of the Joint Committee ofCongress on the Library; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), HouseDemocratic Leader; Tony Bennett, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT),Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriations; Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Majority Leader; and Dr. Hayden

Tony and Susan Bennett

Tom Girardi and Tony Bennett

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O n November 14, 2017, Dr. Haydenwelcomed guests to the Top of the Hay

restaurant, atop the Hay-Adams Hotel, to honor TonyBennett, recipient of the Library of CongressGershwin Prize for Popular Song. Dr. Hayden reflected on the legacy of George and

Ira Gershwin and the cultural significance of theiraward. “Like the Gershwins, Tony Bennett has leftthe American songbook much richer than it wasbefore,” said Dr. Hayden about the iconic performer.“Their legacy endures and our songbook continuesto be enriched by the ever-changing tapestry of thenation’s musical genius, uniting America with musicand song.”Joining Dr. Hayden was Bennett’s wife, Susan, his

daughters Antonia and Joanna, Members of theCongressional Leadership team, Library of Congress



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Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY); Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA);Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA); Carla Hayden, Tony Bennett, Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), Chairman of the Committee onHouse Administration and Chairman of the Joint Committeeof Congress on the Library; Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL),Senate Minority Whip

Carla Hayden

Buffy Cafritz, Tony Bennett, and Margie Fisher

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executives, broadcast tribute performers, membersof the Madison Council, and sponsors Buffy Cafritzand Dr. Marjorie Fisher Furman. Guest performer,Michael Feinstein, served as the evening’s emcee. Dr. Hayden recognized Gershwin Prize production

partner WETA and its President and CEO, SharonRockefeller; major funders: the Corporation forPublic Broadcasting and its CEO, Patricia Harrisonand Chair Lori Gilbert; and PBS and its President andCEO, Paula Kerger. The Madison Council, as well asJames Madison Council member Mike Strunsky,trustee of the Leonore S. Gershwin Trust, and hiswife, Jean, were also acknowledged for their support.Dr. Hayden also thanked United Airlines, Brown-

Forman Corporation, The Burton Awards for LegalAchievement, RPM Productions, ASCAP, Exploringthe Arts, The Hay-Adams Hotel and United Airlinesfor additional support. The Library offers its deepest thanks to James

Madison Council members Buffy Cafritz andMarjorie Fisher Furman for making this specialcelebration possible.


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Michael Feinstein and Tony Bennett

Ed Roski, Tony Bennett, and Tom Girardi

LJ Strunsky, Mike Strunsky, Tony Bennett, Jean Strunsky, and Michael Owen

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adison Council member Julie ChrystynOpperman made possible the Library of

Congress’s newest publication America’s GreatestLibrary: An Illustrated History of the Library ofCongress, which tells the story of the nation’s oldest

federal cultural institution andhow it came to be the world’slargest library.

America’s Greatest Libraryhighlights the personalities andevents that created and sustainedthe institution over its 217-year

history, starting at a time when Washington had noother libraries or cultural institutions. Filled withfascinating stories, compelling images and little-knownnuggets of information, the narrative traces the growthof the collections with the development of the nation’scapital through a combination of concise milestones,brief essays and vivid photographs and illustrations.The book features important acquisitions and

episodes, including:� The November 1963 late-night search in the stacks—by flashlight—by Lincoln specialists working atthe behest of first lady Jacqueline Kennedy, seekingguidance on appropriate funeral arrangements foran assassinated president.

� The Brady-Handy photographic collection,containing more than 3,000 negatives made byCivil War photographer Mathew B. Brady and hisnephew Levin C. Handy.

� The earliest surviving copyrighted motion picture,ThomasEdison’s 1894Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze.

� The 175,000 photographs from the Farm Security Administration archive, including Dorothea Lange’siconic Migrant Mother.

� The 1944 world premiere of the ballet AppalachianSpring, choreographed by Martha Graham with music by Aaron Copland.

� The 303 glass-plate negatives documenting the earliest flights of Orville and Wilbur Wright.

� Rare sacred texts, including the WashingtonHaggadah, an illuminated Hebrew manuscript, andtwo 15th-century Bibles, the Giant Bible of Mainzand one of only three perfect vellum copies of theGutenberg Bible.

� A variety of musical instruments and scores,including five stringed instruments made byAntonio Stradivari, the 1,600-item Dayton C. Millerflute collection, and the original score of Gershwin’sPorgy and Bess.

� The 1815 purchase of Thomas Jefferson’s personallibrary after the British burned the Capitol andJefferson’s concept of a universal library thatwould form the foundation of the Library’scomprehensive collection.Dr. Hayden calls the Library “a place where you

can touch history and imagine your future,” and thestory of its creation and evolution comes alive in thisrich chronology. The book is the first authoritativehistory of the Library published in nearly 20 years.


Publication of America’s GreatestLibrary Made Possible byOpperman Gift

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n December 1, 2017, the Library of Congressconvened a symposium exploring the papers

of King George III. The event was made possiblethrough the generous support of Council membersBeverly and Lyman Hamilton.British and U.S. scholars joined Library of

Congress leaders on December 1 to inaugurate theLibrary’s partnership with the Royal Collection Trustand King’s College London to digitize, disseminateand interpret the Georgian Papers Collection of KingGeorge III (1738–1820).


UPCOMING EXHIBITION WILLEXPLORE THE OVERLAPPINGWORLDS OF GEORGE III ANDGEORGE WASHINGTON

Symposium Lays Groundwork for Future The Two Georges Exhibition

Karin Wulf of the Omohundro Institute discusses the Georgian Papers project.

