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by John Y. Cole TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface PART I: The Library of Congress, 1800-1992 PART II: The Collections The Buildings Librarians of Congress

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This publication was made possible by generous support from the James Madison Council, a national, private-sector advisory council dedicated to helping the Library of Congress share its unique resources with the nation and the world.

John Y. Cole, a librarian and historian, began working at the Library of Congress in 1966. He has been director of the Center of the Book in the Library of Congress since it was established in 1977. The author wishes to acknowledge the assistance of Margaret E. Wagner of the Library's Publishing Office in the preparation of this volume, which is dedicated to the memory of David C. Mearns, who served the Library from 1918 until he retired in 1967.

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