Coming in April: Autry Opera Collections Online Exhibition
As part of LA Opera’s upcoming city-wide festival celebrating the staging of the full cycle of Richard Wagner’s four opera “Ring” cycle, the Autry will present an online exhibition of opera related artifacts and research materials. The exhibition will include a painting of Wagner and the libretto from “La Fanciulla del West” with music composed … Read more
Ada Lovelace Day March 24, 2010
Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of blogging to draw attention to the achievements of women in technology and science. In celebration of Ada Lovelace Day, the Autry Libraries would like to recognize Henriette D. Avram, a networking pioneer at the Library of Congress and the developer of MARC (MAchine Readable Cataloging). Ada Lovelace … Read more
Autry Libraries Acquire Important Western Fiction Collection
We are pleased to announce the acquisition of a fascinating new fiction collection. Consisting of approximately 3,420 paperbacks, it includes titles by nearly every major Western author, from Andy Adams to Carter Travis Young. The collection was purchased from Joseph Valles Books in Stockbridge, Georgia. Originally assembled by an individual living in the Piedmont region … Read more