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The papers include letters between the Britishmonarch and government officials, detailed notesabout the war in America, intimate letters betweenthe king and his wife, Queen Charlotte, and letters tofamily members during his bouts of illness. The Georgian Papers Programme is part of the

Royal Collection Trust’s effort to increase publicaccess to and understanding of primary-sourcematerial held in the collection. Mark Sweeney, the acting deputy librarian of

Congress, opened the symposium, sponsored by theJohn W. Kluge Center at the Library. Sweeneyrecognized William & Mary College and theOmohundro Institute of Early American History andCulture for their work as the primary U.S. partnersfor the program. He applauded the partnership andcollaboration efforts and outlined the importance of aprimary-source archive of 350,000 pages, with nearly85 percent of the collection still unrevealed. He spokeabout the Library’s collections of numerous U.S.Founders—especially the papers of GeorgeWashington—that offer historical context whenpaired with documents in Britain’s Royal Archives. Sweeney then announced plans for a major

exhibition in 2020–21, The Two Georges, that willexplore the overlapping worlds of George III andWashington. The exhibition will open at the Libraryand subsequently at a venue in London. Sweeney alsothanked the many sponsors of the Library’s effortson the Georgian Papers, including the Sons of theAmerican Revolution and the Mount Vernon LadiesAssociation, and gave special thanks to the Library’sMadison Council and Beverly Hamilton, a memberwho attended the symposium. Joining Sweeney was Colleen Shogan, deputy

director of National and International Outreach, whointroduced the effort as a great moment in Anglo-American collaboration. Shogan, who served asmoderator, called the partnership a dedicated effortin “digital stewardship and the creation of metadata.” Announcing a “major new agenda for

researchers,” Arthur Burns, the Programme’sacademic director and a professor of modern British

history at King’s College, hoped the work “will addvalue to these items for the American people.” Burns was the first of four U.S. and British

scholars from the Omohundro Institute and King’sCollege to present at the symposium. Panelist Jim Ambuske, a postdoctoral digital

humanities fellow at the University of Virginia Schoolof Law library, said the project’s importance lies inidentifying what is and isn’t in the collection. “This is anew endeavor that grants new insights into naval andmilitary history, but also into a king’s mind,” he said. Andrew O’Shaughnessy, vice president at Thomas

Jefferson’s Monticello and professor of history at theUniversity of Virginia, stressed the importance of thearchive for American history and understanding theRevolutionary War. O’Shaughnessy encouraged attendees to apply for

the Kluge Center’s new Georgian Papers fellowshipprogram to join the research team. “Actually seeingthe original documents influences the reading ofthem,” he said. The fellowship allows scholars to pursue

independent research in the Royal Archives and theLibrary and to support the related work of theProgramme. The fellows spend one month inresidence at the Royal Archives at Windsor and onemonth in residence at the Library. The fellowship isopen to independent scholars and writers, doctoralstudents, and college and university faculty in alldisciplines. Karin Wulf, the Omohundro Institute’s director

and a history professor at William & Mary, called thecollection “fresh evidence of the history of the worldwe live in” and “an opportunity to bring attention tothese extraordinary papers and create trans-Atlanticconnections and ongoing scholarly work.” She invitedattendees to view the 50,000 papers already publishedonline at RoyalCollection.org.UK/ GeorgianPapers. Following the symposium, guests viewed a display

of items from the Library’s British Cartoon PrintsCollection, which includes caricatures highlightingBritish political life, society and tensions with thecolonies.



Institute of Music and Roberto Díaz, the Curtispresident, is one of the world’s top violists. (In 2010,Díaz played the Tuscan-Medici for the MadisonCouncil at the home of the late James Kimsey.) Díazpremiered the work at the Library on March 7, 2015,with Robert Spano conducting the Curtis ChamberOrchestra. The Library’s original request was for a chamber

ensemble of 12 to 15 players; Higdon chose toincrease the number of players, and eventually addedthe Nashville Symphony to the commissioning circle.Because Curtis and the Aspen Music Festivalcontributed so much to rehearsals, performances,tours and so on, they are also credited as co-commissioners. The Library of Congress holds Higdon’s score

with handwritten revisions, available to researcherstoday and preserved for future generations ofscholars to study.

At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards held onJanuary 28, Pulitzer Prize winner and

American composer Jennifer Higdon’s Viola Concerto,a work jointly commissioned by the Library ofCongress, the Nashville Symphony, the CurtisInstitute of Music (with support from the MusicalFund Society of Philadelphia), and the Aspen MusicFestival received the award for Best ContemporaryClassical Composition. Higdon also won a Grammyfor Best Classical Compendium which includes theViola Concerto and two other works.The commission was made possible with the

generous support of the Baird Family in honor ofJane and Cameron Baird and Madison Councilmember John J. Medveckis. The commission honored Elizabeth Sprague

Coolidge, and celebrated both the 90th anniversaryof the Library of Congress concert series and alsothe 325th anniversary of the Tuscan-Medici viola.The Tuscan-Medici is a truly magnificent instrumentwhich has been held by the Library for many years; itwas the inspiration for this commission. The Libraryof Congress has two of the extant Strad violas; theTuscan is on loan from the Tuscan Corporation—members of the Baird family, longtime donors—andthe Library also owns the Cassavetti viola, a gift fromMrs. Whittall. Jennifer Higdon is on the faculty at the Curtis

Higdon ViolaConcerto WinsGrammy MADISON COUNCIL MEMBER

JOHN MEDVECKIS AMONG

THOSE SUPPORTING

COMMISSION OF WINNING

COMPOSITION


(above) Curtis ChamberOrchestra with conductorRobert Spano, facing away,and violist Roberto Díaz

(l) Composer JenniferHigdon, conductor RobertSpano, and violist RobertoDíaz, following the world-premiere performance ofHigdon’s Viola Concerto atthe Library of Congress, March 7, 2015

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n October 18, 2017, Dr. Hayden welcomed 85sixth grade students and 15 chaperones from

the Episcopal School of Dallas. The group was inWashington for a class trip to study Americangovernment. The students asked many interestingquestions of the Library’s Chief Executive and evendiscussed with her a bit of presidential history.Michelle Krowl, Civil War and Reconstruction

Specialist in the Library’s Manuscript Division, gavestudents a special narrated display of material fromthe collections which included:

� Clara Barton’s story of almost being captured by Confederates following the battles of Second Bull Run and Chantilly in 1862.

