About
the Manuscript Division
About the Manuscript Division
LC Manuscripts: An Illustrated
Guide
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Presentation: Collecting, Preserving, and Researching History
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New Online Resources:
Gideon Welles Papers
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Featured Exhibition:
Baseball Americana
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Hours
Weekdays and Saturday
8:30am to 5:00pm
Closed Federal holidays
Contact Information
NOTICE: Manuscript Reading Room closed Thursday, November 22
WARNING: Selected collections unavailable October 2018– July 2019.
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
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| The Manuscript Division's
holdings, approximately sixty 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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