73,385
edits
t
(contact info) |
(t) |
||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
'''Telephone:''' Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br>'''Fax:''' 202-707-1957 | '''Telephone:''' Reading Room: 202-707-5537<br>'''Fax:''' 202-707-1957 | ||
'''Hours:'''<ref name="S1" /> Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 | |||
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> {''Optional''} | |||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | |||
*Repository Internet Site at http://www.repository.net <br> | |||
*Repository Catalog Online at http://www.repositorycatalog.net <br> | |||
*Repository Database at http://respositorydatabase.net <br> | |||
==== Library Background ==== | ==== Library Background ==== | ||
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> | ||
= Family History Resources = | = Family History Resources = | ||