� A handwritten letter from Alexander Hamilton to his wife Eliza.

� Thomas Jefferson’s drawing of a macaroni machine.

� Theodore Roosevelt’s picture letter to son Ted.

� Alexander Graham Bell’s sketch of the telephone.

Following their meeting with Dr. Hayden and thetreasures display, students broke into groups for aspecial guided tour of the magnificent ThomasJefferson Building. The tour included the MainReading Room overlook, the Gutenberg Bible, theGreat Hall and Thomas Jefferson’s Library. In 2000,Madison Council members Jerry and Gene Jonesfunded the reconstruction of Thomas Jefferson’sLibrary—an initiative that continues to benefit theLibrary of Congress and the people of the UnitedStates.


An Educational Day at the Libraryfor the Episcopal School of Dallas

James Jones, grandson of Jerry and Gene Jones, presentingDr. Hayden with a Dallas Cowboys Waterford crystal football

Katherine Blood has served as the Library’s Curatorof Fine Prints for 25 years—building, studying,preserving, and sharing our collection of 100,000 artistprints that ranges from Albrecht Dürer’s Melencolia1514 engraving to Elizabeth Catlett’s 2005 digitallithograph Gossip. To highlight the Library’s multi-format collections,

she guest-edited an issue of the Washington Print ClubQuarterly that was filled with essays about the Printsand Photographs Division and Rare Book & SpecialCollections Division. One of Katherine’s proudest achievements is the

acquisition, thanks to the Madison Council and John

W. Kluge Foundation, of Robert Blackburn’sPrintmaking Workshop Collection. She co-curatedthe Library’s exhibition, Creative Space: Fifty Years ofRobert Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop, as well asWorld War I: American Artists View the Great War,Sakura: Cherry Blossoms as Living Symbols ofFriendship, and The Floating World of Ukiyo-e.

Formore than 30 years,Anne McLean, Senior Producerfor Concerts and Special Projects in the Library’sMusic Division, has produced concerts and plannedlectures, symposia, film screenings, and educationalevents—always with a focus on diversity and outreach. Past projects include managing commissioning

partnerships with international presenters;collaborating with the Kennedy Center andWashington Performing Arts to offer a symposiumon orchestras and education; presenting a Japanesecomic theater troupe, with the Japan Foundation assponsor; and arranging a special concert and interviewwith Jordi Savall and Hesperion 21 that brought 34musicians from 29 countries to the Library. For the concert series’ 90th anniversary, Anne

envisioned and then produced more than 95 events,including the dance series, “Martha Graham at theLibrary,” honoring Graham and Copland’s balletAppalachian Spring. Her successful media projectsinclude “Music and the Brain,” funded by the DanaFoundation, and the long-running Concerts From theLibrary of Congress radio series that reaches 150 citiesnationwide. Anne assists the Madison Council insecuring prominent performers for its annualmeetings, and has contributed to Library-wide projectssuch as the celebration for the Magna Carta exhibitand the BiblioDiscotheque miniseries in May 2017.


Marjorie andJames Billington Staff RecognitionAward Winners

n October 13, 2017, Dr. Hayden andChairman Rubenstein presented Katherine

Blood and Anne McLean with the Marjorie andJames Billington Staff Recognition Award for theirdecades of service to the Library of Congress.

led Parliament in recognizing theindependence of the United Statesat the end of the AmericanRevolution. Rockingham alwaysurged moderation in hisgovernment’s treatment of thecolonies, but neverthelesscondemned the Boston Tea Partyand other outrages, and in thisrespect did not differ from therest of the British establishmentduring the time.

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Library acquired two boundmanuscripts of the Marquess ofRockingham’s account ofProceedings in the House ofLords from 1641 to 1799. This exhaustive set contains

protests lodged by Members ofthe House of Lords from 1641 to1799, copied by the clerks in theParliament Office and bound forCharles Watson-Wentworth, 2ndMarquess of Rockingham, withhis bookplate. Peers had the rightto protest decisions reached byParliament and enter them intothe formal record of the House’sproceedings simply by signingtheir names. Members could alsoadd a protest consisting of areason or series of reasons fortheir dissent; the first suchprotest originated in 1641. Such protests were not

published at the time and wouldnot have been available in printedform. This set includes, amongother things, protests lodgedagainst the Stamp Act and the period preceding the AmericanRevolution. Rockingham(1730–82)had long been a supporter ofAmerican rights and played amajor role in the independence ofthe United States. He was PrimeMinister first in 1766, and oversawthe repeal of the Stamp Act. His second stint as Prime

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Close connections withprominent British merchantsinfluenced his support of thecolonies, which were highlyprofitable for British trade, whennot engaged in open rebellion. He was also the political mentorof Charles James Fox, the leadingvoice of American sympathy inBritish debates, and EdmundBurke was his personal secretaryand political mouthpiece.

