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[[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]<sup>'''''United States of America'''''</sup><sub><br></sub><big><big><big><font color="#003366">'''''Library of Congress'''''<br></font></big></big></big>'''''Local History and Genealogy Reading Room'''''<br><br | [[Image:Library of Congress Jefferson Building.jpg|thumb|right|350px]]<sup>'''''United States of America'''''</sup><sub><br></sub><big><big><big><font color="#003366">'''''Library of Congress'''''<br></font></big></big></big>'''''Local History and Genealogy Reading Room'''''<br><br> | ||
=== Contact Information === | |||
''Reading Room: | '''E-mail:''' [http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-genealogy.html Ask a Librarian]<ref>"Contact Information" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/address.html {accessed 18 October 2008).</ref> <br> | ||
'''Address:''' | |||
:101 Independence Ave. SE<br> | |||
:Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G42<br> | |||
:Washington, D.C. 20540-4660<br> | |||
'''Telephone:''' Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br>'''Fax:''' 202-707-1957 | |||
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United States of America Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail: Ask a Librarian[1] Address:
Telephone: Reading Room: 202-707-5537 Library Background[edit | edit source]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.[2] Family History Resources[edit | edit source]The Local History and Genealogy Reading Room has one of the world's premier collections of U.S. and foreign genealogical and local historical publications.[3] Sources[edit | edit source]
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