Address: |
801 K St. NW at Mount Vernon Square
Washington, DC 20001 |
Telephone Number: |
(202) 383-1850 |
Fax Number: |
(202) 383-1872 |
Contact Persons: |
David Songer, Director, Kiplinger Research Library and Collections |
Hours of Service: |
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Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday |
10:00 a.m.--5:00 p.m. |
Open to the public: |
Yes |
Photocopying:: |
Yes |
Interlibrary loan: |
No |
Photocopying is done by staff upon patron
request; photocopying charges are discounted for members. No library
materials circulate via Interlibrary loan. The library has closed
stacks.
- Reference Policy:
- Both telephone and mail requests are accepted. Reference staff
will make brief searches in the library catalogs in response to
these requests, primarily to allow researchers to make educated
decisions about visiting the library or contracting for library
staff research. Library staff conduct research in our collections
for a fee of $30.00 an hour, which includes up to 20 related photocopies.
- Borrowing Privileges:
- The Library of Washington History is not a lending institution,
however, they occasionally loan materials to other institutions
for exhibit purposes.
- Networks/Consortia:
- A limited, but increasing number of the collections are available
on RLIN and OCLC. Some special collections are also available
on Collections DC. As more collections are available on OCLC,
the number available on Collections DC will also increase.
- Background Note:
- Founded 1894.
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- Books and monographs:
- The collection holds approximately 350 religion-related volumes,
published between 1855 and the present. All materials in the collection
focus on Washington, D.C., local history. Religion-related books
and pamphlets include histories of local churches, most published
by the churches themselves. Some of these also describe the architecture
of the churches. A small number of books on area church bodies
and denominations are available.
The Library has a card catalog comprised of several small
catalogs in addition to a standard author, subject, title catalog
for published materials. To supplement this catalog, there are
separate finding aids for uncataloged pamphlets.
- Archives, manuscripts, correspondence, and oral histories:
- The Library holds approximately ten collections with inclusive
dates of 1829-1995. Highlights include histories of local churches.
- Vertical files:
- Approximately 25 files, most from the latter half of the 20th
century. These consist primarily of newspaper clippings relating
to individual places of worship in the District of Columbia.
- Paintings, photographs, slides, and prints:
- Approximately 1,200 images of places of worship in the District
of Columbia from the late 19th century to the 1990s, including
photographs, slides, and postcards. There is one photograph collection
that is entirely of District of Columbia churches. The "Rambler"
collection also includes images of some Virginia and Maryland
churches.
A finding aid is available for the photograph collection of
District of Columbia churches.
Church buildings--Maryland; Church buildings--Virginia; Church buildings--Washington,
D.C.; Church history--Washington, D.C. |
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