Protest against the repeal ofthe Stamp Act takes up fourteenpages, covering the dissent overthe second and third readings ofthe bill, on March 11 and 17, 1766.Among the reasons given forprotesting the repeal in the secondreading, the journal states that abill could have been made toamend the Stamp Act, withoutrepealing it, which the Lords wouldhave considered “with a warm


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desire of relieving our countrymenin America, from any grievance orhardship; but with proper care toenforce their submission andobedience to the law so amendedand to the whole LegislativeAuthority of Great Britain,without any reserve or distinctionwhatsoever.” Also listed as reasonsfor the protest are the irrefutableauthority of the power of taxationand the need for Americans to betaxed like all other Britishsubjects, and the obvious abilityof the Americans to bear theirportion of the tax burden. Another point indicated is that

if Americans are given the freetrade they desire, the colonies will no longer be of any benefit toBritain, and would in fact be “inthe highest degree prejudicial tothe commerce and welfare of theirMother Country.” The dissent onthe third reading opens with thestatement: “We think, that theDeclaratory Bill we pass’d lastweek, cannot possibly obviate thegrowing mischiefs in Americawhere it may seem calculatedonly to deceive people of GreatBritain, by holding forth a delusiveand nugatory affirmance of thelegislative right of this Kingdom,whilst enacting part of it, does nomore than abrogate theresolutions of the House ofRepresentatives in the NorthAmerican Colonies, which havenot in themselves t he least colourof authority; and declares thatwhich is apparently and certainlycriminal only, null and void.” Thedissent closes with the statement:“...repeal of this law, under thepresent circumstances, will wefear not only surrender thehonour and essential interests of

the Kingdom now and foreverboth at home and abroad...[but]we in effect annihilate this branchof the legislature and voteourselves useless; or if by passingthis bill, we mean to justify thosewho in America, and even inGreat Britain, have treated a seriesof British Acts of Parliament, asso many acts of Tyranny andOppression, which it is scarcelycriminal to resist ... we shall then


with important commentary on theAmerican Revolution, with excellentand significant provenance.The Law Library maintains a

collection of historic English andearly American manuscript books.That collection currently containsexamples of statute books,commonplace books and courtrecords; however, there are noexamples of parliamentaryrecords. This acquisition adds aunique collection of parliamentaryprotests that include a treasuretrove of English perspectives onthe question of Americanindependence embedded in thetumult of English parliamentarydebate. This content appears in noother format in the Law Library’scollections.These will most certainly be

included in our 2020–21 landmarkjoint exhibition that will draw onthe considerable collections heldby the Library of Congress andThe Royal Archives in the UnitedKingdom. The exhibition will explore the

overlapping yet distinct worlds oftwo globally significant figures ofthe late 18th century: the twoGeorges—King George III (1738–1820) of England and GeorgeWashington (1732–1799).The exhibition will be seen

first at the Library of Congress inWashington, D.C., andsubsequently at a major venue inthe U.K. It will explore bothcommonalities and contrastsbetween the two men and also theglobal political, cultural and socialcontexts for their lives andleadership. Linked and thenultimately separated by empire,the two Georges offer adistinctive perspective on thisvital historical period.

give our approbation to an openbreach of the first article of thatgreat palladium of our liberties,the Bill of Rights....”The second volume contains

numerous dissents related to theconflict with the Americancolonies, including an eloquentprotest directed to the Kingregarding the imprudence andpotential disgrace of hiring foreignmercenaries to fight the colonists,as well as protests against ceasingtrade with the colonies and theimpressment of American seamen. These manuscripts are a trove

of British Parliamentary opinions,

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hrough the generosity ofJohn Medveckis, the Library

acquired a stunning 19th centurywork that contains examples fromdozens of engravers working inthe Calcografia Camerale Romefrom 1827 to 1860—Scenografiadei più celebri monumenti sacri eprofanie antichei e moderni diRoma e adiacenze disegnati dalvero e incisei dai più distintiartisti. Roma: Presso laCalcografia Camerale, 1864. The book is an oblong folio

measuring 14 ½ by 18 ¾ inches.The engraved title page is printedon fine quality, heavy paper stock,followed by 59 plates on fine heavywhite stock. This set collates 60total engravings printed between1827 and 1864. It is bound in red

pebble cloth over boards, vellumspine and tips. The images are inexcellent condition and are deep,clean impressions. The Calcografia Camerale was

formed in the mid-18th centuryfrom the printing and engravingbusiness founded in Rome in the17th century by Giuseppe die Rossi.


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It became the center for engraverssince that time and has amassed acollection of original drawings,engraving, original copper plates(over 23,000) and rare books andis considered one of the greatestcollections of the graphic arts inthe world. Today, it is known asInstituto Centrale per la Graficaand is housed in the buildingbehind the Trevi Fountain at the viadella Stamperia. It is still active inpromoting the art form and usesthe original presses and techniquesto teach a new generation ofartists and engravers the skills ofthe trade. The Madison Councilenjoyed a special behind-the-scenes tour of the Instituto on itsGreat Libraries of Italy trip in 2011. The collection of 60 engravings

found in Scenografiawere produced

by many of the most famous Italiandesigners and engravers of thefirst half of the 19th century. Thisis not the work of one engraver butof dozens, and the images reflectthe quality of the artform at thistime and the changes in styles andtaste that occurred over the nearly40 years these images represent.As with many view books of

Rome, Scenografia includes imagesof all the major ancient and modernmonuments in Rome. The Vatican,the Colosseum, the Pantheon, theruins of the Forum, many of theancient churches and basilicassuch as St. John Lateran and St.Clements are beautifully renderedin fine detail, with backgroundsand landscapes framing thecomposition. Some of the principalengravers who contributed to thiswork over the decades areGiovanni Balzar, Domenico Amici,Paolo Cacchiatelli, GiacomoFontana, Angelo Corsi, FilippoTroijani, Antonio Acquaroni andnumerous others.


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nnenberg Space for Photography in LosAngeles will feature hundreds of images from

the Library of Congress’s collection of photographs.Not an Ostrich: And Other Images From America’s

Library is the result of an excavation of nearly 500images—out of a collection of more than 14 million—from the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.While visitors to the exhibition might never see anostrich, they will see the image entitled Not anOstrich and a large selection of rare and handpickedworks from the vaults of the world’s largest library.



