Library of Congress – Johnson's Russia List

NEWSLINK: “James H. Billington, 89, Dies; Led Library of Congress Into Digital Age” – New York Times/Robert D. McFadden

November 26, 2018 JRL Russia List In Memoriam, Newslinks, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

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“James H. Billington, the librarian of Congress for nearly three decades, who led the nation’s treasure house of knowledge into the digital age and added millions of books, films and cultural artifacts to its historic collections, including a trove of tweets, died on Tuesday in Washington. He was 89. His daughter Susan Harper Billington said the cause was complications of […]

NEWSLINK: “James H. Billington, long-reigning librarian of Congress, dies at 89” – Washington Post

November 26, 2018 JRL Russia List In Memoriam, United States, U.S.-Russian Relations

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“James H. Billington, an eminent American scholar of Russian culture who reigned for three decades as librarian of Congress, propelling the expansion of the world’s largest library but struggling to lead it through the challenges of the digital age, died Nov. 20 at a hospital in Washington. He was 89. …”