"Activities of the Division of Aeronautics in the War Effort," Library...
Divisional report which indicates the increased demands World War II is making on Library of Congress services.
"Activities of the Division of Aeronautics in the War Effort," Library...
Divisional report which indicates the increased demands World War II is making on Library of Congress services.
"Annual Report of the Staff Advisory Committee," by Grace Hadley Fulle...
The Staff Advisory Committee, created in May 1942, handles and responds to suggestions and recommendations from staff on how to improve services at the Library of Congress.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
Special Order No. 88, Office of the Librarian, Library of Congress, Ma...
Special Order announcing personnel assignments in the Reference Department.
Memorandum from Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., to Archibald MacLeish, Septem...
Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., suggests "steps for a more active program of soliciting gifts to the Library of Congress."
Memorandum from Alvin W. Kremer, October 7, 1942
Report on "The Library of Congress Program for the Security of its Collection," by Alvin W. Kremer.
"Library of Congress Employee Relations Program, Personnel Administrat...
An article for "Personnel Administration."
Memorandum from the Office of the Librarian of Congress, October 15, 1...
Memorandum concerns the cooperative acquisition of recent foreign publications.
Photograph of the Declaration of Independence, May 16, 1942
The photograph taken by George L. Stout, Honorary Consultant in the Care of Manuscripts and Parchments.
"The Library of Congress and the War," by Luther Harris Evans, May 30,...
Address by Luther Harris Evans on the role of the Library of Congress during World War II.
Library of Congress World War II Memorial Program, December 7, 1948
The program includes the poem, "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak," by Archibald MacLeish, and biographies of Library of Congress staff members who died during World War II.
Library of Congress World War II Memorial Program, December 7, 1948
The program includes the poem, "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak," by Archibald MacLeish, and biographies of Library of Congress staff members who died during World War II.
Library of Congress World War II Memorial Program, December 7, 1948
The program includes the poem, "The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak," by Archibald MacLeish, and biographies of Library of Congress staff members who died during World War II.
"Library of Congress Information Bulletin," February 9, 1942
The bulletin is a special supplement, "The Library of Congress and the War," devoted to the presentation of accurate explanations of various organizations and activities at the Library concerning World War II.
"The Librarian and the Democratic Process," by Archibald MacLeish, Jun...
Archibald MacLeish's speech was given at a American Library Association meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Memorandum from Verner W. Clapp to Archibald MacLeish, May 18, 1942
Verner W. Clapp describes the measures taken to preserve the Declaration of Independence.
Letter from Allen Tate to Archibald MacLeish, April 23, 1943
In his letter, Allen Tate accepts Archibald MacLeish's offer to become the Library of Congress Consultant in Poetry.
Photograph of Lessing J. Rosenwald and Luther Harris Evans, 1947
Transcribed from item: "Lessing J. Rosenwald, of Jenkintown, PA, (left) and Luther Harris Evans, Librarian of Congress (right), are shown with the unique copy of the Doctrina Christiana which Mr. Rosenwald pres... More
"The Obligation of Libraries in a Democracy," by Archibald MacLeish, J...
Speech delivered by Archibald MacLeish.
Memorandum from Archibald MacLeish to the Marine Guard, October 1, 194...
Transcribed from item: "Instructions of the Librarian of Congress to the Marine Guard Posted for the Protection of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Magna Carta, Oc... More
"The Library of Congress and the Other Scholarly Libraries of the Nati...
Speech given by Verner W. Clapp.
Press Release No. 182, "Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress," L...
Press release describes the work of the Library of Congress both in connection with the war and as an international center of learning.
Press Release No. 182, "Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress," L...
Press release describes the work of the Library of Congress both in connection with the war and as an international center of learning.
Press Release No. 182, "Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress," L...
Press release describes the work of the Library of Congress both in connection with the war and as an international center of learning.
Portrait of Elsie Rackstraw, September 18, 1950
Elsie Rackstraw, Chief of the Loan Division (1944-1950).
Report from the Library of Congress Planning Committee, March 12, 1947
Chaired by Keyes DeWitt Metcalf, Harvard University, the Library of Congress Planning Committee sends Librarian Luther Harris Evans its report which addresses the future role of the Library of Congress in the a... More
Press Release No. 63, Library of Congress, April 27, 1942
Press release reveals the effects of the pre-war Defense Program upon the Library of Congress and the resultant record increase in the services it rendered to Congress, defense agencies, and the public.
"The Acquisitions Policy of the Library of Congress," by David C. Mear...
Paper presented by David C. Mearns at a meeting of the Librarian's Advisory Council.
Final Report of the Committee on the Acquisition Policy of the Library...
Parts I and II of the Final Report.
Final Report of the Committee on the Acquisition Policy of the Library...
Parts I and II of the Final Report.
"The Library's Development, 1945-1953," by Marlene Wright, August 28, ...
Item is a draft essay.
"The Library's Development, 1945-1953," by Marlene Wright, August 28, ...
