States and Their Shapes
Collections Help Solve America’s 50-Piece Puzzle
By ERIN ALLEN
Mark Stein owes much to the Library of Congress for the completion of his recent book, “How the States Got Their Shapes.” The institution’s collections were central to his research.
And he is one of the few members of the public who has been able to take home Library books. His wife, Arlene Balkansky, happens to be a senior reference specialist in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room. Her staff borrowing privileges definitely came in handy.
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