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AMERICA’S GREATEST LIBRARY An Illustrated History of the Library of Congress John Y. Cole, Library of Congress Historian Foreword by Carla D. Hayden, Librarian of Congress The publication of America’s Greatest Library was made possible by a generous gift from Julie Chrystyn Opperman. The Library of Congress, Washington, DC, in association with D Giles Limited, London 1. View of the US Capitol at sunrise, from a window in the North Corridor of the Great Hall of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. Above the window is a mural by Charles Sprague Pearce with a quotation from Confucius. Copyright © 2017 The Library of Congress First published in 2017 by GILES An imprint of D Giles Limited 4 Crescent Stables, London SW15 2TN, UK www.gilesltd.com Library of Congress cataloguing data Names: Cole, John Young, 1940- author. Title: America’s greatest library : an illustrated history of the Library of Congress / John Y. Cole, Library of Congress Historian ; foreword by Carla D. Hayden, Librarian of Congress. Description: Washington, DC : The Library of Congress, Washington, DC, in association with D Giles Limited, London, 2017. | Includes index. Identifiers: LCCN 2017022031| ISBN 9781911282136 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780844495750 (softcover) Subjects: LCSH: Library of Congress--History. | Library of Congress--History--Pictorial works. Classification: LCC Z733.U6 C563 2017 | DDC 027.573--dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017022031 ISBN: 978-1-911282-13-6 (Publisher’s hardcover edition) ISBN: 978-0-8444-9575-0 (Library’s softcover edition) ISBN: 978-1-911282-30-3 (e-book edition) All rights reserved No part of the contents of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of the Library of Congress and D Giles Limited. For the Library of Congress Managing Editor: Margaret Wagner Editor and Photo Editor: Amy Pastan Editor: Aimee Hess For D Giles Limited Copy-edited and proof-read by Jodi Simpson Designed by Alfonso Iacurci Produced by GILES, an imprint of D Giles Limited, London Printed and bound in China 2. The Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, as seen from the dome of the US Capitol. Foreword Carla D. Hayden Author’s Note and Acknowledgments John Y. Cole PART ONE FOR CONGRESS 1800-1897 PART TWO FOR THE NATION 1898-1959 PART THREE FOR THE WORLD 1960-2016 Appendix The Librarians of Congress Further Reading Donor Image Credits 3. The second floor of the Great Hall in the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.
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