Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Library of Congress

E-mail: Ask a Librarian (Local History and Genealogy Division)^[1]

101 Independence Ave. SE
Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G42
Washington, D.C. 20540-4660

Reading Room: (202) 707-5537
Fax: (202) 707-1957

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.^[2]

Family History Resources

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

↑ "Contact Information" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/address.html {accessed 18 October 2008).
↑ "History" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/about/history.html (accessed 18 October 2008).
↑ "Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ (accessed 18 October 2008).

[1] "Contact Information" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/address.html {accessed 18 October 2008).

[2] "History" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/about/history.html (accessed 18 October 2008).

[3] "Local History and Genealogy Reading Room" in The Library of Congress [Internet site] at http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ (accessed 18 October 2008).

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