Item is a draft essay.
"The Library's Development, 1945-1953," by Marlene Wright, August 28, ...
Item is a draft essay.
"The Library's Development, 1945-1953," by Marlene Wright, August 28, ...
Item is a draft essay.
"The Library's Development, 1945-1953," by Marlene Wright, August 28, ...
Item is a draft essay.
"The Library's Development, 1945-1953," by Marlene Wright, August 28, ...
Item is a draft essay.
"The Library's Development, 1945-1953," by Marlene Wright, August 28, ...
Item is a draft essay.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to Carl Sandburg, June 13, 1940
In his letter, Archibald MacLeish asks Carl Sandburg to accept the consultantship in poetry for the year beginning July 1941.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to George Barnes, December 31, 1943
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to George Barnes, Office of War Information, about the transfer of the Roy Emerson Stryker photographic files from the Office of War Information to the Library of Congress.
General Order No. 1222, Office of the Librarian, Library of Congress, ...
General Order regarding the Library of Congress wartime vacation policy.
Memorandum from the Division of Manuscripts to the Reference Librarian...
Memorandum is in reference to the suggestion of a reduction in personnel at a meeting called by the Chief Assistant Librarian, Luther Harris Evans, February 18, 1942.
Memorandum from the Division of Manuscripts to the Reference Librarian...
Memorandum is in reference to the suggestion of a reduction in personnel at a meeting called by the Chief Assistant Librarian, Luther Harris Evans, February 18, 1942.
"A Guide to the Special Book Collections in the Library of Congress," ...
The guide was created to provide a resource for Library of Congress collections that may not have indexes or catalogs.
"A Guide to the Special Book Collections in the Library of Congress," ...
The guide was created to provide a resource for Library of Congress collections that may not have indexes or catalogs.
"A Guide to the Special Book Collections in the Library of Congress," ...
The guide was created to provide a resource for Library of Congress collections that may not have indexes or catalogs.
Press Release, "Presentation of the A. E. Housman Manuscripts to the L...
Press release announcing Gertrude Clarke Whittall's gift of original manuscripts of nearly all extant verse, published and unpublished, of the British poet, A. E. Housman.
Letter from Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., to Archibald MacLeish, May 10, 19...
Arthur A. Houghton, Jr., writes to Archibald MacLeish and offers the Library of Congress three important manuscript volumes "which comprise the original Minutes of the commission which sat in England after the ... More
General Order No. 1218, Office of the Librarian, Library of Congress, ...
General Order detailing the reorganization of the Reference Department.
General Order No. 1218, Office of the Librarian, Library of Congress, ...
General Order detailing the reorganization of the Reference Department.
Minutes, Meeting of the Librarian's Advisory Council, May 30, 1942
Among the topics discussed at the Librarian's Advisory Council meeting was the acquisitions policy of the Library of Congress.
Minutes, Meeting of the Librarian's Advisory Council, May 30, 1942
Among the topics discussed at the Librarian's Advisory Council meeting was the acquisitions policy of the Library of Congress.
Minutes, Meeting of the Librarian's Advisory Council, May 30, 1942
Among the topics discussed at the Librarian's Advisory Council meeting was the acquisitions policy of the Library of Congress.
Minutes, Meeting of the Librarian's Advisory Council, May 30, 1942
Among the topics discussed at the Librarian's Advisory Council meeting was the acquisitions policy of the Library of Congress.
"Remarks of the Librarian at a Meeting of the Processing Divisions in ...
Remarks by Archibald MacLeish regarding the status of the Processing Division in advance of the arrival of the division's new coordinator, Lawrence Q. Mumford.
"Remarks of the Librarian at a Meeting of the Processing Divisions in ...
Remarks by Archibald MacLeish regarding the status of the Processing Division in advance of the arrival of the division's new coordinator, Lawrence Q. Mumford.
Letter from Robert C. Gooch to Ralph Thompson, July 6, 1949
Letter from Robert C. Gooch, Chief of the General Reference and Bibliography Division, to Ralph Thompson, New York Times Book Review, describing the development of the Fellows in American Letters.
Letter from Robert C. Gooch to Ralph Thompson, July 6, 1949
Letter from Robert C. Gooch, Chief of the General Reference and Bibliography Division, to Ralph Thompson, New York Times Book Review, describing the development of the Fellows in American Letters.
"The Permanence of Jefferson," by Felix Frankfurter, April 13, 1943
Address given by Felix Frankfurter in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress.
"Activities of the Division of Aeronautics in the War Effort," Library...
Divisional report which indicates the increased demands World War II is making on Library of Congress services.
"Activities of the Division of Aeronautics in the War Effort," Library...
Divisional report which indicates the increased demands World War II is making on Library of Congress services.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
"The Reorganization of the Library of Congress, 1939-1944," by Archiba...
Reprinted for private circulation from the Library Quarterly, v, xiv, October 1944.
