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'''Telephone:''' Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br>'''Fax:''' 202-707-1957 | '''Telephone:''' Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br>'''Fax:''' 202-707-1957 | ||
'''Hours:''' | '''Hours:''' Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 | ||
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' {''Optional''} | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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*Repository Database at http://respositorydatabase.net <br> | *Repository Database at http://respositorydatabase.net <br> | ||
=== | === Collection Description === | ||
Established in 1800, the original small library was destroy during the British invasion of 1814. A month later Thomas Jefferson offered his own personal library of 6,487 books as a replacement. Since becoming the U.S. copyright repository it has grown to the largest library in the world. It serves both houses of Congress, and is open to the public.<ref>"History" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/about/history.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref> | Established in 1800, the original small library was destroy during the British invasion of 1814. A month later Thomas Jefferson offered his own personal library of 6,487 books as a replacement. Since becoming the U.S. copyright repository it has grown to the largest library in the world. It serves both houses of Congress, and is open to the public.<ref>"History" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/about/history.html (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref> | ||
[[Library_of_Congress]], Washington, DC, [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, rich in collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources<br> | |||
The [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] has one of the world's premier collections of U.S. and foreign genealogical and local historical publications.<ref>"Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref> | The [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] has one of the world's premier collections of U.S. and foreign genealogical and local historical publications.<ref>"Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ (accessed 18 October 2008).</ref> | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*National Archives I<br> | *National Archives I<br> | ||
*National Archives II | *National Archives II | ||
*DAR<br> | *DAR<br> | ||
*DC Vital Records Office | *DC Vital Records Office | ||
*Library and Archives Canada | *Library and Archives Canada | ||
*MD State Library | *MD State Library | ||