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America's library : the story of the Library of Congress, 1800-2000 /

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Main Author: Conaway, James
Corporate Author: Library of Congress
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, CT : Yale University Press in association with the Library of Congress, 2000.
Subjects:
Library of Congress > History.
National libraries > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
National libraries > Washington (D.C.) > History > 20th century.
Library of Congress.
1800-1999
National libraries.
Washington (D.C.)
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Such books as may be necessary (1800-1814)
  • 2. Source (1814-1861)
  • 3. Crystal fountain (1861-1896)
  • 4. Round table (1897-1939)
  • 5. Comet and the ploughman (1939-1954)
  • 6. Delicate balance (1954-1974)
  • 7. Republic of letters (1975-1987)
  • 8. Accessible (1987-2000).

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