Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1892-1934.

Library of Congress

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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, ...

Cheyney, Edward Potts, 1861-1947

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Historian, educator and author; B.A., B.F.(finance) and M.A., U. of Pennsylvania, (1883, 1884 and 1886), LL.D., U. of Pennsylvania, (1911-hon.); faculty, Dept. of History, U. of Pennsylvania (1884-1934); curator, Henry Charles Lea Library of Medieval History (1933-1940); recognized as a leading American historian of sixteenth-century England of his generation; notable for his contributions to the development of professional organizations such as the American Historical Association. F...

Solberg, Thorvald, 1852-1949

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Register of copyrights (1897-1930). From the description of Papers of Thorvald Solberg, 1882-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449810 Thorvald Solberg was associated with the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. From the description of Letters to Horace Howard Furness, 1884. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155884136 Biographical Note ...

Rosengarten, J. G.

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Lea, Arthur H.

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