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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. 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.