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Informationen zum Autor John Y. Cole is the Library of Congress Historian, the top technical expert and adviser on the history of the Library of Congress, documenting institutional history and conducting historical research. Cole was the founding director of the Center for the Book at the Library of Congress, which was created by law in 1977. Cole has served the Library of Congress since 1966 following two years of service as a U.S. Army second lieutenant and chief of the library branch of the U.S. Army Intelligence School. He has been instrumental in shaping numerous literacy and reading-promotion programs during his 50-year tenure at the Library and is the author of several books about the institution. Klappentext A new visual history of the Library of Congress from its creation in 1800 to the present day. Zusammenfassung A new visual history of the Library of Congress from its creation in 1800 to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Carla D. HaydenAuthors Note and Acknowledgments by John Y. ColePart One: FOR CONGRESS 1800-1897. Introductiono "A Suitable Apartment"-The Library's First Homeo Comes the Flood: The Library and Copyright Deposito The Book Palace of the American People Part Two: FOR THE NATION, 1897-1959. Introductiono Daniel Murray-A Collector's Legacyo Of Cards, Catalogs, and Computerso Founding-and Lost-DocumentsPart Three: FOR THE WORLD, 1960-2016. Introductiono An Essential Resource in a Time of Griefo Knowledge Will Forever Govern Ignorance-The Madison Memorialo The First Presidential Libraryo The Library's Pop PersonaAPPENDIXThe Librarians of CongressFurther ReadingDonorPhoto CreditsIndex