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Posted by: Michael North
The Library's rare book collections have become more accessible thanks to a project to enter information long hidden in card files and databases into the online catalog.
Posted in: 19th Century, 20th Century, Library History, News and Events
Posted by: Michael North
The Library of Congress owns two copies of the first printing of the Declaration of Independence, also known as the Dunlap Broadside, printed in Philadelphia on the evening of July 4 and the early morning of July 5, 1776. One copy was George Washington's, and the other came to the Library from collector Peter Force.
Posted in: 18th Century, 19th Century, American History, Seasonal