
America's Greatest Library: An Illustrated History of the Library of Congress
An Illustrated History of the Library of Congress
John Y. Cole(Author)
D Giles Ltd (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 4. December 2017
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-911282-13-6 (ISBN)
Description
There is no single go-to illustrated guide to the history of the Library of Congress for scholars, researchers and general visitors; this new volume fills that gap. Library of Congress Historian John Y. Cole highlights the history, personalities, collections, and events that have created and sustained this singular institution. This illustrated history traces the growth of the collections of the world's largest library through a combination of concise chronological milestones, brief essays, vivid photographs, and illustrations. AUTHOR: 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. SELLING POINTS: . A new visual history of the Library of Congress from 1800 to the present day . Packed with fascinating facts, compelling images and little-known nuggets of information this will appeal to history buffs and general readers . Distils 200 years of history into an engaging read, that makes a Washington icon relevant today 250 colour illustrations
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 256 mm
Width: 218 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1336 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-911282-13-6 (9781911282136)
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Person
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.
Content
Foreword by Carla D. Hayden
Authors Note and Acknowledgments by John Y. Cole
Part One: FOR CONGRESS 1800-1897
. Introduction
o "A Suitable Apartment"-The Library's First Home
o Comes the Flood: The Library and Copyright Deposit
o The Book Palace of the American People
Part Two: FOR THE NATION, 1897-1959
. Introduction
o Daniel Murray-A Collector's Legacy
o Of Cards, Catalogs, and Computers
o Founding-and Lost-Documents
Part Three: FOR THE WORLD, 1960-2016
. Introduction
o An Essential Resource in a Time of Grief
o Knowledge Will Forever Govern Ignorance-The Madison Memorial
o The First Presidential Library
o The Library's Pop Persona
APPENDIX
The Librarians of Congress
Further Reading
Donor
Photo Credits
Index