Library of Congress

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E-mail: Ask a Librarian (Local History and Genealogy Division)

101 Independence Ave. SE Thomas Jefferson Building, LJ G42 Washington, D.C. 20540-4660

Reading Room: (202) 707-5537 Fax: (202) 707-1957

Library Background
Established in 1800, the original small library was destroy during the British invasion of 1814. A month later Thomas Jefferson offered his own personal library of 6,487 books as a replacement. Since becoming the U.S. copyright repository it has grown to the largest library in the world. It serves both houses of Congress, and is open to the public.

= Family History Resources =

The Local History and Genealogy Reading Room has one of the world's premier collections of U.S. and foreign genealogical and local historical publications.

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