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This exhibition spans the history of photography—from daguerreotypes, the first photographic process,to contemporary digital prints. Iconic portraits ofAbraham Lincoln, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Cesar Chavez and Elizabeth Taylor appear alongsideunusual images, such as Stanley Kubrick’s StrongMan’s Family (1947); John Vachon’s Ice Fishing,Minnesota (1956); Susana Raab’s Chicken in Love,Athens, OH (2006); and Nina Berman’s FlammableFaucet #4, Monroeton, PA (2011). Vivid colorportrayals of America, across time, are highlighted in juxtapositions of popular travel views from the late19th century—created by the Detroit PublishingCompany using the then-latest “photochrom”technology—on a screen next to striking contemporaryscenes captured by Carol M. Highsmith.A nation’s story is a reflection of its collective—and

selective—memory. Not an Ostrich: And Other ImagesFrom America’s Library invites visitors to experienceour shared heritage.A documentary film featuring interviews with

seven noted photographers and behind-the-scenesimagery of the Library of Congress will be shownregularly each day.

Location: Annenberg Space for Photography, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, California

Exhibit hours: April 21 to September 9, 2018,Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed Monday and Tuesday. Admission is free.


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Amajor exhibition opening in June at the Library of Congress celebrates

baseball as community. It includes people,from amateur players to professionals, baseballdiamonds from city lots to rural fields, andplaces across the globe from Mexico to Japanthat have embraced the game. BaseballAmericana explores baseball’s gritty roots, itschanging traditions and the game today. It is astory the nation’s library can uniquely tell,showcasing items that cannot be foundanywhere else.The exhibition is made possible by the

James Madison Council, the Democracy Fundand others. Featured artifacts include the first

handwritten and printed references to baseballin America; early rules of the game; historicalbaseball images, including a lithograph ofprisoners of war in captivity during the CivilWar playing baseball and photographs frombaseball throughout the decades; familiarplayers from some of the great collections ofearly baseball cards; Branch Rickey’s scoutingreports; beloved baseball movies and earlyflickering footage from the late 1800s; broadcasts of iconic baseball moments and



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rare interviews and clips of Hall of Fameplayers, including Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinsonand others. Original content developed in collaboration

with ESPN supports the Library’s world-classcollections. Statistical comparisons, gametrends, video presentations and intriguingstories explore the art and science of baseball,bridging the game’s storied past and excitingpresent. Additional artifacts and video footage,

borrowed from Major League Baseball, theNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum inCooperstown, New York, and private collectors,have been selected to expand on storylinesdeveloped from the Library’s baseball materials. “Baseball has been part of our community,

from children playing in local ballparks to professional athletes playing in thecountry’s biggest stadiums—and the Library’s unique collection shows how the game

and American society evolved together,” said Librarian of Congress

Carla Hayden. “My childhood dream was toplay shortstop before I found my calling at theLibrary. We’re excited to offer visitors animmersive experience, exploring baseball inthe past and now. I know I am.”The yearlong exhibition Baseball Americana

opens on June 29, just before Washington’sNationals Park hosts Major League Baseball’s89th All-Star Game. The exhibition tells thestory of the game’s origins, its contemporarycharacter, how the game has stayed true to its traditions and areas where it has diverged.


It also features ongoingconversations and connectionsbetween baseball’s rugged pastand its refined present, along with showing how baseball haslong forged a sense of community. The exhibition is organized into

five sections:� “Origins and Early Days” features thedevelopment of baseball from its earlyforms, when Massachusetts Town Ball andthe New York Game battled for supremacy,to the game we know today.

� “Who’s Playing?” encompasses the varietyof participants and the diverse array of ballclubs that ruled the sandlot, barnstormedthe country or occupied magnificentstadiums. An integral piece of this story isthat of the players who have fought for theright to play as equals regardless of theirrace, ethnicity or gender.


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� “At the Ballpark” examines traditions andchanges in the architecture andaccoutrements of baseball, fan interaction,music and media coverage.

� “The Promise of Baseball” explores themany ways the sport gave poor players apath out of poverty and new immigrantsaccess and the ability to help shapeAmerican culture, as well as the economicsand business of baseball and how the gamehas been used for diplomacy beyondU.S. borders.

� “The Art and Science of Baseball”considers the constant andchanging views of mastering thegame, building a team, getting an edge, tracking statistics and the art of winning.Baseball Americana is on

view in the Library’s Thomas Jefferson Building, 10 First Street, S.E., Washington, D.C. The exhibition is free and open to the public Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. In conjunction with the exhibition,

the Library of Congress has developed a series of special programs including family activities, gallery talks, film screenings, panel discussions, educational materials and teacher workshops, docent-led tours and more. Two books published in

association with the Library

of Congress will be released to coincide with theexhibition. In May, Harper Perennial will releasean updated edition of Baseball Americana:Treasures From the Library of Congress, whichincludes hundreds of historical images andnumerous milestones of the national pastime.In October, Smithsonian Books will releaseGame Faces: Early Baseball Cards From theLibrary of Congress, which showcases rare andcolorful baseball cards from the Library’sBenjamin K. Edwards Collection.


