National Recording Preservation Foundation

NRPF is an independent nonprofit that works with cultural heritage organizations to preserve the sounds and stories of American audio heritage.

[National Recording Preservation Foundation @NRPFoundation]

Tomorrow's #SoundFiles episode tells an incredible story of community, resilience, and the fight to preserve our shared history 🎧 "Reviving the Archive: Saving Appalachian Sounds at Appalshop" drops tomorrow. Be the first to hear at https://t.co/D2pHnZAwG9 or where u get ur pods

[Carla Hayden @LibnOfCongress]

250 years ago today, the Battles of Lexington and Concord broke out on April 19, 1775. The fighting marked the start of the American Revolution.
This map from the @librarycongress Geography & Maps Division shows the Battles and is on display in our new exhibit, The Two Georges.

[National Recording Preservation Foundation @NRPFoundation]

NRPF Salutes the 2025 additions to the National Recording Registry! Check out our post and learn more at https://t.co/sE5cgCAtE2 #natrecregistry #natrecregistry2025

[National Recording Preservation Foundation @NRPFoundation]

🎉 check out the #natrecregistry - some incredible new additions!

[LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center @LOC_AV]

It's #NatRecRegistry reveal day! 🎙️🎶This year's 25 recordings inducted into the National Recording Registry have been announced:

https://t.co/hGld9g5R23

See the whole list, plus video and audio clips, at the LC's main account!:
https://t.co/wen8G2y3Oj

[LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center @LOC_AV]

It's #NatRecRegistry reveal day! 🎙️🎶This year's 25 recordings inducted into the National Recording Registry have been announced:

https://t.co/hGld9g5R23

See the whole list, plus video and audio clips, at the LC's main account!:
https://t.co/wen8G2y3Oj

[National Recording Preservation Foundation @NRPFoundation]

We're excited to release NRPF's 2-year annual report for 2023 & 2024 - hear about what we've been up to, celebrate our grantees, and learn what plan to do next! https://t.co/Ibb0wm8C0z

[National Recording Preservation Foundation @NRPFoundation]

Read about Bonnie Raitt's "Nick of Time", which was added to the #natrecregistry in 2022 🤩

[LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center @LOC_AV]

Just honored by the Kennedy Center for her contributions to music, the legendary Bonnie Raitt saw her seminal album “Nick of Time” (1989) added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry in 2022. She recently sat down with us to discuss it:

https://t.co/ZuAoeu5KZN

[LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center @LOC_AV]

Just honored by the Kennedy Center for her contributions to music, the legendary Bonnie Raitt saw her seminal album “Nick of Time” (1989) added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry in 2022. She recently sat down with us to discuss it:

https://t.co/ZuAoeu5KZN

[LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center @LOC_AV]

Recorded #OnThisDay in 1909, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" was the 1st commercial recording of the Fisk University Jubilee Singers, who brought Black American spirituals to the wider public.

It was added to the #NatRecRegistry in 2002!

https://t.co/Y6Rrt0KCyZ

#BlackHistoryMonth

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

Coming up this month at the Library: Douglass Day, when history enthusiasts and the public can celebrate the extraordinary legacy of Frederick Douglass by joining a virtual transcribe-a-thon of rare books and manuscripts on African American history. https://t.co/jSHsi3UfqG

[National Recording Preservation Foundation @NRPFoundation]

🔊 NRPF: an independent nonprofit dedicated to the promotion and preservation of recorded sound, a medium that amplifies the stories of all Americans!🔉
Find out more:

* Podcast: https://t.co/kOImHeEYmz
* Insta: https://t.co/SlofDg9sa8
* Donate: https://t.co/7MHKu9gd5X

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

BECOME A FRIEND: The U.S. Congress has been the Library’s largest benefactor, but outside support allows us to reach further with services & programs we couldn't offer otherwise. You can help!
Become a Friend: https://t.co/dWCiegMkM1

[National Recording Preservation Foundation @NRPFoundation]

'Tis the season! Sending warm wishes to all of our friends, family, and supporters this holiday season! If you're considering an end of the year donation, remember #nrpf is tax-deductible, 501c3 entity! https://t.co/EcSvT79mxa

[National Recording Preservation Foundation @NRPFoundation]

The Jefferson Building at @librarycongress - one of the most beautiful spaces is the Great Hall, and it's even more so during the winter holidays! 🤩

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

She's a beaut, Clark!

Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress

[National Recording Preservation Foundation @NRPFoundation]

We're excited to view this year's #NatFilmRegistry ! Congratulations to this year's inductees!

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

NEWS: The @LibnOfCongress has announced the annual selection of 25 films to be inducted into the #NatFilmRegistry. Each was chosen for its cultural, historic or aesthetic importance to preserve the nation’s film heritage. Fun facts about some of this year’s inductees, a 🧵:

[LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center @LOC_AV]

For #MusicMonday and #VeteransDay, hear the famous "Second Connecticut March", aka the "Second Regiment Connecticut National Guard March", recorded #OnThisDay way back in 1902.

You can hear it (a bit faint and crackly) in the #NationalJukebox!

https://t.co/U6AbUfLNXQ

[LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center @LOC_AV]

#OnThisDay in 1915, this duet asked, "What's the use of going home (When there's nobody there to love)"!

Hear it in the #NationalJukebox: https://t.co/aJC4YfHtuO

And see the sheet music: https://t.co/qYOPdaDtik

(Though the recording has extra lyrics!)

#MusicMonday

[LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center @LOC_AV]

'Tis the season to revisit one of the scariest films inducted into the #NatFilmRegistry: the original "Nightmare on Elm Street" (1984)!

Learn more about the movie and its historical context in today's blog post, "Trick or Treat? Not on this street!":

https://t.co/aCFTTqMNNv

[National Recording Preservation Foundation @NRPFoundation]

Change, our only constant! An evergreen jingle for #MusicMonday with this "jaunty complaint about the latest lifestyle changes"

[LOC National Audio-Visual Conservation Center @LOC_AV]

For #MusicMonday, how about a little early-20th century culture shock?

"You'd Never Know That Old Home Town of Mine", recorded #OnThisDay in 1915, is a jaunty complaint about the latest lifestyle changes--instead of horses, they drive newfangled cars!

https://t.co/eXSfNM0IJ7

[Broadcast Music Inc. @bmi]

#MusicMonday is LIVE featuring our #BMIFamily. ✨🎶

Listen here: https://t.co/Jm5qEU5hyN