Library of Congress photographs 1946

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Library of Congress photographs 1946

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Depicts the shipment of library and archival material from Germany to various Allied repositories by the Library of Congress at the end of World War II.

1 album box; (0.4 linear feet)

eng,

Hoover Institution Archives

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The Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress in 1800 when President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. The legislation described a reference library for Congress only, containing "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein…" The original library was housed in the Washington, DC until August 1814, ...