N E W M A D I S O N C O U N C I L M E M B E R S

Edward P. Bousa is a Senior ManagingDirector, Partner, and Equity Portfolio Manager withWellington Management. He is based in Wellington’sBoston office, where he serves as a portfoliomanager within Global Equity Portfolio Managementand as leader of the Quality Equity team.Edward manages the equity portion of the

balanced Vanguard Wellington Fund. In addition, hemanages the Hartford Dividend & Growth Fund.Edward has served as a member of Wellington’sExecutive Committee, which functions as the firm’sinternal board of directors.Prior to joining Wellington in 2000, Edward

managed large-cap value funds at PutnamInvestments, including the George Putnam Fund andthe Putnam Equity Income Fund (1992–2000).He began his investment career with Fidelity

Investments, serving as an analyst and portfoliomanager (1984–1992). From 1980–82, he was acommodity analyst at Louis Dreyfus Corporationtrading pork bellies, hogs and cattle.In the not-for-profit sector, Edward is treasurer of

the Iacocca Foundation. He has served on theInvestment Committee of Historic New Englandsince 1995.Edward is an avid golfer and a former New

England Junior Open Champion. He was a tri-captainof the Williams College golf team. Edward is amember of the U.S. Senior Golf Association. Inaddition, he is a member of numerous golf clubs inthe U.S. and Ireland.Edward holds degrees from Williams College (BA

Economics) and Harvard Business School (MBA).He holds a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)designation.Edward and Maureen reside in Wellesley Hills,

Massachusetts, where they raised their four children.

Maureen Fennessy Bousa and Edward P. Bousa

M aureen Fennessy Bousa is a supporter ofhistoric preservation and the arts. During her

17-year tenure on the board of Historic New England(Boston, Massachusetts), she was a member of theExecutive Committee and served as chair of theCollections Committee as well as chair of the HistoricLandscape Committee and chair of the fundraisingGala. While a trustee of the Nantucket HistoricalAssociation, Maureen served as chair of theCollections & Exhibitions Committee and chair of theorganization’s major fundraiser “Nantucket byDesign.” In addition, she is a former overseer of theMassachusetts Horticultural Society—from whichshe earned a Master Gardener designation.Currently, Maureen is a member of the board of the

Clark Art Institute (Williamstown, Massachusetts)serving on the Museum Program Committee and theAudit Committee. In addition, she is a trustee of theCommunity Foundation for Nantucket serving on theDevelopment Committee.Maureen holds degrees from Wellesley College

(BA Art History) and Boston College (MBA).



Mary V. Mochary is a retired attorney, activefarmer and Washington-based philanthropist.

She attended Wellesley College and University ofChicago Law School and rose to the highest levels ofher profession, becoming the first woman to serve asthe Principal Deputy Legal Advisor at the U.S.Department of State.She also served as mayor of Montclair, New

Jersey, from 1980–84. She then won the Republicanprimary in New Jersey for the honor of challengingBill Bradley for the U.S. Senate seat. Though she losther Senate run, she served in the administrations ofboth President Reagan and President Bush (41).Mary is also a major art collector, a hobby she

shared with her parents and now continues throughthe Kasser Mochary Art Foundation. Rare books alsoplay a significant role in her collecting.Mary is former president and now chair of the

Finance Committee of the National Museum ofWomen in the Arts. She is the former chair of theKennedy Center’s President’s Advisory Committeeon the Arts and former member of the board of theKennedy Center, and is currently on the board ofWashington National Opera and vice chair of YoungConcert Artists of Washington. Mary has also servedon the boards of Washington Performing Arts,Hoover Institution in Stanford, University of ChicagoLaw School Visiting Committee and many more.

Mary V. Mochary


Joyce and Thomas Moorehead

Joyce Anne Hanks Moorehead was born inBuffalo, New York, and raised in Crescent City,

Florida. She is a successful attorney and co-owner ofBMW of Sterling, MINI of Sterling, Rolls RoyceMotor Cars, Lamborghini of Sterling and McLaren ofSterling in Sterling, Virginia.Joyce graduated from Bethune-Cookman University

in Daytona Beach, Florida. During her junior year, asa participant in a program sponsored by the AmericanUniversity of Washington, D.C., she was able to studyabroad and visit 12 African countries. In 1967, sheearned a BS degree in Sociology with a concentrationin Criminology. She earned an Epworth Fellowshipfrom the United Methodist Church, enabling her toattend Boston University, where she pursued acurriculum focusing on the African family. Later, sheenrolled at the University of Miami Law School. In1976, she transferred to the University of Arkansaswhere she earned her JD degree. After working as an Assistant City Prosecutor in

Fayetteville, Arkansas, Joyce returned to Miami toserve as Assistant Director of a public interest lawfirm. She became the senior attorney at the LegalServices of Greater Miami, a public interest legalcorporation supported by the Florida Bar Foundationand Miami-Dade County. Joyce entered the political arena in 1978 and was

elected to the Miami-Dade County School Board, themanagement entity for the fourth largest schooldistrict in the nation. She also served two terms aspresident of the Dade County Black LawyersAssociation. In addition, she was Chairperson of theExecutive Committee of the Board of Directors of theUrban League of Greater Miami and a board memberof WPBT-TV, Miami’s public television station.In 1984, she relocated to Baltimore, Maryland, to


T homas Moorehead, a Vietnam Veteran, wasborn and raised in Monroe, Louisiana. He grew

up in Ouachita Parish in the northeastern part of thestate. He was the oldest of five children and took pridein serving as a role model for his two brothers andtwo sisters. He was a fiercely protective big brother.His mother held high standards and instilled strongmorals in all her children. She believed education wasthe only way her children could escape the predestined,bleak future of the South. She knew his path wouldlead him to elementary school and then straight toworking in the fields or at the mill. He graduated fromthe segregated Monroe Public School System andrefused to let the limitations imposed upon him andhis family to become deterrents to his future success.He graduated with honors from Carroll High School

in 1962. He then attended Grambling State Universityin Louisiana, where he was one of the first students toenroll in the School of Business. In 1966, he earned aBS degree in Business. He then attended the Schoolof Social Work at the University of Michigan andearned his Master’s in Social Work (MSW) in 1971.



