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1. Library of Congress archives, 1800-2015

   2,225,000 items. 5,200 containers plus 10 classified. 3,000 linear feet. 335 microfilm reels. -- Library of Congress Archives, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   The Library of Congress Archives is a collection of records created by the Library of Congress in the course of its operations, activities, and initiatives. It includes correspondence and memoranda, ledgers and record books, photographs, imprints, recorded sound, electronic records, and documents, among other formats. The records date to 1800, when the Library of Congress was established.

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2. Exchange and Gift Division series, Library of Congress archives, 1893-1979

   44,500 items. 127 containers. 51 linear feet. 124 microfilm reels. -- Library of Congress Archives, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Exchange and Gift Division, Library of Congress, was a unit responsible for receiving materials for the Library's collections through exchange, gift, transfer, and deposit. Card index, correspondence, memoranda, lists, and printed matter, in both microfilm and physical formats, and one audio cassette, document the unit's collection development activities.

3. Order Division series, Library of Congress archives, 1898-1991

   542,000 items. 1548 containers. 645 linear feet. 68 microfilm reels. -- Library of Congress Archives, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Order Division, Library of Congress, was a unit responsible for accessions to the Library's collections from all sources, including acquisitions by purchase, exchange, gift, and copyright deposit. Correspondence, memoranda, acquisition records, collection catalogs, lists, reports, photographs, and printed matter, in both microfilm and physical formats, documenting the unit's acquisition and accessioning operations.

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