Scrawled in pencil on a scrap of yellow legal paper by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, the artifact is among dozens of treasures ...

He was both the longtime archivist of folk music at the Library of Congress and a widely respected singer and songwriter.

Hickerson helped to preserve the nation's collection of field songs, sea shanties and other traditional tunes during his ...

"Someday I'll wish upon a star + wake + find the darkness far behind me," E. Y. (Yip) Harburg scrawled in pencil on a piece ...

The Library of Congress was founded in 1800, and will celebrate its 224th anniversary this year. It's the largest library in the world and adds about 10,000 items to its collection each day.