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become General Counsel for Chicken George, Inc.,a food franchise headquartered in Baltimore. In 1986,she became Associate General Counsel with theNAACP. In this capacity, she was a critical part of theteam responsible for developing civil rights litigationand handling cases in the federal system involvingemployment and labor issues, as well as educationand voting rights. Joyce was also the principal liaisonto several attorneys affiliated with the variousNAACP regions, as well as with attorneys outside theorganization.In 1991, Joyce accepted a senior associate position

at Hollis & Associates, a Baltimore law firm thatspecialized in employment and family law. She leftthe firm in 1993 to open her own office and continuedspecializing in employment, labor and family issues.In addition to her career in the legal, nonprofit and

automobile industries, Joyce is involved in otherbusiness ventures through Moorehead Properties,which include hotels and yacht charter services in atleast 12 states. Joyce’s civic and board affiliations include the

following: Maryland Legal Services Corporation;Family League of Baltimore; Baltimore City BarAssociation; Monument City Bar Association;Alliance of Black Women Attorneys; BaltimoreCitizens Planning and Housing Authority; SexualAssault Recovery Center; Executive Council of theBaltimore City Bar Association; Florida BarAssociation; Maryland Bar Association; Miami-DadeCounty School Board; Dade County Black LawyersAssociation; Urban League of Greater Miami; WPBT-TV, and Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida. She is amember of the Board of Trustees of Bethune-Cookman University.

Thomas spent his early career at the Mobile andChrysler Corporations. In 1972, in alignment with hisvision, he shifted the focus of his career and accepteda position as Director of Community Service at theUniversity of Michigan. In that capacity, he wasresponsible for programs that promoted civicparticipation, built community capacity and enhancededucational processes. However, this plan wasderailed when his fraternity brother, James Bradley,opened his mind to a larger opportunity foraccumulating wealth while serving the communitywith the proceeds.In 1985, Thomas became part of the first in-house

Dealership Training Program sponsored by GeneralMotors. He was one of six individuals selected frommore than 300 candidates, and the first to graduate.He was 12 hours away from earning his doctoraldegree in Urban Planning when he left the universityof Michigan to attend the Dealer Training Program.In his continuing dedication to excellence, he

spent the next four years at a dealership to acquirethe skills necessary for success. Finally, he knew hewas ready to launch his own dealership: MooreheadBuick/Isuzu in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1995, he soldthe Omaha store and opened Moorehead Buick-GMC Trucks in Decatur, Illinois, where he developeda national sales campaign and entered into contractswith two national rental car agencies. This revenue-increasing move ushered the dealership into an elitestatus among African American automobile dealers.By 1998, Thomas, strategically planned his next

acquisition: the number-one foreign luxury carbrand, BMW. His timing was impeccable. At thattime, the National Association of MinorityAutomobile Dealers (NAMAD) was looking for newdealership sites and minority dealer candidates forBMW. Thomas was awarded one of just three sites

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identified in the NAMAD report. He built a 38,500-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility in Sterling,Virginia, with two separate showrooms to showcasethe BMW, as well as the Mini Cooper brands.In 2012, he expanded his operation by building a

69,000-square-foot facility across the street from themain facility, exclusively for the BMW brand. Themain facility continued to spotlight the Mini brand.In December 2013, Thomas became the first

African American awarded a full-service Rolls-Roycefranchise. In May 2014, he expanded his high-endofferings to the public and purchased Harley-Davidsonof Washington, D.C. In August 2016, he became thefirst African American owner to acquire the exotichigh-end brands of Lamborghini and McLaren.Remaining true to their vision of giving back, the

Mooreheads established the Sterling AutomotiveGroup Foundation, and the Joyce and ThomasMoorehead Foundation in 2004. These foundationstarget economically disadvantaged high-schoolgraduates who require financial assistance to pursuehigher education. The Moorheads are majorbenefactors to at least three historically blackinstitutions of higher learning: Bethune-CookmanUniversity, Howard University and Grambling StateUniversity. Their foundations have provided more than

$1.8 million in scholarships and donations to collegesand universities and charitable assistance to workingfamilies, as well as nonprofit organizations inNorthern Virginia, Greater Washington, D.C., andacross the country. Their primary focus is investingin education and student scholars. Through annualscholarship awards to high-school students andemergency grants to college upperclassmen, thefoundations contribute significantly to thediversification and enrichment of today’s global

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workforce. The Mooreheads strongly believe theirphilanthropic service is more than a source of collegefunding; it is an active program that includesnetworking, mentoring and community service.The name of Thomas and Joyce Hanks

Moorehead is affixed to existing college anduniversity buildings and structures. At Bethune-Cookman University, you will find the Thomas andJoyce Hanks Moorehead Residential Life Center. Thebeautiful building is home to more than 600 students,and is complete with state-of-the-art decor andamenities, including a fitness center, multipurpose room, laundry facilityand study rooms. In addition, the foundationsprovided the initial funding to establish the UpscaleResale Boutique on campus. The boutique stocksgently-used clothing and accessories for male andfemale students at substantially affordable prices. At Grambling State, you will find the GramblingUniversity Football Practice Field enclosure andarchway entrance, which was generously provided by the foundation.Other educational philanthropic efforts have been

presented to the Beta Nu Boule Education Foundation,Kappa Scholarship Endowment Fund of NorthernVirginia and Howard University in Washington, D.C.The Mooreheads are major contributors to theNational Museum of African American History. Theyalso have generously provided cars to Grambling State,Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha sororityand Boy Scouts of America in Omaha, Nebraska. While education is first and foremost among the

Moorehead’s priorities, their philanthropy reaches avariety of causes and nonprofit associations, includingAdopt A Highway; Backpack Buddies; Children’sNational Medical Center; Dulles South Food Pantry;

