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United States of America Library of Congress Local History and Genealogy Reading Room E-mail: Ask a Librarian (Local History and Genealogy Division)[1] 101 Independence Ave. SE 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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