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Inside the Library of Congress’s Collection – Library of Congress
The nation’s library is an ever-expanding temple of knowledge and creativity. Here are a few of its most incredible, unexpected, and otherwise historic jewels. Written by Ron Cassie | Published on July 24, 2025 During the War of 1812, British troops famously torched the US Capitol, burning down the still-new home of the fledgling country’s…
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Thomas Jefferson’s Library… | Timeless
Home Thomas Jefferson’s Library… Thomas Jefferson’s Library…February 24, 2025Posted by: Neely Tucker In September 1814, Thomas Jefferson wrote one of the more important letters in American history to his friend Samuel H. Smith, a longtime friend and prominent academic and newspaper publisher. Jefferson, furious that British troops had burned the U.S. Capitol a few weeks…
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Jefferson’s Library – Thomas Jefferson | Exhibitions – Library of Congress
“Throughout his life, books were vital to Thomas Jefferson’s education and well-being. When his family home Shadwell burned in 1770 Jefferson most lamented the loss of his books. In the midst of the American Revolution and while United States minister to France in the 1780s, Jefferson acquired thousands of books for his library at Monticello.…