Kappa Alpha Psi Foundation, Inc.; Leukemia andLymphoma Society; Lift Me Up!; Loudoun CountySheriff’s Office; Make-A-Wish Foundation; March ofDimes; and Suit Up Clothing Drive.Thomas’s current and former board and civic

involvement is far-reaching and includes the NationalAutomobile Dealers Association; Grambling StateUniversity Black & Gold Foundation Board ofDirectors; and the 10th District Federal ReserveBoard.He has recently been acknowledged with the

National Newspaper Association Torch Businessaward; Best by Farr 1st Annual Entrepreneur award,Entrepreneur of the Year; Candle in the Dark award,Morehouse University; Washington Business Journal’sAnnual Washington Metropolitan Area Top 200Businesses award; Washington Business Journal’s Top25 Minority Business Leaders; Black Enterprise’sBest of the Best Black Businesses award; and BlackEnterprise’s Dealer of the Year. The Mooreheads have two children: Lawrence

Anthony (Tony) Moorehead and Pamela (Pam) KaySims, and two grandchildren, Alexis and Alexander.


I N M E M O R I A M

L eonard L. Silverstein, a leading light of the Washington, D.C., taxbar, died at his home in Bethesda, Maryland, on Wednesday,

February 14, 2018. He was 96.Mr. Silverstein was a founding member of the James Madison Council

and served as its treasurer for many years. He was a dedicated andenthusiastic supporter of the Library of Congress, and will be greatlymissed. Mr. Silverstein was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on January 21,

1922. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1943.Shortly after graduation, he was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Navy and served in thePacific during World War II. Upon returning home, he entered Harvard Law School, from whichhe graduated in 1948. On June 24, 1951, after a brief stint practicing law in Scranton, he marriedElaine Wise and together they moved to Washington, D.C. He was a member of the bars ofPennsylvania and Washington, D.C., and was admitted to practice to the bars of the U.S. TaxCourt and U.S. Supreme Court among others.In Washington, Mr. Silverstein worked for the Office of Chief Counsel of the Bureau of

Internal Revenue (now the IRS), and then as a legal advisor to the Treasury Department. Duringhis government service, he helped draft key provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.His in-depth knowledge of the new tax code enabled him to launch what was to become a verysuccessful career in private practice, first as a partner in Cooper and Silverstein (with Milton J.Cooper) and then, in 1960, as a founder, with Richard A. Mullens, of Silverstein and Mullens.Forty years later, in 2000, Silverstein and Mullens merged with Buchanan Ingersoll, nowBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, where he remained a shareholder until his death. During hismore than 60 years in private practice, Mr. Silverstein counseled a wide variety of clients, rang-ing from Fortune 500 companies and prominent families and individuals to Hollywood notablesand personalities.A contributor to and editor of Mertens Law of Federal Income Taxation, Mr. Silverstein conceived

the idea of creating easily portable research materials on discrete topics on federal taxation. In1959, he created the Tax Management Portfolio series, originally published by Tax Management,Inc., which he co-founded with the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA). He continued to serve as


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Chief Editor of the Portfolio series and as a director of BNA until its acquisition by Bloomberg LPin 2011. Now published by Bloomberg BNA, today there are, both in paper and online, over 350portfolios on various tax subjects ranging from business and international taxation to estate,charitable and compensation planning, making the portfolios the acknowledged go-to authorityfor tax law research. Mr. Silverstein was a member of the Advisory Group to the House Ways and Means

Committee in the 1950s and was appointed to then President-Elect Nixon’s Task Force on Taxesin 1968-1969. During the 1970s, he was the Executive Director of the Filer Commission on PrivatePhilanthropy and Public Needs and maintained an interest in nonprofit law and the role of pri-vate philanthropy throughout his life. Mr. Silverstein joined the Board of Directors of the National Symphony Orchestra, and sub-

sequently served as President of the NSO, in which capacity he was involved in the hiring of hisdear friend “Slava,” Mstislav Rostropovich, to conduct the orchestra. He remained a member ofthe Symphony’s Board of Directors following his presidency and continued to serve as an activehonorary member of the Board until his death. Other organizations that have benefited fromhis leadership and generosity include the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,President Reagan’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, the National Gallery of Art, theCorcoran Gallery of Art, the White House Historical Association, the Choral Arts Society ofWashington, The Conservation Fund, the Marjorie Merriweather Post Foundation, theRostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation, and the Alliance Française de Washington, D.C. Healso served on the boards of, among others, the Movado Group and Chevy Chase Bank (nowCapital One Financial Corporation).An avid Francophile since a 1959 visit to Paris on behalf of the New York Stock Exchange,

Mr. Silverstein was a founding director and inaugural president of the French-American CulturalFoundation of Washington, D.C., which became a leading force in promoting French culture inthe mid-Atlantic region. Collaborating with major cultural institutions such as the NationalGallery of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the John F. Kennedy Center for the PerformingArts and the Library of Congress, the foundation brings French programming to the Washingtonarea and beyond. In 2015, in recognition of his efforts, Mr. Silverstein was awarded the rank of“Commandeur”— the highest rank awarded to non-French citizens—of the French NationalOrder of the Legion of Honor. In a ceremony at the French Ambassador’s residence inWashington, he gave his acceptance speech in English and in French. He maintained his pas-sion for the French language throughout his life, reading and expounding on Marcel Proust andincome taxation in both languages.He indulged his other non-legal passion—for tennis—as a member of the Chevy Chase

Country Club where he celebrated his 95th birthday with family and friends on January 21, 2017.Mr. Silverstein is survived by his wife, Elaine; his children, Thomas David Silverstein and

Susan Silverstein Scott; four grandchildren, Douglass, Katharine, Emma, and Matthew; and asister, Marion Slain, of New York.

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