Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers copyright law through the United States Copyright Office.Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the oldest federal cultural institution in the U.S. It is housed in three elaborate buildings on Capitol Hill, with a conservation center in Culpeper, Virginia and offsite storage facilities at Fort Meade and Cabin Branch in Maryland. The library's functions are overseen by the Librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the Architect of the Capitol. The LOC is one of the largest libraries in the world, containing approximately 173 million items and employing over 3,000 staff. Its collections are "universal, not limited by subject, format, or national boundary, and include research materials from all parts of the world and in more than 470 languages".
Congress moved to Washington, D.C. in 1800 after holding sessions for eleven years in the temporary national capitals of New York City and Philadelphia, where members of Congress had access to the sizable collections of the New York Society Library and the Library Company of Philadelphia. Pursuant to the act of Congress that established Washington as the new national capital, a small congressional library was housed in the United States Capitol. Much of the library's original collection was burned by British forces during the War of 1812. Congress then accepted Thomas Jefferson's offer to sell his entire personal collection of 6,487 books to restore the library. Over the next few years, the collection slowly grew; in 1851, another fire broke out in the Capitol chambers, which destroyed a large amount of the collection, including two-thirds of Jefferson's books.
The Library of Congress was plagued by space shortages, understaffing, and lack of funding until after the American Civil War, when the importance of legislative research increased to meet the demands of a growing federal government. In 1870, the library was granted the right to receive two copies of every book, map, illustration, and other copyrightable work printed in the United States; it also built its collections through acquisitions and donations. Between 1888 and 1894, Congress constructed and moved the collection to a large adjacent library building, now known as the Thomas Jefferson Building, across the street from the Capitol. Two more adjacent library buildings—the John Adams Building, built in the 1930s, and the James Madison Memorial Building, built in the 1970s—hold expanded parts of the collection and provide space for additional library services.
The LOC maintains its primary mission of informing legislation through researching inquiries made by members of Congress, which is carried out through the Congressional Research Service. The library is open to the public for research, although only members of Congress, Congressional staff, and library employees may borrow books and materials for use outside of the library. Provided by Wikipedia
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Duplicate periodicals and serials : available for exchange, January, 1910 available for exchange, January, 1910 /
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Naval records of the American Revolution 1775-1788 Naval records of the American Revolution 1775-1788 /
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Calendar of the correspondence of George Washington, commander in chief of the Continental Army, with the Continental Congress Calendar of the correspondence of George Washington,...
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Calendar of the papers of John Jordan Crittenden Calendar of the papers of John Jordan Crittenden /
Published 1913“…prepared from the original manuscripts in the Library of Congress by C.N. Feamster.…”
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Calendar of the papers of Martin Van Buren Calendar of the papers of Martin Van Buren /
Published 1910“…prepared from the original manuscripts in the Library of Congress by Elizabeth Howard West.…”
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Calendar of the papers of Franklin Pierce Calendar of the papers of Franklin Pierce /
Published 1917“…prepared from the original manuscripts in the Library of Congress by W.L. Leech.…”
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List of the Washington manuscripts : from the year 1592 to 1775 from the year 1592 to 1775 /
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Preliminary check list of American almanacs. 1639-1800 by Morrison, Hugh Alexander 1863-...
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A list of maps of America in the Library of Congress Preceded by a list of works relating to cartography
Published 1967“…Library of Congress…”
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A list of books (with references to periodicals) on the Philippine Islands in the Library of Congress
Published 1903“…Library of Congress…”
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Naval records of the American Revolution 1775-1788
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Calendar of the correspondence of George Washington commander in chief of the Continental army, with the Continental congress
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Calendar of the papers of John Jordan Crittenden
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Catalog of the Gardiner Greene Hubbard collection of engravings presented to the Library of Congress by Mrs. Gardiner Greene Hubbard
Published 1905“…Library of Congress…”
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The Lowery collection a descriptive list of maps of the Spanish possessions within the present limits of the United States, 1502-1820 by Lowery, Woodbury 1853-1906
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Calendar of the papers of Martin Van Buren prepared from the original manuscripts in the Library of Congress
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Want list of periodicals
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Want list of publications of societies
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Guide to the law and legal literature of Argentina, Brazil and Chile by Borchard, Edwin Montefiore 1884-1951
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Guide to the law and legal literature of Germany by Borchard, Edwin Montefiore 1884-1951
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