Volume I, 1800-1864 William Dawson Johnston, Library of Congress. LIST OF
PLATES - i. View of the Capitol in 1840, showing the Library in the center. From
Nathaniel P. Willis American scenery. Drawings by W. H. Bartlett, vol. 1, title-page
Frontispiece Opposite page 2. Elbridge Gerry. From an engraving by Koevoets
after a drawing by Vanderlyn 18 , 3. Plan of principal story of Capitol in 1800.
From Glenn Brown. History of the United States Capitol (1900) , vol. 1 , plate 36. .
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Before the new building was occupied, Congress in the appropriation act of 1897
provided for the reorganization of the Library, created the office of register of
copyrights, and increased the number of employees. Dr. Spofford, to whose
unwearying zeal and enthusiasm the growth of the Library was largely due,
became chief assistant librarian in 1897 on the appointment of John Russell
Young as librarian. In 1 899 Herbert Putnam was called from the Boston Library
to the post made ...
A tribute, including two hundred photographs and illustrations, to the design, construction, and decoration of the Library of Congress building on its centennial, offers information on the architects, sculptors, and painters who contributed to its lasting beauty.
A tribute, including two hundred photographs and illustrations, to the design, construction, and decoration of the Library of Congress building on its centennial, offers information on the architects, sculptors, and painters who contributed ...
