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Archive: January 2013 (3 Posts)

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

The Plum Book

Posted by: Robert Brammer

Every four years, just after the Presidential election, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (alternately) release a compilation called The United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, better known as the “Plum Book.” This compilation features a list of over 7,000 civil service leadership and …

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Dutch Translation of the U.S. Constitution from 1788 – Pic of the Week

Posted by: Robert Brammer

The Law Library of Congress houses approximately 60,000 rare items, 25,000 of which are housed in our climate controlled vault. The Law Library’s rare books collection is managed by our Rare Books Curator,  Nathan Dorn. For an item to be considered rare, it typically must have been published prior to 1801.  This 1788 translation of the U.S. …