19 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) Libraries--United States.

  1. American Music Loan Libraries Project records, 1941-1948

    approximately 1,800 items. 6 containers. 3 linear feet. -- Music Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    The American Music Loan Libraries Project, originally established as the Music Distribution Project, was one of many initiatives conceived by the United States Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs to promote inter-American cooperation and boost the United States image in the Americas beginning in the 1940s. The reports, correspondence, repertoire lists, and other files help document the project's work to supply depositories with music, recordings, and books on music from the United States and to provide access to the materials.

  2. Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection archive, 1913-2005

    ca. 10,800 items (31 containers, 13 linear feet). -- Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Records of the collection of illustrated books acquired by Lessing J. Rosenwald and now held by the Library of Congress. Correspondence, Subject File, speeches and writing, printed ephemera, and miscellany related to the rare book collection and its creator, Lessing J. Rosenwald. Contains records of the Library of Congress's custodianship of the collection, administrative and legal documents, planning material for related exhibits and publications, and research files.

  3. Building and Grounds Division series, Library of Congress archives, 1871-1954

    35,000 items. 202 containers plus 1 oversize. 50 linear feet. -- Library of Congress Archives, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Building and Grounds Division, Library of Congress, was the unit responsible for the planning, design, construction, general operations, and maintenance of the Congressional Library Building, later named the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. Correspondence, letterbooks, memoranda, journals, procurement records, account records, employment records, reports, schedules, writings, drawings, blueprints, photographs, printed matter, and artifacts primarily document the commission, construction, and operations of the Thomas Jefferson Building, with some records pertaining to the Annex, later named the Library of Congress John Adams Building, as recorded through the activities of the Office of the Superintendent of the Library Building and Grounds.

  4. 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.

  5. Warren M. Tsuneishi papers, 1930-2007

    10,200 items. 29 containers. 11.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Librarian and curator. Chief of the Asian Division, Library of Congress. Administrative files, diaries, memoranda, correspondence, reports, travel files, speeches and writings, conference papers, photographs, and other papers relating to Tsuneishi’s career in the field of international library relations, particularly his work with Chinese and Japanese repositories.

  6. Luther Harris Evans papers, 1918-1981

    35,000 items. 81 containers plus 13 oversize. 42 linear feet. 3 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Librarian of Congress. Personal and professional files of Evans's undergraduate and graduate studies and career as a teacher, director of the Work Projects Administration Historical Records Survey, member of the executive board and advisor to the United States delegation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and various positions at the Library of Congress.

  7. 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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  8. Photographs, Illustrations, and Objects series, Library of Congress archives, 1909-1991

    15,000 items. 155 containers. 62 linear feet. -- Library of Congress Archives, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Photographs, illustrations, and objects from the Library of Congress Information Office documenting daily Library activities, including images of staff, buildings, grounds, equipment, social and ceremonial functions, and notable guests of the Library. Comprised largely of photographs used in Information Bulletin and other Library publications but also includes images from the Library’s Poetry Office and Literary Functions File.

  9. John Werner Kluge papers, 1793-2002

    38,850 items. 111 containers plus 5 oversize. 52.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Businessman and philanthropist. Correspondence, photographs, inventories and catalogs, scrapbooks, clippings, financial records, reports, and printed material documenting Kluge's art collecting, real estate properties, business activities, and philanthropic pursuits.

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