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1. Philip Lee Phillips papers, 1885-1921

   200 items. 4 containers. 1.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Cartographer and chief director of maps of Library of Congress Map Division. Correspondence, writings, printed matter, and other personal material relating to Phillips’s work and career at the Library of Congress as a cartographer and chief of the Library’s Map Division.

2. Paul J. Pelz papers, circa 1800-1921

   900 items. 3 containers. 1.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Architect. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, testimonials, pictorial representations of buildings, printed material, and photographs relating primarily to the planning and construction of the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress and other buildings.

3. 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.

4. 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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5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Consultants and Fellows series, Library of Congress archives, 1917-1973

   -- Library of Congress Archives, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Correspondence and administrative files pertaining to Library of Contress consultants, fellows, associate fellows (Library of Congress staff members), and chairs at the Library of Congress as well as to the administration of the Library of Congress program.

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