Project Gutenberg 2019-06-27 Public domain in the USA. 208 Small, Herbert Caffin, Charles H. (Charles Henry) 1854 1918 Caffin, Charles Henry Spofford, Ainsworth Rand 1825 1908 Spofford, A. R. (Ainsworth Rand) Spofford, Ainsworth R. 08032518 Handbook of the new Library of Congress Produced by Donald Cummings, Adrian Mastronardi, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Handbook of the New Library of Congress" by Herbert Small is a detailed guide and description of the Library of Congress, written in the late 19th century. The text aims to provide both an engaging account for general readers and a practical guide for visitors, highlighting architectural and artistic details of the new building. Key themes include the history of the Library, its collections, and the significance of its new design. The opening portion of this handbook introduces the Library of Congress, elaborating on its establishment and current role as a national library serving the American populace. It outlines the Library's evolution from a small collection founded with a modest appropriation to a monumental institution, detailing significant events such as its destruction during the War of 1812 and the acquisition of Thomas Jefferson's library. This segment sets the tone for a comprehensive exploration of the Library's architecture, artistic features, and evolving function, making it clear that the Handbook serves as both a historical account and a visitor's guide. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Library of Congress -- Handbooks, manuals, etc. Z Text Category: History - American Category: Architecture Category: Art Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 456247 2025-06-24T03:35:49.467030 text/html 447044 2019-06-27T07:12:06 text/html 5697636 2025-06-24T03:36:00.206990 application/epub+zip 5703820 2025-06-24T03:35:52.521023 application/epub+zip 424926 2025-06-24T03:35:50.856018 application/epub+zip 5826867 2025-06-24T03:36:05.529948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5589119 2025-06-24T03:35:58.795937 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323330 2022-09-27T03:38:52.651562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388524 2025-06-24T03:35:48.197007 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 388298 2019-06-27T07:12:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19485 2025-06-24T03:36:05.952908 application/rdf+xml 33522 2025-06-24T03:35:51.096982 image/jpeg 4264 2025-06-24T03:35:50.931957 image/jpeg 144388 2019-06-27T07:12:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 6072768 2019-06-27T07:12:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 6156534 2025-06-24T03:35:49.953966 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia