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About the Manuscript Division
LC Manuscripts: An Illustrated Guide

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New Online Resources:


Edward F. Edinger Papers


Selections from the Margaret Mead Papers


Hans Peter Kraus collection of Spanish American Documents

Featured Exhibitions:

Rosa Parks In Her Own Words

Shall Not Be Denied: Women Fight for the Vote

Hours Monday-Saturday   8:30am - 5:00pm
  Closed Federal holidays
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Location
  101 Independence Ave. SE
  Room LM 101
  James Madison Memorial Bldg
  Washington, D.C. 20540-4680
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ATTENTION-- Before Visiting the Manuscript Reading Room: All researchers are advised to write or telephone the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site, and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.

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The Manuscript Division's holdings, approximately seventy million items in eleven thousand separate collections, include some of the greatest manuscript treasures of American history and culture and support scholarly research in many aspects of political, cultural, and scientific history.
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