"Deposit of the Magna Carta," by Archibald MacLeish, November 28, 1939
In this draft speech, Archibald MacLeish accepts the gift of the Magna Carta from the Marquess of Lothian, Britain's ambassador to the United States.
"Deposit of the Magna Carta," by Archibald MacLeish, November 28, 1939
In this draft speech, Archibald MacLeish accepts the gift of the Magna Carta from the Marquess of Lothian, Britain's ambassador to the United States.
Memorandum from Alvin W. Kremer, October 7, 1942
Report on "The Library of Congress Program for the Security of its Collection," by Alvin W. Kremer.
"Thomas Jefferson Bicentennial Exhibitions," April 1943
Promotional material for the "Thomas Jefferson Bicentennial Exhibitions."
"Viewing the Congressional Scene With Congressman Herbert A. (Hub) Mey...
In an article directed at fellow members of Congress and their staff, Congressman Herbert A. Meyer describes the services offered by the Library of Congress.
Memorandum from the Reference Department to the Acting Librarian of Co...
Memorandum gives an account of the survey taken of possible libraries that can offer safe and secure storage for the Library of Congress collections.
Memorandum from the Reference Department to the Acting Librarian of Co...
Memorandum gives an account of the survey taken of possible libraries that can offer safe and secure storage for the Library of Congress collections.
Memorandum from Verner W. Clapp to Archibald MacLeish, May 18, 1942
Verner W. Clapp describes the measures taken to preserve the Declaration of Independence.
Photograph of W. Jack Duncan's "U.S. Troops Disembarking at Brest," un...
Transcribed from item: "W. Jack Duncan's drawing of U.S. TROOPS DISEMBARKING AT BREST, which opens the section dealing with the first World War in the exhibition of American Battle Art to be shown at the Librar... More
Photograph of Harold Spivacke, 1946
Harold Spivacke, Chief of the Music Division (1937-1972).
"The Library of Congress and the Other Scholarly Libraries of the Nati...
Speech given by Verner W. Clapp.
"The Library of Congress and the Other Scholarly Libraries of the Nati...
Speech given by Verner W. Clapp.
"The Library of Congress and the Other Scholarly Libraries of the Nati...
Speech given by Verner W. Clapp.
Press Release No. 182, "Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress," L...
Press release describes the work of the Library of Congress both in connection with the war and as an international center of learning.
Letter from Archibald MacLeish to Felix Frankfurter, July 22, 1944
Archibald MacLeish asks Felix Frankfurter for advice about the appointment of the Register of Copyrights.
Letter from Verner W. Clapp to Robert Frost, February 15, 1950
Invitation to Robert Frost to join the Fellows in American Letters.
Report from the Library of Congress Planning Committee, March 12, 1947
Chaired by Keyes DeWitt Metcalf, Harvard University, the Library of Congress Planning Committee sends Librarian Luther Harris Evans its report which addresses the future role of the Library of Congress in the a... More
Report from the Library of Congress Planning Committee, March 12, 1947
Chaired by Keyes DeWitt Metcalf, Harvard University, the Library of Congress Planning Committee sends Librarian Luther Harris Evans its report which addresses the future role of the Library of Congress in the a... More
Press Release No. 63, Library of Congress, April 27, 1942
Press release reveals the effects of the pre-war Defense Program upon the Library of Congress and the resultant record increase in the services it rendered to Congress, defense agencies, and the public.
"The Acquisitions Policy of the Library of Congress," by David C. Mear...
Paper presented by David C. Mearns at a meeting of the Librarian's Advisory Council.
"The Acquisitions Policy of the Library of Congress," by David C. Mear...
Paper presented by David C. Mearns at a meeting of the Librarian's Advisory Council.
"The Acquisitions Policy of the Library of Congress," by David C. Mear...
Paper presented by David C. Mearns at a meeting of the Librarian's Advisory Council.
"General Survey and Statement of Objectives by the Librarian," June 30...
Reprinted from the Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1940.
"General Survey and Statement of Objectives by the Librarian," June 30...
Reprinted from the Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1940.
"General Survey and Statement of Objectives by the Librarian," June 30...
Reprinted from the Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1940.
"General Survey and Statement of Objectives by the Librarian," June 30...
Reprinted from the Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1940.
Final Report of the Committee on the Acquisition Policy of the Library...
Parts I and II of the Final Report.
"The Library's Development, 1945-1953," by Marlene Wright, August 28, ...
Item is a draft essay.
"The Library's Development, 1945-1953," by Marlene Wright, August 28, ...
Item is a draft essay.
Letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Archibald MacLeish, October 22, 1940
Eleanor Roosevelt's letter to Archibald MacLeish expressing her desire to help make the Library of Congress folk material available for recreational purposes for those in America's armed forces.
Letter from Joseph Auslander to Archibald MacLeish, May 7, 1940
Letter to Archibald MacLeish informing him of Gertrude Clarke Whittall's gift of A. E. Housman poems.