The Library of Congress's reconstruction of Thomas Jefferson's library now receives many visitors who wander through the remarkable library of a remarkable man, institutionalized at the very heart of the US government. The importance and preservation of the libraries of "great men" has been a part of our history for a long time; and most national, university, college, and other institutional libraries are based around those of white men.
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March 23, 2016Posted in: Special Collections
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March 16, 2016Posted in: Special Collections
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March 9, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsNapoleon and His Times, front free end paper (RB DC 203.c32 1838a)
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March 2, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsPhotograph of amphitheater ruins, 1979.
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February 24, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsPirates, pirates, pirates!
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February 10, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsOne of the titles we will be showing in two upcoming instruction sessions this week, the 1483 Leaves from the Ninth German Bible (Biblia Nona Germanica), is the only one of our nine titles printed before 1500 that is in a language other than Latin.
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February 8, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsThe Rou
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February 4, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsAndros Copy of the Royal Charter (UA 77)
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January 20, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsBefore superhero and princess Valentine’s Day cards, we had Lord Byron.
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January 6, 2016Posted in: Special CollectionsNone of the books from the first library of William & Mary survived the 170
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